Installation
Instructions
INSTALLING THE WATER LINE
(CONT.)
[] FASTEN THE SHUTOFF VALVE
Fasten the shutoff
valve to the cold water
pipe with the pipe clamp.
Pipe
Saddle-Type
Sh utoff Va Ive
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
plumber.
[]
TIGHTEN THE PIPE CLAMP
Tighten
the clamp
screws
until
the sealing
washer
begins
to swell.
NOTE:
Do not overtighten
or you may
crush the tubing.
Pi
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.
[]
CONNECT
THE TUBING
TO THE 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 fully
inserted
into the valve.
Tighten
the compression
nut securely.
For plastic
tubing
from
a GE
SmartConnect
TM
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
may cause
leaks.
Saddle-Type
Sh utoff Va Ive
Packing
Nut
Outlet
Valve
Compression
Nut
/
SmartConnectTM
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
plumber.
[] FLUSH OUT THE TUBING
Turn the main water
supply
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.
I To complete
the installation
of the refrigerator,
I
go back to Step 1 in Installing
the Refrigerator.
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