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INSTALLING THE WATER LINE (CONT.)

Installation Instructions

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.

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 (1 liter) of water has been flushed

through the tubing.

FLUSH OUT THE TUBING

Tighten the clamp screws until the sealing washer

begins to swell.

NOTE: Do not overtighten or you may crush the

tubing.

TIGHTEN THE PIPE CLAMP

Washer

Inlet End

Pipe Clamp

Clamp Screw

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 [244 cm] coiled into 3 turns of about

10″ [25 cm] diameter) to allow the refrigerator

to move out from the wall after installation.

ROUTE THE TUBING

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.

For plastic tubing from a GE SmartConnect

™

Refrigerator Tubing kit, insert the molded end

of the tubing into the shutoff valve and tighten

compression nut until it is hand tight, then

tighten one additional turn with a wrench.

Overtightening may cause leaks.

CONNECT THE TUBING TO

THE VALVE

Saddle-Type

Shutoff Valve

Compression

Nut

SmartConnect

™

Tubing

Packing Nut

Outlet Valve

Ferrule (sleeve)

CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE

REFRIGERATOR

NOTES:

• Before making the connection to the

refrigerator, be sure the refrigerator power cord

is not plugged into the wall outlet.

• If your refrigerator does not have a water filter,

we recommend installing one if your water

supply has sand or particles that could clog the

screen of the refrigerator’s water valve. Install it

in the water line near the refrigerator. If using

GE SmartConnect

™

Refrigerator Tubing kit,

you will need an additional tube (WX08X10002)

to connect the filter. Do not cut plastic tube to

install filter.

Remove the plastic flexible cap from the water

valve (refrigerator connection).

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