Electrolux Quiet Clean PU3650, Installation Manual

Installing an inlet valve. 

Take a wall mounting bracket, cut or snap off the new

construction fl ange and dispose of it. In new construction,

nail the tab to the stud. (See New Construction inlet

valve installation.) Use a level to make sure the 

mounting bracket is level. Then trace the outline of the 

mounting bracket onto the wall. Take a utility knife and 

score the lines. Then use the utility knife or a drywall 

saw to cut a hole though the drywall. 

Hint: A drywall 

saw makes the job easier. 

Attach a 90 degree dual elbow fi tting to the fl ange on 

the back of the mounting bracket. 

Note: The ends of 

the fi tting are different depths to accommodate 

walls of different widths

. Apply glue around the outside 

of the mounting bracket fl ange and twist the 90 degree 

elbow fi tting into place. Make sure the open end faces 

the direction it will meet the tubing—usually straight 

down. 

Note: If tubing has to run from the attic, the 

opening of the 90 degree fi tting will face upward. 

Caution: Never apply glue to the inside of fi ttings 

or tubing.

 Apply glue only to the outside of the tubing. 

This will prevent glue from creating obstructions which 

could clog your system. 

Run about 6" (15.24cm) of low-volt wire through the 

guide hole in the mounting bracket. Split the wire into 

two strands and strip 1" of insulation from each strand. 

Wrap the strands in a clockwise direction around the 

screws on the back of the inlet valve. Tighten the screws. 

Now attach a weight to the end of the low-voltage wire 

and drop it down to the basement or crawlspace.

Have a length of wire coat hanger ready with one end 

bent into a hook. Insert the mounting bracket into the 

wall hole...fi rst down...then up...centering it. Take

the hanger and insert the hooked end of the hanger 

into the 90 degree elbow to hold the bracket in place. 

Then, slide the inlet valve along the wire hanger into 

the mounting bracket. Screw the valve into place.

Remove the wire hook. 

Caution: Inlet kits come with 

a long and a short screw, so be sure to use the 

short screw in the hole facing the elbow since the 

long screw could puncture it.

 Be sure to mount

the inlet valve so the lid pulls down to open. Then

apply glue to an adequate length of tubing and aim it

upward through the hole in the sole plate and into the

90 degree fi tting on the back of the mounting bracket. 

(See Installation Step #6 for information on installing 

tubing.)

Need more space?

If you cannot locate a hollow wall, or the space

between your walls isn’t wide enough, there are

two alternatives: One is to run the tubing through a

concealed area such as the inside of a closet; then 

run the tubing downward. Another alternative is to use 

a fl oor mounted inlet.

Closet wall installation.

Often the only practical

solution is to install your

system with the tubing

going through a wall

into a closet, then down

through the closet fl oor.

To use this method,

select a suitable inlet

valve location outside a

closet—exercising the

same precautions as for

normal wall installation.

Then, using a length of coat hanger, drill a hole 

through both walls 

(Fig. 01)

. Hold the wire perfectly 

horizontal so the interior and exterior holes line up 

with one another. Check for inner wall obstructions by 

bending a short length of coat hanger wire at a right 

angle and twirl the right angle piece inside the wall. If 

there are no obstructions, drill a 2-1/4" (5.7cm) hole 

horizontally through both walls. 

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Fig. 01

Closet Wall Installation In
An Existing Structure