GE 18 Serie Manual Del Propietário página 16

Installing the water line.
Read these instructions completely and carefully..
.Shut O fftheMain WaterSupply
Turn on the nearest fimcet king enough to clear the line of water.
Install the Shutoff Valve
F-/lInstall the shutoffvalve on the nearest
frequently used drinking water line.
[_Choose a location for the valve that is easily
accessible. It is best to connect into tl_e side of a
vertical water pipe. When it is necessa U to
connect into a horizontal water pipe, make tt_e
connecuon to tt_e top or side, rather titan at the
bottom, m avoid drawing offa W sediment from
fl_e wamr pipe.
[_Drill a 1/4" hole in the water pipe, using a sharp
bit. Remove any braTS resulting from d_{lling the
hole in the pipe.
[TFasten the shutoffvalve to the cokl water pipe
with the pipe clamp.
ighten tim clamp screws until the sealing
asher begins to swell.
Do not overtighten or you may crush the copper
tubing.
PipeClamp_
Saddle-Type "_
Shutoff Valve
Washer
I/Inlet End
-VerticalColdWater Pipe
Route the Copper Tubing and Connect it to the
Route the copper robing between the cokt water
line and the refrigerator.
Route the robing d_rough a hole drilled in tt_e wall
or floor (behind tt_e refrigerator or a({jacent base
cabinet) as close to the wall as possible.
Be sure there is sufficient extra tubing [about 8
feet (244 cm) coiled into 3 turns of about 70"
(25 cm) diameter] to allow the refrigerator to
move out from the wall after installation.
Shutoff Valve
Place the compression nut and ferrule (sleeve)
onto tt_e end of the robing and connect it to the
shutoffvalve.
Make sure the robing is flflly inserted into the valve.
Tighten the compression nut securely.
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OutletValve
TurnOn the Water and Flush Out the Tubing
[-_Turn the main water supply on and flush out the
robing until the water is clear.
Shut tt_e water off at the water valve _ffter about
one quart (11) of water has been flushed
through the robing.
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