Kenmore 7759 Owners Manual - Page 11

Ice Service Icemaker Water Line Installation Requirements You will need a shutoff valve, two 1/4" O Docompression nuts, two compression sleeves and enough 1/4" OD copper tubing to connect refrigerator to water source. (Your Sears Store or Catalog Sales Office has a kit available with a saddle- type shutoff valve and copper tubing, Before purchasing, make sure a saddle-type valve complies with your local plumbing codes.) CAUTION: Do not install icemaker tubing in areas where temperatures fal! below freezing 1. Find a 3/8" ( 10 ram) to 1" (25 ram) vertical COLD water pipe near the refrigerator. When it is necessary to connect inlo a horizontal water pipe, make the connection to the top or side, rather than at the bottom to avoid drawing off any sediment Fromthe water piper 2. Measure from INLET on rear of refrigerator to water pipe Add 7' (2 m)to allow for moving refrigerator for cleaning. This is the length of 1/4" O_D copper tubing you will need for the job (length from water valve to water pipe PLUS 7' [2 m])_ Be sure both ends of copper tubing are cut square 3. Turn OFF main water supply_ Turn on nearest faucet long enough to clear line of water CAUTION: When using any electrical device (such as a power drill) to facilitate installation, be sure the device is insulated or wired in a manner to prevent the hazard of electrical shock 4. Using a grounded drill, drill a 3/16" hob in the vertica! cold water pipe you have selected P|PE CLAMP\ 5. Faslen shutoff valve to cold water pipe with pipe clamp Be sure inlet end is solidly in 3/16" drilted hole in water pipe and washer is under pipe clamp Tighten packing nuL Tighten pipe clamp screws carefully and evenly so washer makes a watertight connection_ Do not overtighten or you may crush copper tubing, especially if soft copper tubing is used, Now you are ready to connect the copper tubing SHUTOFF I_ t COMPRESSION NUT VALVE_ PACNKUITNG / OUTLET VALVE COMPRESSIC SLEEVE 6. Slip compression sleeve and compression nut on copper tubing as shown above Insert end of tubing into outlet end squarely as far as itwill go Screw compression nut to outlet end with adjustable wrench Do not overtighten Turn ON main water supply and flush out tubing until water is clear_ Turn OFF shutoff valve on water pipe You are now ready to connect other end of 1/4" copper tubing to water valve on back of refrigerator Typical ways to connect to water supply Throughfloor to basemen! cold water pipe Under slnkto cold water pipe Through wail to u|iltty room cold water pipe 11 U UlU LI U | in crawl spaceunder house 1/4" TUBE TO SHUTOFF VALVE NUT TUBING CLAMP REFRIGERATOR CONNECTION 7. Your model has a water valve compression fittingcoming lhrough the rear wall of the reFrigerator Assemble compression nut on compression fittingas shown above, Insert end of tubing into connector and tighten compression nut. Be sure end of tubing is square in connector and isinserted as far as it will go, Do not overtighten. Be sure there is enough extra tubing (coiled into three turns of about 10 _ [25 cm] diameter) to allow refrigerator to move out from wall after installation Secure tubing in metal clamp at top right corner of compressor compartment cover° 8. Turn shutoffvalve O N TIG HTEN ANY CONNECTIONS OR NUTS THAT LEAK. 9. Copper tubing may now be fastened to baseboard° 10. Your ice cubes can only be as fresh-tasting as the water that produces them. That s why it is a good idea to purih/the water with a water filter, The water filter is an optional part at extra cost and is available from the Sears Service Center, Order Filter No 978488 and install at the inlet water tube connection_ 11. Water Pressure Limitations: Not below 15 P_SJ.or above 125 PoSI, If a problem occurs, call your Utility Company, IMPORTANT: It may take up to 24 hours for your icemaker to begin producing ice. The first few batches of ice cubes should be thrown away, so that remaining impurities in the water line will be flushed out