Connecting water supply – FRIGIDAIRE FGFU19F6QF User Manual

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CONNECTING WATER SUPPLY

To Connect Water Supply Line To Ice Maker Inlet Valve:

1. Disconnect appliance 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 A.

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 B.

Plastic Water

Tubing to Ice

Maker Fill

Tube

Steel

Clamp

Brass

Compression

Nut

Ferrule

(Sleeve)

Copper

water line

Water Valve

Bracket

Valve Inlet

Water Valve

Copper water line

from household

water supply

(Include enough tubing in loop

to allow moving refrigerator out

for cleaning.)

Figure A. Copper Water Line Connection

Steel

Clamp

Stainless

Steel

water Line

Water Valve

Bracket

Valve Inlet

Water Valve

6 ft. Stainless Steel water line

from household water supply

Plastic Water Tubing

to Ice Maker

Fill Tube

Figure B. Stainless Steel Water Line Connection

5. With steel clamp and screw, secure water supply line (copper tubing only) to rear panel of

freezer as shown.

6. Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only), about 2½ turns, behind freezer as shown

and arrange coils so they do not vibrate or wear against any other surface.

7. Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and tighten any connections that leak.
8. Reconnect freezer to electrical power source.
9. To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal arm (side-mounted) or set the ice maker’s On/Off power

switch to the “I” position (rear-mounted).

NOTE

Check with your local building authority for recommendations on water lines and associated

materials prior to installing your new freezer. Depending on your local/state building codes, Frigidaire

recommends for homes with existing valves its Smart Choice

®

water line kit 5305513409 (with a 6

ft. Stainless Steel Water Line) and for homes without an existing valve, Frigidaire recommends its

Smart Choice

®

water line kit 5305510264 (with a 20 ft. Copper Water Line with selftapping saddle

valve). Please refer to http://frigidaire.stores.yahoo.net for more information.

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