Use and Care Manual

13
WATER SUPPLY CONNECTION
To Connect the Water Tube to
Household Water Supply
1. Disconnect the
refrigerator
from the
electrical
power source.
2. Place the end
of the water
supply line
into a sink
or bucket.
Turn ON the
water supply
and flush the
supply line until
the water is
clear. Turn OFF the water supply at
the shuto valve.
3. Open the locking
clips and grab
the water line
coming from
the refrigerator.
Remove the
plastic cap
from the water
inlet fitting and
discard the cap.
Place 7/16" wrench
here. Do not turn.
Place 1/2" wrench
here. Turn
clockwise.
6. Replace the connected tubes into the
clips and lock the clips back in place to
keep the tubing in the right position.
7. Turn ON the water supply at the
shuto valve and tighten any
connections that leak.
8. Reconnect the refrigerator to an
electrical power source.
9. Turn on the ice maker.
10. Purge air from the ice and water
dispenser system by operating
the water dispenser for 3-4 minutes.
This requires dispensing several
glasses of water.
4. If you use (recommended) stainless
steel braided tubing - the nut and
ferrule are already assembled on
the tubing. Slide the compression
nut onto the water inlet fitting and
finger tighten.
5. Using ½" and 7/16" wrenches (one
to hold the household water line nut
and the other to hold the water inlet
fitting nut), tighten a half turn with
wrench. DO NOT overtighten.
Water
inlet
fitting
Plastic
tubing
to
water
valve
6 ft. (1.8 Meters) Stainless
Steel water line from
household water supply line
Connection to Household Water Supply
with 1/4" compression
fitting
Plastic
Cap
Remove
plastic cap
from water
inlet fitting
Water Inlet
Brass
Fitting
¼ inch
plastic tube
to water
valve
To
household
water
supply
To
unit
water valve