Whirlpool WRT138FFD Installation Instructions - Page 10

Top/bottom freezer models continued

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Top/bottom freezer models (continued) Refer to the side diagrams for the following steps. 1. (continued) On 14 to 18 Cubic Foot Top Freezer and Bottom Freezer Models Locate the fill tube and the round foam gasket from the ice maker kit (the gasket may already be installed on the fill tube). If not already done, slide the gasket over the end of the fill tube. Insert the fill tube through the hole in the rear of the refrigerator with the spout facing down, and secure it with two 1⁄2" hex-head sheet-metal screws. 1⁄2" hex-head sheet-metal screws Refer to the side diagrams for the following steps. You will be working inside the freezer compartment. 1. Slide the plastic fill tube extension (See components table on page 5) over the end of the fill tube as far as it will go (see DETAIL A). NOTE: The plastic fill tube extension is not required for models with open-top fill tube. Fill tube Spout Foam gasket Installing the fill tube/gasket (14 to 18 cubic foot and Bottom Freezer models) DETAIL A 2. Flat wiring cover: Install the wiring cover over the fill tube with the wiring harness through the slot. Hook the tab in the side of the wiring cover into the slot in the back cover of the freezer, and secure the cover with the screw you removed earlier (see DETAIL B). Fill tube Wiring harness fill tube extension (See components table on page 5) Installing the fill tube extension Mounting hole DETAIL B Edge of cover Hex screw Tab Route harness through slot and fill tube through hole Route harness through slot and fill tube through hole 10

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Top/bottom freezer models (continued)
Refer to the side diagrams for the following steps.
1.
(continued)
On 14 to 18 Cubic Foot Top Freezer and Bottom Freezer
Models
Locate the fill tube and the round foam gasket from the ice
maker kit (the gasket may already be installed on the fill
tube). If not already done, slide the gasket over the end of
the fill tube.
Insert the fill tube through the hole in the rear of the
refrigerator with the spout facing down, and secure it with
two 1⁄2" hex-head sheet-metal screws.
Refer to the side diagrams for the following steps. You will be
working inside the freezer compartment.
1.
Slide the plastic fill tube extension
(See components table on page 5) over the end of the fill
tube as far as it will go
(see DETAIL A).
NOTE:
The plastic fill tube extension is not required for
models with open-top fill tube.
2.
Flat wiring cover:
Install the wiring cover over the fill tube
with the wiring harness through the slot. Hook the tab in the
side of the wiring cover into the slot in the back cover of the
freezer, and secure the cover with the screw you removed
earlier
(see DETAIL B).
Spout
Fill tube
Foam
gasket
1
/
2
" hex-head
sheet-metal
screws
Installing the fill tube/gasket (14 to 18 cubic foot
and Bottom Freezer models)
DETAIL A
fill tube
extension
(See components
table on page 5)
Fill
tube
Wiring
harness
Installing the fill tube extension
DETAIL B
Route harness
through slot and fill
tube through hole
Hex screw
Tab
Mounting
hole
Edge of
cover
Route harness through slot and fill tube
through hole