Electrolux U30024 manual Connecting The Water Supply, About Your Refrigerator’S Water Supply

8Connecting The Water Supply

ABOUT YOUR REFRIGERATOR’S WATER SUPPLY

The automatic ice & water dispenser on your refrigerator requires a permanent water supply to function correctly. During installation, you (or a service professional) establish this water supply by connecting a copper tube from your household water system to a valve at the rear of the refrigerator.

!CAUTION

To avoid property damage:

•Use copper tubing for the water supply line (plastic tubing is more likely to leak). Manufacturer is not responsible for any damage if plastic tubing is used for supply line.

•Ensure water supply complies with local plumbing codes.

•For proper dispenser operation, recommended water supply pressure should fall between 1.4 and 6.9 bars. Excessive pressure may cause water filter to malfunction.

What you will need:

•Access to a cold water line with pressure of 1.4-6.9 bars.

•The water connector kit that comes with your refrigerator, which provides all materials for a water supply installation, including 7.6 m (25 feet) of copper tubing.

To connect the water supply to the rear of your refrigerator:

1 Ensure that the refrigerator is not plugged in.

2 Flush the supply line until water is clear by placing the end of the copper tube in a sink or bucket and opening the shut-off valve.

3 Unscrew the plastic cap from the water valve inlet at the rear of your refrigerator. Discard the cap.

4 Slide the brass compression nut, then the ferrule (sleeve) onto copper tube.

5 Push the copper tube into water valve inlet as far as it will go (6.5mm).

6 Slide the ferrule (sleeve) into valve and finger-tighten the compression nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn with a wrench. Do not over-tighten.

7Secure the copper tube to your refrigerator’s rear panel

with a steel clamp and screw (see illustration).