Electrolux E23BC69SPS Complete Owners Guide English - Page 17

Connecting the Water Supply 17 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 over tighten. See Figure 1. If you use braided flexible stainless steel tubing - The nut is already assembled on the tubing. Slide nut onto valve inlet and finger tighten nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT over tighten. See Figure 2. 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. 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 use the digital control setting to turn the ice maker's On/Off switch to the On position (fresh food ice maker). 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 1 Plastic Water Tubing to Ice Maker Fill Tube Steel Clamp Braided Flexible Stainless Steel Water Line Water Valve Bracket Valve Inlet Water Valve 6 ft (1.8 Meters) Braided flexible stainless steel water line from household water supply. (Include enough tubing in loop to allow moving refrigerator out for cleaning.) Figure 2