Kenmore 4156 Use and Care Guide - Page 9

To connect your water supply line to the ice maker inlet valve

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9 To connect your water supply line to the 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 Unscrew plastic cap from water valve inlet and discard cap. 4 Slide brass compression line, as shown. nut, then ferrule (sleeve) onto water supply 5 Push water supply line into water valve inlet as far as it will go (% inch). Slide ferrule (sleeve) into valve inlet and finger tighten compression nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT over tighten. 6 With steel clamp and screw, secure water supply line to rear panel of refrigerator as shown. 7 Coil excess water supply line (about 2% turns) behind refrigerator as shown and arrange coils so they do not vibrate or wear against any other surface. 8 Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and tighten any connections that leak. 9 Reconnect refrigerator to electrical power source. 10 To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal arm (see ice maker front cover for ON/OFF position of arm). It takesapproximately24 hoursfor the ice makerto begin producingice.Air in newplumbing linesmaycause icemakerto cycletwo or threetimesbeforemakinga fulltray of ice. New plumbingmay causeice to be discoloredor havepoorflavor.Discardice madeduringthe first 24 hours. If it is necessary to move your refrigerator through narrow doorways, follow these steps to remove them. Beforeyoubegin,unplugthe powercordand removeanyfoodfrom door shelves.

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To connect your water supply line to the 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
Unscrew
plastic
cap
from
water
valve
inlet
and
discard
cap.
4
Slide
brass
compression
nut,
then
ferrule
(sleeve)
onto
water
supply
line,
as shown.
5
Push
water
supply
line
into water
valve
inlet
as far as it will
go
(%
inch).
Slide
ferrule
(sleeve)
into valve
inlet
and
finger
tighten
compression
nut onto
valve.
Tighten
another
half turn
with
a wrench;
DO
NOT
over
tighten.
6
With
steel
clamp
and
screw,
secure
water
supply
line
to
rear
panel
of
refrigerator
as shown.
7
Coil
excess
water
supply
line
(about
2% turns)
behind
refrigerator
as
shown
and
arrange
coils
so they
do
not
vibrate
or wear
against
any
other
surface.
8
Turn
ON
water
supply
at shutoff
valve
and
tighten
any
connections
that
leak.
9
Reconnect
refrigerator
to electrical
power
source.
10 To turn
ice
maker
on,
lower
wire
signal
arm
(see
ice
maker
front
cover
for ON/OFF
position
of arm).
Ittakesapproximately24 hoursfor the ice makerto beginproducingice.Air in newplumbing
linesmaycause icemakerto cycletwo or threetimesbeforemakinga fulltray of ice. New
plumbingmaycauseice to bediscoloredor havepoorflavor.Discardice madeduringthe
first 24 hours.
If it is necessary
to
move
your
refrigerator
through
narrow
doorways,
follow
these
steps
to
remove
them.
Beforeyoubegin,unplugthepowercordandremoveanyfoodfromdoorshelves.