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CAUTION
To avoid property damage:
• Use copper tubing for the water supply line (plastic
tubing is more likely to leak). Manufacturer is not
responsible for any damage if plastic tubing is used
for supply line.
• Ensure water supply and installation comply with
state and local laws and regulations.
• For proper dispenser operation, recommended water
supply pressure should fall between 30 psi and 100 psi.
Excessive pressure may cause water filter to malfunction.
NOTE
A kit is available from your dealer that provides all
materials for a water supply installation, including 25
feet of copper tubing and full instructions.
NOTE
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.
CONNECTING THE WATEr SUPPLy
About your refrigerator’s Water Supply
The automatic ice & water dispenser on your refrigerator requires a permanent water supply to function correctly.
During installation, you (or a service professional) establish this water supply by connecting a copper tube from your
household water system to a valve at the rear of the refrigerator.
You may have already followed the directions in the Installation Instructions to connect the water supply. This
information is repeated here for future reference if you need to relocate your refrigerator.
What you will need:
• A cold water line with pressure of 30-100 psi.
(System is to be supplied with cold water only.)
• Copper tubing with ¼ inch (6.4mm) Outside
Diameter (OD). Length for this tubing is the distance
from the rear of the refrigerator to your household
water supply line plus seven feet (2.1 meters).
• A shut-off valve for the connection between your
household water line and the refrigerator supply line.
Do not use a self-piercing shut-off valve.
• A compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for the water
supply connection at the rear of your refrigerator.
Copper water line
from household water supply
(Include enough tubing in loop to allow
moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)
Ferrule
(Sleeve)
Copper
water line
Water Valve
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
Bracket
Steel
Clamp
Plastic Water Tubing
to Ice Maker
Fill Tube
Brass
Compression
Nut
To connect the water supply to the rear of
your refrigerator:
1
Ensure that the refrigerator is not plugged in.
2
Flush the supply line until water is clear by placing
the end of the copper tube in a sink or bucket and
opening the shut-off valve.
3
Remove the plastic cap from the water valve inlet
at the rear of your refrigerator. Discard the cap.
4
Slide the brass compression nut, then the ferrule
(sleeve) onto copper tube.
5
Push the copper tube into the water valve inlet as
far as it will go (¼ inch).
6
Slide the ferrule (sleeve) into the valve and finger-
tighten the compression nut onto valve. Tighten
another half turn with a wrench. Do not over-
tighten.
7
Secure the copper tube to your refrigerator’s rear
panel with a steel clamp and screw (see illustration).
8
Coil the excess copper tubing (about 2½ turns)
behind your refrigerator as shown. Arrange coiled
tubing to avoid vibration or wear against other
surfaces.
9
Open water supply shut-off valve and tighten any
connections that leak.
