GE GTS22ISSRSS Owners Manual - Page 19

Connect, The Tubing, To The, Refrigerator, Cont., The Water, On At The, Shutoff, Valve

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Installation Instructions [] CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE REFRIGERATOR NOTES: • geti)i'e inaking tile connection be sure tile refl'igerator power plugged into the wall outlet. to tile refl'igerator, cord is not • If your refl'igerator does not have a water filter, we recon/inend installing one if your water sui)ply has sand or particles that could clog tile screen of tile refl'igerator's water wdve. Install it ill tile water line near the refl'igerator. If using a GE Slnart(:onnect'" ReflJgerator Tubing kit, you will need an additional tube (X._3X08X10009) to connect tile filter. Do not cut plastic tube to install filter. Some models have tile refl'igerator connection at tile end of tubing located outside tile comi)ressor COlllpai'tlllent access cover. OIl other inodels, tile COlllI)I'essoI" COllli)ai'tll/ent access cover illtlst be removed in order to access tile refligerator connection at tile water wdve. On models usin,*_, tile refrigeration, connection at tile water xalxe, remoxe tile plastic flexible cap. © [] CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE REFRIGERATOR (CONT.) Insert tile end of tile tubing connection as far as possible. tubing, tighten tile fitting. into tile rel]'igerator While holding tile D)I" plastic tubing fl'oln a GE Slnart(_onnect I_.efl'igerator Tubing kit, insert the inolded end of the tubing into the refl'igerator connection and tighten the comi)ression nut until it is hand tight, then tighten one additional turn with a wrench. Overtightening may cause leaks. Fasten tile tubing into tile clam I) provided as shown to kee I) it ill position. open tile clamp. You Inav need to pry One of the illustrations below will look like the cmmection on your refrigerator. Tubing Clamp 1/4" Nut Tubing Ferrule (sleeve) Refrk Connection SmartConne_ct Tubing 1/4" 1/4" Tubing Ferrule _ %__ Connection SmartConnecff Tubing Place tile comi)ression nut and terrule (sleeve) onto the end of the tubing as shown, Oil a GE Slnart(_onnect Refl'igerator Tubing kit, tile nuts are already asselnbled to the tubing. [] TURN THE WATER ON AT THE SHUTOFF VALVE Tighten any connections that leak. Reattach tile access cover. 19

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Installation
Instructions
[]
CONNECT
THE TUBING
TO THE
REFRIGERATOR
NOTES:
geti)i'e
inaking
tile
connection
to
tile
refl'igerator,
be
sure
tile
refl'igerator
power
cord
is not
plugged
into
the
wall
outlet.
If
your
refl'igerator
does
not
have
a water
filter,
we
recon/inend
installing
one
if your
water
sui)ply
has
sand
or
particles
that
could
clog
tile
screen
of
tile
refl'igerator's
water
wdve.
Install
it
ill
tile
water
line
near
the
refl'igerator.
If
using
a GE
Slnart(:onnect'"
ReflJgerator
Tubing
kit,
you
will
need
an
additional
tube
(X._3X08X10009)
to
connect
tile
filter.
Do
not
cut
plastic
tube
to
install
filter.
Some
models
have
tile
refl'igerator
connection
at
tile
end
of
tubing
located
outside
tile
comi)ressor
COlllpai'tlllent
access
cover.
OIl
other
inodels,
tile
COlllI)I'essoI"
COllli)ai'tll/ent
access
cover
illtlst
be
removed
in
order
to
access
tile
refligerator
connection
at
tile
water
wdve.
On
models
usin,*,
_ tile
refrigeration,
connection
at
tile
water
xalxe,
remoxe
tile
plastic
flexible
cap.
©
Place
tile
comi)ression
nut
and
terrule
(sleeve)
onto
the
end
of
the
tubing
as shown,
Oil
a GE
Slnart(_onnect
Refl'igerator
Tubing
kit,
tile
nuts
are
already
asselnbled
to
the
tubing.
[]
CONNECT
THE TUBING
TO THE
REFRIGERATOR
(CONT.)
Insert
tile
end
of
tile
tubing
into
tile
rel]'igerator
connection
as
far
as
possible.
While
holding
tile
tubing,
tighten
tile
fitting.
D)I" plastic
tubing
fl'oln
a GE
Slnart(_onnect
I_.efl'igerator
Tubing
kit,
insert
the
inolded
end
of
the
tubing
into
the
refl'igerator
connection
and
tighten
the
comi)ression
nut
until
it
is
hand
tight,
then
tighten
one
additional
turn
with
a wrench.
Overtightening
may
cause
leaks.
Fasten
tile
tubing
into
tile
clam
I) provided
as
shown
to
kee
I) it ill
position.
You
Inav
need
to
pry
open
tile
clamp.
One
of
the
illustrations
below
will
look
like
the
cmmection
on
your
refrigerator.
1/4"
Tubing
Clamp
Tubing
Nut
Ferrule
(sleeve)
Refrk
Connection
Ferrule
_
%__
Connection
SmartConnect
_
Tubing
1/4"
1/4"
Tubing
SmartConnecff
Tubing
[]
TURN
THE WATER
ON AT THE
SHUTOFF
VALVE
Tighten
any
connections
that
leak.
Reattach
tile
access
cover.
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