Sears KENMORE 53475 - Manual (Page 11)

Ice Service
Ice maker Water Line
Installation Requirements
You will need a shutoff volve, two
1 /A" O.D compression nuts, two
compression sleeves and enough
1 /4" O D copper tubing to connect
refrigerator to water source. ¡Your
Sears Store or Catalog Sales Office
has a kit available with a saddle-
type shutoff valve and copper
tubing Before purchasing, make
sure a saddle-type valve complies
with your local plumbing codes )
CAUTION; Do not install icemaker
tubing in areas where temperotures
fall below freezing
1 . Find a 3/8" to 1" vertical COLD
wafer pipe near the refrigerator.
When it is necessary to connect into
a horizontal water pipe, make the
connection to the top or side, rother
than at the bottom to avoid drawing
off any sediment from the water pipe.
2 . Measure from INLET on rear of
refrigerator to water pipe. Add 7
feet to a How for moving refrigerator
for cleaning . This is the length of
1 /4" O.D copper tubing you will
need for the job (length from water
valve to wafer pipe PLUS 7 feet).
Be sure both ends of copper tubing
are cut square.
3 . Torn OFF main water supply.
Turn on neorest faucet long enough
to clear line of water
CAUTION: When using any
electrical device (such as a power
drill) to facilitate installation, be
sure the device is insulated or
wired in a manner to prevent the
hazard of electrical shock
4 . Using a grounded drill, drill a
3/16" hole in the vertical cold
water pipe you have selected,
5. Fasten shutoff valve to cold water
pipe with pipe clamp Be sure inlet
end is solidly in 3/16" drilled hole
in water pipe and washer is under
pipe clamp. Tighten packing nut
Tighten pipe clamp screws carefully
and evenly so washer makes a
watertight connection. Do not
overtighten or you may crush
copper tubing, especially if soft
copper tubing is used. Now you are
ready to connect the copper tubing.
PACKING
NUT
OUTLET
VAIVE
6, slip compression sleeve and
compression nut on copper tubing
as shown above Insert end oF
tubing into outlet end squarely as for
as it will go Screw compression nut
to outlet end with adjustable
wrench. Do not overtighten Turn
ON main water supply and flush out
tubing until water is dear, Turn OFF
shutoff valve on water pipe. You are
now ready to connect other end of
1 /4" copper tubing to water valve
on back of refrigerotor
Typical
ways to
connect
to water
supply
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Through floor
to basotnenl
cold water pipe Under sink la
cold wetter
pipe
Through wai
to ulilify room
cold water pipe
7 . Your mode! has a water valve
compression fitting coming through
the rear wall of the refrigerator.
Assemble compression nut on
compression fitting as shown above,
insert end of tubing into connector
and tighten compression nut. Be sure
end of tubing is square in connector
and is inserted as for as it will go, Do
not overtighten. Be sure there is
enough extra tubing (coiled info
three turns of about 10” diameter) to
allow refrigerator to move out from
wall after instaiialion Secure tubing
in metal damp at top right corner of
compressor compartment cover.
8. Turn shutoff valve ON. TIGHTEN
ANY CONNECTIONS OR NUTS
THAT LEAK
9 . Copper tubing may now be
fastened to boseboard.
10. Your ice cubes can only be as
fresh-tasting as the water that
produces them. That's why it is □
good idea to purify the wafer with
a water filter. The water filter is an
optional part of extra cost and is
available from the Sears Service
Center, Order Filter No. 978488
and install at the inlet wafer tube
connection,
11. Water Pressure Limitations;
Not below (15 R S I.) or above
! 125 P.S-I )- If a problem occurs,
call your Utility Company
IMPORTANT; It may take up to 24
hours for your icemaker to begin
producing ice.
The first few batches of ice cubes
should be thrown away, so that
remaining impurities in the water
line will be flushed out
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