18_ setting up
setting up your side-by-side refrigerator
INSTALLING THE WATER LINE
Connecting the water line to the Refrigerator.
There are several items that you need to purchase to complete this connection.
You may find these items sold as a kit at your local hardware store.
•1/4”compressionnut•plastic tubing
•coppertubing•ferrule
Slip the compression nut
through the supplied plastic tubing .
Tighten the compression nut
onto the 1/4” compression fitting.
- If you are using copper tubing, slip the compression nut
(not included) and ferrule (not included)
on copper tubing (not included) as shown.
- If you are using plastic tubing
, insert the molded end(Bulb) of the plastic tubing into the
compression fitting.
Do not use without the molded end(Bulb) of the plastic tubing
.
Tighten the compression nut onto the compression fitting. Do not over-tighten the compression nut .
Turn water on and check for any leakage.
Only connect the water line to a drinkable water source.
If you have to repair or disassemble the water line, cut off 1/4” of the plastic tubing to make sure
you get a snug, leak-free connection.
CAUTION
Plastic tubing
(Supplied)
Ferrule
(Not supplied)
Compression nut
(1/4”) (Supplied)
Compression fitting
(Supplied)
Bulb
Compression nut
(1/4”) (Not supplied)
Copper tubing or
(Not supplied) (Not supplied)