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IMPORTANT
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
includesseveraltubinglines,awaterlter,
a water valve, and a water tank. To ensure
that your water dispenser works properly, this
systemmustbecompletelylledwithwater
whenyourrefrigeratorisrstconnectedto
the household water supply line.
CONNECTING THE WATER SUPPLY
Figure 1
Steel
Clamp
Brass
Compression
Nut
Water Line
Water Valve
Bracket
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
Water line from household
water supply
(Include enough tubing in loop to allow
moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)
Ferrule
(Sleeve)
Plastic Water Tubing
to Ice Maker
Fill Tube
To Connect Water Supply Line To
Ice Maker Inlet Valve
1 Disconnect refrigerator from electric power
source.
2 Place end of water supply line into sink or
bucket.TurnONwatersupplyandush
supply line until water is clear. Turn OFF
water supply at shutoff valve.
3 Remove plastic cap from water valve inlet
and discard cap.
4 If you use copper tubing - Slide brass
compression nut, then ferrule (sleeve)
onto water supply line. Push water supply
line into water valve inlet as far as it
will go (¼ inch/6.4 mm). Slide ferrule
(sleeve)intovalveinletandngertighten
compression nut onto valve. Tighten
another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT
over tighten. See Figure 1.
If you use stainless steel tubing - The
nut and ferrule are already assembled on
the tubing. Slide compression nut onto
valveinletandngertightencompression
nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn
with a wrench; DO NOT over tighten. See
Figure 1.
5 With steel clamp and screw, secure water
supply line (copper tubing only) to rear
panel of refrigerator as shown.
6 Coil excess water supply line (copper
tubing only), about 2½ turns, behind
refrigerator as shown and arrange coils so
they do not vibrate or wear against any
other surface. Do not kink tubing.
7 Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and
tighten any connections that leak.
8 Reconnect refrigerator to electrical power
source.
9 To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal
arm (freezer ice maker) or set the ice
maker’s On/Off power switch to the “On”
position (fresh food ice maker).