Electrolux EW23CS65GW Use and Care Guide - Page 9

Connecting The Water Supply About your refrigerator's water supply The automatic ice & water dispenser on your refrigerator requires a permanent water supply to function correctly. During installation, you (or a service professional) establish this water supply by connecting a copper tube from your household water system to a valve at the rear of the refrigerator. You may have already followed the directions in the Installation Instructions to connect the water supply. This information is repeated here for future reference if you need to relocate your refrigerator. What you will need: * Access to a cold water line with pressure of 30-100 psi. (System suppliedwith cold water only.) * Copper tubing with 1Ainch (6.4mm) Outside Diameter (OD). Length for this tubing is the distance from the rear of the refrigerator to your household water supply line plus seven feet (2.1 meters). * A shut-off valve for the connection between your household water line and the refrigerator supply line. Do not use a self-piercing shut-off valve. * A compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for the water supply connection at the rear of your refrigerator. Unscrew the plastic cap from the water valve inlet at the rear of your refrigerator. Discard the cap. 4 Slide the brass compression nut, then the ferrule (sleeve) onto copper tube. 5 Push the copper tube into water valve inlet as far as it will go (1Ainch). 6 Slide the ferrule (sleeve) into valve and finger-tighten the compression nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn with a wrench. Do not over-tighten. Secure the copper tube to your refrigerator's rear panel with a steel clamp and screw (see illustration). Coil the excess copper tubing (about 21/2 turns) behind your refrigerator as shown. Arrange coiled tubing to avoid vibration or wear against other surfaces. O )en water supply shut-off valve and tighten an_ connections that leak. Plastic Water Tubing to Ice Maker Steel Clamp Brass Compression Nut Ferrule (Sleeve) _-_Copper water line Water Valve _v-=_racke t _--_Vaive tniet _*_-.Water Valve )per water line from household water supply _lnclude enough tubing in loop to allow moving refrigerator out for cleaning.) To connect the water supply to the rear of your refrigerator: 1 Ensure that the refrigerator is not plugged in. 2 Flush the supply line until water is clear by placing the end of the copper tube in a sink or bucket and opening the shut-off valve.