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Attaching the ice maker to a water supply (cont.)
Connecting to water line
1. Find a 1/?-inch to 11/4-inch vertical COLD water
pipe near the refrigerator.
NOTE: Horizontal pipe will work, but the follow-
ing precaution must be taken: Drill on the top
side of the pipe, not the bottom. This will help
keep water away from the drill. This also keeps
normal sediment from collecting in the valve.
2. Measure from connection on rear of refrigerator
to water pipe. Add 7 feet (2.1 m) to allow for
moving refrigerator for cleaning. This is the
length of 1/4-inchO.D. copper tubing you will
need for the job (length from connection to
water pipe PLUS 7 feet [2.1 m]). Be sure both
ends of copper tubing are cut square.
3. Turn OFF main water supply. Turn ON nearest
faucet long enough to clear line of water.
4. Using a grounded drill, drill a 1/4-inch hole on the
cold water pipe you have selected.
5. Fasten shut-off valve to cold water pipe with pipe
clamp. Be sure outlet end is solidly in the ¼-inch
drilled hole in the water pipe and that washer is
under the pipe clamp. Tighten packing nut.
Tighten the pipe clamp screws carefully and
evenly so washer makes a watertight seal. Do not
overtighten or you may crush the copper tubing,
especially if soft (coiled) copper tubing is used.
Now you are ready to connect the copper tubing.
6. Slip compression sleeve and compression nut on
copper tubing as shown in diagram. Insert end of
tubing into outlet end squarely as far as it will go.
Screw compression nut onto outlet end with
adjustable wrench. Do not overtighten. Turn ON
main water supply and flush out tubing until
water is clear. Turn OFF shut-off valve on the
water pipe, Coil copper tubing.
Vertical cold
water pipe
Packing
nut
\
Washer
Water
shut-off
valve*
1/4-inch O,D,
copper tubing
(length from
inlet on rear
of refrigerator
to water pipe
plus 7 feet
[2,1 m])
* Controls water supply
Compression Compression
sleeve nut
TO REFRIGERATOR --)