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CONNECTING THE WATER SUPPLY
Before Installing The Water Supply Line, You
Will Need:
• Basic Tools: adjustable wrench, flat-blade
screwdriver, and Phillips
TM
screwdriver
• Access to a household cold water line with
water pressure between 30 and 100 psi.
• A water supply line made of ¼ inch (6.4
mm) OD, copper or stainless steel tubing.
To determine the length of tubing needed,
measure the distance from the ice maker inlet
valve at the back of the refrigerator to your
cold water pipe. Then add approximately 7 feet
(2.1 meters), so the refrigerator can be moved
out for cleaning (as shown).
• A shutoff valve to connect the water supply line
to your household water system. DO NOT use
a self-piercing type shutoff valve.
• A compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for
connecting a copper water supply line to the
ice maker inlet valve.
To Connect Water Supply Line To Ice Maker
Inlet Valve
1. Disconnect refrigerator from electric power
source.
WARNING
To avoid electric shock, which can cause death or
severe personal injury, disconnect the refrigerator
from electrical power before connecting a water
supply line to the refrigerator.
CAUTION
To Avoid Property Damage:
• Copper or Stainless Steel braided tubing is
recommended for the water supply line. Water
supply tubing made of ¼ inch plastic is not
recommended to be used. Plastic tubing greatly
increases the potential for water leaks, and the
manufacturer will not be responsible for any
damage if plastic tubing is used for the supply line.
• DO NOT install water supply tubing in areas
where temperatures fall below freezing.
• Chemicals from a malfunctioning softener
can damage the ice maker. If the ice maker
is connected to soft water, ensure that the
softener is maintained and working properly.
IMPORTANT
Ensure that your water supply line connections
comply with all local plumbing codes.
NOTE
Check with your local building authority for
recommendations on water lines and associated
materials prior to installing your new refrigerator.
Depending on your local/state building codes,
Frigidaire recommends for homes with existing
valves its Smart Choice
®
water line kit 5305513409
(with a 6 ft. Stainless Steel Water Line) and
for homes without an existing valve, Frigidaire
recommends its Smart Choice water
®
line kit
5305510264 (with a 20 ft. Copper Water Line with
self-tapping saddle valve). Please refer to www.
frigidaire.com/store for more information.
IMPORTANT
After connecting the water supply, refer to
“How to Prime the Water Supply System” for
important information about priming an empty
water supply system.
Your refrigerator’s water supply system includes
several tubing lines, a water filter, a water
valve, and a water tank. To ensure that your
water dispenser works properly, this system
must be completely filled with water when your
refrigerator is first connected to the household
water supply line.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Steel
Clamp
Stainless
Steel
water line
Water Valve
Bracket
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
6 ft. Stainless Steel water line
from household water supply
Plastic Water Tubing
to Ice Maker
Fill Tube
Plastic Water Tubing
to Ice Maker
Fill Tube
Steel
Clamp
Brass
Compression
Nut
Ferrule
(Sleeve)
Copper
water line
Water Valve
Bracket
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
Copper water line
from household
water supply
(Include enough tubing in loop to allow
moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)
2. Place end of water supply line into sink or
bucket. Turn ON water supply and flush supply
line until water is clear. Turn OFF water supply
at shutoff valve.
3. Remove plastic cap from water valve inlet and
discard cap.
4. If you use copper tubing - Slide brass
compression nut, then ferrule (sleeve) onto
water supply line. Push water supply line into
water valve inlet as far as it will go (¼ inch /
6.4 mm). Slide ferrule (sleeve) into valve inlet
and finger tighten compression nut onto valve.
Tighten another half turn with a wrench; DO
NOT over tighten. See Figure 1.
If you use stainless steel tubing - The nut and
ferrule are already assembled on the tubing.
Slide compression nut onto valve inlet and
finger tighten compression nut onto valve.
Tighten another half turn with a wrench; DO
NOT over tighten. See Figure 2.
5. With steel clamp and screw, secure water
supply line (copper tubing only) to rear panel
of refrigerator as shown.
6. Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing
only), about 2½ turns, behind refrigerator
as shown and arrange coils so they do not
vibrate or wear against any other surface.
7. Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and
tighten any connections that leak.
8. Reconnect refrigerator to electrical power
source.
9. To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal arm
(side mounted) or set the ice maker’s On/
Off power switch to the “I” position (rear
mounted).
