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INSTALLING THE WATER LINE
(CONT.)
Installation Instructions
NOTE:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plumbing Codes 248CMR shall be adhered
to. Saddle valves are illegal and use is not
permitted in Massachusetts. Consult with
your licensed plumber.
Turn the main water supply on and flush out
the tubing until the water is clear.
Shut the water off at the water valve after
about one quart (1 liter) of water has been
flushed through the tubing.
FLUSH OUT THE TUBING
8
Tighten the clamp screws until the sealing
washer begins to swell.
NOTE:
Do not overtighten or you may crush
the tubing.
TIGHTEN THE PIPE CLAMP
5
Washer
Inlet End
Pipe Clamp
Clamp Screw
Route the tubing between the cold water line
and the refrigerator.
Route the tubing through a hole drilled in
the wall or floor (behind the refrigerator
or adjacent base cabinet) as close to the wall
as possible.
NOTE:
Be sure there is sufficient extra
tubing (about 8 feet [244 cm] coiled into
3 turns of about 10
″
[25 cm] diameter) to
allow the refrigerator to move out from
the wall after installation
.
ROUTE THE TUBING
6
Place the compression nut and ferrule
(sleeve) for copper tubing onto the end of
the tubing and connect it to the shutoff valve.
Make sure the tubing is fully inserted into the
valve. Tighten the compression nut securely.
For plastic tubing from a GE SmartConnect™
Refrigerator Tubing kit, insert the molded
end of the tubing into the shutoff valve and
tighten compression nut until it is hand tight,
then tighten one additional turn with a
wrench. Overtightening may cause leaks.
CONNECT THE TUBING TO
THE VALVE
Saddle-Type
Shutoff Valve
Compression
Nut
SmartConnect™
Tubing
Packing Nut
Outlet Valve
Ferrule (sleeve)
Fasten the shutoff valve to the cold water pipe
with the pipe clamp.
NOTE:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plumbing Codes 248CMR shall be adhered
to. Saddle valves are illegal and use is not
permitted in Massachusetts. Consult with
your licensed plumber.
FASTEN THE SHUTOFF VALVE
4
Vertical Cold
Water Pipe
Saddle-Type
Shutoff Valve
Pipe Clamp
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