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mnstaliation mnstructions INSTALLING THE WATER LINE (cont.) [] FASTEN THE SHUTOFF VALVE Fasten tile shutoff_al_e the pipe clamp. to tile cold water pipe with PipeClamp --% Saddle-Type J Shutoff Valve -VerticalCold Water Pipe NOTE: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plumbing Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle wflves are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts. Consult with your licensed plumber. [] TIGHTEN THE PIPE CLAMP Tighten tile clamp screws until tile sealing washer begins to swell. NOTE: Do not overtighten tubing. or you may c_ush tile Washer PipeClamp __ ClampScrew [] CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE VALVE Place tile compression nut and teHule (sleexe) for COl)per tubing onto tile end of tile tubing and connect it to tile shutott xalxe. Make sure tile tubing is flflly inserted into tile valve. Tighten the compression nut securely. For plastic tubing fl'om a GE SmartConnect TM Refl'igerator Tubing kit, insert the molded end of the tubing into the shutott wove and tighten compression nut until it is hand tight, then tighten one additional tui'n with a wrench. Overtightening Ill'IV Ca/ISe leaks. Saddle-Type Shutoff Valve ,ressionNut SleartOonnec_t Tubing PackingNut -- Outlet Valve -- Ferrule (sleeve} NOTE: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plumbing Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle wflves are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts. Consult with your licensed plumber [] ROUTE THE TUBING Route tile tubing between tile cold water line and tile refrigerator. Route tile tubing through a hole drilled in tile wall or floor (behind tile i'efFigei'atof of a(!jacent base cabinet) as close to the wall as possible. NOTE: Be sure there is sufficient extra tubing (about 8' [2.4 m] coiled into 3 turns of about 10" [25 cm] diameter) to allow tile refrigerator out from the wall alter installation. to moxe [] FLUSH OUT THE TUBING Turn tile main water supply on and flush out tile tubing until the water is clear. Shut tile water eli at tile water valve alter about one quart (l liter) of water has been flushed through the tubing, 18

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mnstaliation
mnstructions
INSTALLING
THE
WATER
LINE (cont.)
[]
FASTEN
THE
SHUTOFF
VALVE
Fasten
tile
shutoff_al_e
to
tile
cold
water
pipe
with
the
pipe
clamp.
PipeClamp --%
Saddle-Type J
-VerticalCold
ShutoffValve
Water Pipe
NOTE:
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Plumbing
Codes
248CMR
shall
be
adhered
to.
Saddle
wflves
are
illegal
and
use
is not
permitted
in
Massachusetts.
Consult
with
your
licensed
plumber.
[]
TIGHTEN
THE PIPE CLAMP
Tighten
tile
clamp
screws
until
tile
sealing
washer
begins
to
swell.
NOTE:
Do
not
overtighten
or
you
may
c_ush
tile
tubing.
Washer
PipeClamp__
ClampScrew
[]
ROUTE
THE TUBING
Route
tile
tubing
between
tile
cold
water
line
and
tile
refrigerator.
Route
tile
tubing
through
a
hole
drilled
in
tile
wall
or
floor
(behind
tile
i'efFigei'atof
of
a(!jacent
base
cabinet)
as close
to the
wall
as possible.
NOTE:
Be sure
there
is sufficient
extra
tubing
(about
8'
[2.4
m]
coiled
into
3 turns
of
about
10"
[25
cm]
diameter)
to allow
tile
refrigerator
to
moxe
out
from
the
wall
alter
installation.
[]
CONNECT THE
TUBING
TO
THE
VALVE
Place
tile
compression
nut
and
teHule
(sleexe)
for
COl)per
tubing
onto
tile
end
of tile
tubing
and
connect
it to
tile
shutott
xalxe.
Make
sure
tile
tubing
is flflly inserted
into
tile
valve.
Tighten
the
compression
nut
securely.
For
plastic
tubing
fl'om
a GE
SmartConnect
TM
Refl'igerator
Tubing
kit,
insert
the
molded
end
of
the
tubing
into
the
shutott
wove
and
tighten
compression
nut
until
it is hand
tight,
then
tighten
one
additional
tui'n
with
a wrench.
Overtightening
Ill'IV
Ca/ISe
leaks.
,ression
Nut
Saddle-Type
ShutoffValve
SleartOonnect
_
Tubing
PackingNut --
Outlet Valve
--
Ferrule (sleeve}
NOTE:
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Plumbing
Codes
248CMR
shall
be
adhered
to.
Saddle
wflves
are
illegal
and
use
is not
permitted
in
Massachusetts.
Consult
with
your
licensed
plumber
[]
FLUSH
OUT
THE
TUBING
Turn
tile
main
water
supply
on
and
flush
out
tile
tubing
until
the
water
is clear.
Shut
tile
water
eli
at
tile
water
valve
alter
about
one
quart
(l
liter)
of water
has
been
flushed
through
the
tubing,
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