FRIGIDAIRE FGUB2642LF - Manual (Page 18)

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CONNECTING THE WATER SUPPLY
Figure 1
To Connect Water Supply Line To
Ice Maker Inlet Valve
1. Disconnect refrigerator from electric
power source.
2. Place end of water supply line into sink
or bucket. Turn ON water supply and
flush supply line until water is clear.
Turn OFF water supply at shutoff valve.
3. Remove plastic cap from water valve
inlet and discard cap.
4. If you use copper tubing - Slide
brass compression nut, then ferrule
(sleeve) onto water supply line. Push
water supply line into water valve inlet
as far as it will go (¼ inch/6.4 mm).
Slide ferrule (sleeve) into valve inlet and
finger tighten compression nut onto
valve. Tighten another half turn with
a wrench; DO NOT overtighten. See
Figure 1.
If you use stainless steel tubing
- The nut and ferrule are already
assembled on the tubing. Slide
compression nut onto valve inlet and
finger tighten compression nut onto
valve. Tighten another half turn with
a wrench; DO NOT overtighten. See
Figure 1.
5. With steel clamp and screw, secure
water supply line (copper tubing only)
to rear panel of refrigerator as shown.
6. Coil excess water supply line (copper
tubing only), about 2½ turns, behind
refrigerator as shown and arrange coils
so they do not vibrate or wear against
any other surface. Do not kink tubing.
7. Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve
and tighten any connections that leak.
8. Reconnect refrigerator to electrical
power source.
9. To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal
arm (freezer ice maker) or set the ice
maker’s On/Off power switch to the
“On” position (fresh food ice maker).
Steel
Clamp
Brass
compression
Nut
Ferrule
(Sleeve)
Water
line
Water Valve
Bracket
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
Water line from
household water
supply
(Include enough tubing on loop to allow
moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)
Plastic Water Tubing
to Ice Maker
Fill Tube
IMPORTANT
After connecting the water supply, refer to
“How to Prime the Water Supply System”
for important information about priming an
empty water supply system.
Your refrigerator’s water supply system
includes several tubing lines, a water filter,
a water valve, and a water tank. To ensure
that your water dispenser works properly, this
system must be completely filled with water
when your refrigerator is first connected to
the household water supply line.