GE 20 Manual Del Propietario E Instalación página 12

Installation Instructions
I I_ SHUT OFF MAIN WATER SUPPLY I
[] DRILL THE HOLE FOR THE VALVE
Choose a location for the valve that is easily
accessible. It is best to connect into the side of a
vertical water pipe. When it is necessary to connect
into a horizontal water pipe, make tile 'connection
to the top or side, rather than at the bottom,
to aw)id drawing off any sediment fl'om the
water pipe.
Drill a ]/4" hole in the water pipe (even if using a
self=piercing valve) using a sharp bit. Remove any
bur_ resulting fi'om drilling tile hole in tile pipe.
TaJ_e canoe not to allow water to drain into the drill.
Failure to drill a l/4" hole may result in reduced
ice production or smaller cubes.
[] FASTEN THE SHUTOFF VALVE
Fasten the shutoff valve to the cold water pipe with
the pipe clamp.
Tighten tile clamp screws until tile sealing washer
begins to swell.
NOTE: Do not overtighten or you may c_ush the
tubing.
Washer
PipeClamp _1_
Clamp Screw --
Saddle@pe J VerticalCold
Shutoff Valve Water Pipe
NOTE: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plumbing
Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle valves
are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts.
Consult with your licensed plumbe_;
[] ROUTE THE TUBING
Route tile tubing between tile cold water line and
tile refrigerator.
Route tile tubing through a hole drilled in tile wall
or floor (behind tile refl'igerator or a(!ja(ent base
cabinet) as close to tile wall as possible.
NOTE: Be sure there is suflident extra tubing
(about 8 _ [2.4 m] (oiled into 3 turns of about 10"
[25 cm] diameter) to allow tile refl'igerator to move
out fl'om the wall after installation.
[] CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE
VALVE
Place tile compression nut and fi_Hule (sleeve) flw
(-opper tubing onto tile end of tile tubing and
connect it to tile shutoff wflve.
Make sure the tubing is flflly inserted into the wflve.
Tighten the compression nut securely.
For plastic tubing from a GE SinartConnect
TM
Refl'igerator Tubing kit, insert tile molded end
of tile tubing into tile shutoff valve and tighten
compression nut until it is hand tight, then tighten
one additional turn with a wrench. Overtightening
Ill'IV CatlSe
leaks.
ressionNut
Saddle-Type
Shutoff Valve SmartConnect TM
Tubing
PackingNut --
OutletValve --
--
Ferrule(sleeve)
NOTE: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plumbing
Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle valves
are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts.
Consult with your licensed plumbe_;
[] FLUSH OUT THE TUBING
Turn tile main water sui)ply on and flush out tile
tubing until tile water is clear.
[] CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE
REFRIGERATOR
NOTES:
• gefl)re making tile connection to tile refl'igerator,
be sure tile refl'igerator power cord is not
i)lugged into the wall outlet.
• If your refl'igerator does not have a water filter,
we recommend installing one if vour water SUl)ply
has sand or particles that could clog tile screen of
the refrigerator's water wflve. Install it in the
water line near tile refl'igerator. If using a GE
SmartConnect
TM
Refrigerator Tubing kit, you
will need an additional tube (WX08X10002)
to connect tile filter. Do not cut plastic tube
to install filter.
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