Kenmore 7830 Use and Care Guide - Page 27

Drill The Hole For The Valve, Valve, Tighten, Clamp, Tubing, Connect, The Tubing, To The Valve, - washer

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) 2. CHOOSE THE VALVE LOCATION Choose a location for the valve that is easily accessible. It is best to connect into the side of a vertical water pipe. When it is necessary to connect into a horizontal water pipe, make the connection to the top or side, rather than at the bottom, to avoid drawing off any sediment from the water pipe. 3. DRILL THE HOLE FOR THE VALVE Drill a 1/4" hole in the water pipe (even if using a selfpiercing valve) using a sharp bit. Remove any burrs resulting from drilling the hole in the pipe. Take care not to allow water to drain into the drill. Failure to drill a 1/4 hole may result in reduced ice production or smaller cubes. 4. FASTEN THE SHUT OFF VALVE Fasten the shutoff valve to the cold water pipe with the pipe clamp. Pipe Clamp- Saddle-Type _ Shutoff Valve _: Vertical Cold Water Pipe NOTE: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plumbing Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle valves are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts. Consult with your licensed plumber. 5. TIGHTEN THE PIPE CLAMP Tighten the clamp screws until the sealing washer begins to swell. NOTE: Do not overtighten or you may crush the tubing. Pipe Clamp _1_ /_lntet End L Washer Clamp Screwl_ 6. ROUTE THE TUBING Route the tubing between the cold water line and the refrigerator. Route the tubing through a hole drilled in the wall or floor (behind the refrigerator or adjacent base cabinet) as close to the wall as possible. NOTE: Be sure there is sufficient extra tubing (about 8 feet coiled into 3 turns of about 10 diameter) to allow the refrigerator to move out from the wall after installation. 7. CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE VALVE Place the compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for copper tubing onto the end of the tubing and connect it to the shutoff valve. Make sure the tubing is fully inserted into the valve. Tighten the compression nut securely. Saddle-Type Shutoff Valve Packing Nut Outlet Valve Compression /.ut p-¢ _rule (sleeve) NOTE: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plumbing Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle valves are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts. Consult with your licensed plumber. 8. FLUSH OUT THE TUBING Turn the main water supply on and flush out the tubing until the water is clear. Shut the water off at the water valve after about one quart of water has been flushed through the tubing. 27

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INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
(CONTINUED)
2.
CHOOSE THE VALVE LOCATION
Choose a location for the valve
that is easily accessible.
It is best
to connect into the side of a
vertical water pipe. When it is
necessary
to connect into a
horizontal water pipe, make the
connection
to the top or side,
rather than at the bottom, to avoid
drawing off any sediment from the water pipe.
3.
DRILL THE HOLE FOR THE VALVE
Drill a 1/4" hole in the water
pipe (even if using a self-
piercing valve) using a
sharp bit. Remove
any burrs
resulting from drilling the
hole in the pipe. Take care
not to allow water to drain
into the drill. Failure to drill a 1/4
hole may result in
reduced ice production
or smaller cubes.
4. FASTEN
THE
SHUT
OFF
VALVE
Fasten the shutoff valve to the cold water pipe with
the pipe clamp.
Pipe Clamp-
Saddle-Type
_
_
:
Vertical Cold
Shutoff Valve
Water Pipe
NOTE: Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Plumbing
Codes 248CMR
shall be adhered
to. Saddle valves
are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts.
Consult with your licensed plumber.
5.
TIGHTEN
THE
PIPE
CLAMP
Tighten the clamp screws until the sealing washer
begins to swell.
NOTE:
Do not overtighten
or you may crush
the tubing.
Pipe Clamp
_1_
Clamp
Screwl_
L
Washer
/_lntet
End
6.
ROUTE
THE
TUBING
Route the tubing between the cold water line and the
refrigerator.
Route the tubing through a hole drilled in the wall or
floor (behind the refrigerator
or adjacent
base cabinet)
as close to the wall as possible.
NOTE:
Be sure there is sufficient extra tubing (about
8 feet coiled into 3 turns of about 10 diameter)
to
allow the refrigerator
to move out from the wall after
installation.
7. CONNECT
THE TUBING
TO THE VALVE
Place the compression
nut and ferrule
(sleeve)
for copper tubing onto the end of the tubing and
connect it to the shutoff valve. Make sure the tubing is
fully inserted
into the valve. Tighten the compression
nut securely.
Saddle-Type
Shutoff Valve
Packing
Nut
Outlet
Valve
p-ยข
Compression
/.ut
_rule
(sleeve)
NOTE: Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Plumbing
Codes 248CMR
shall be adhered to. Saddle valves
are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts.
Consult with your licensed plumber.
8. FLUSH
OUT
THE TUBING
Turn the main water supply on
and flush out the tubing until the
water is clear.
Shut the water off at the water
valve after about one quart of
water has been flushed through
the tubing.
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