Installation
Instructions
INSTALLING THE WATER LINE
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FASTEN THE SHUTOFF VALVE
Fasten the shutoff valve to the cold water pipe
with the pipe clamp.
Pipe Clamp x_
Saddle-Tgpe
Shutoff Valve
Cold 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 gour licensed
plumber.
I[I TIGHTEN THE PIPE CLAMP
Tighten the clamp screws until the sealing
washer begins to swell.
NOTE: Do not overtighten
or gou mag crush
the tubing.
Pipe Clamp
Clamp
Screw
Washer
Inlet End
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ROUTE THE TUBING
Route the tubing between the cold water line
and the refrigerator.
Route the tubing through
a hole drilled in the
wall or floor (behind the refrigerator
or adjacent
base cabinet) as close to the wall as possible.
NOTE: Be sure there is sufficient
extra tubing
(about 8' [2.4 m] coiled into 3 turns of about
10" [25 cm] diameter) to allow the refrigerator
to move out from the wall after installation.
rTi CONNECT THE TUBING
TO TH E VALVE
Place the compression
nut and ferrule (sleeve)
for copper tubing onto the end of the tubing
and connect it to the shutoff valve.
Make sure the tubing is fullg inserted into
the valve. Tighten the compression
nut securelg.
For plastic tubing from a GE SmartConnect
T"
Refrigerator
Tubing kit, insert the molded end
of the tubing into the shutoff valve and tighten
compression
nut until it is hand tight, then
tighten one additional
turn with a wrench.
Overtightening
mag cause leaks.
Saddle-Tgpe
Shutoff Valve
J
Packing Nut
Compression
Nut
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SmartConnect T"
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Tubing
Outlet Valve
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 gour licensed
plumber.
FLUSH OUT THE TUBING
Turn the main water supplg on and flush out
the tubing until the water is clear.
Shut the water off at the water valve after
about one quart (1 liter) of water has been
flushed through
the tubing.
To complete the installation of the refrigerator, go back
to Step I in Instalfing the Refrigerator.
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