INSTALLING THE WATER LINE

Connecting the water line to the Refrigerator.

There are several items that you need to purchase to complete this connection.

You may find these items sold as a kit at your local hardware store.

1/4” compression nut

copper tubing

Refrigerator

plastic tubing

ferrule

 

 

 

 

 

Plastic Tubing

 

 

Compression

(Assembled)

 

 

 

 

 

Nut (1/4”)

 

 

 

(Assembled)

Compression Fitting

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Assembled)

 

 

Ferrule

Molded end(Bulb)

 

 

 

 

 

(Not supplied)

 

 

 

 

Compression nut

 

 

 

(1/4”) (Not supplied)

 

 

Copper tubing or Plastic tubing

 

 

(Not supplied)

(Not supplied)

Household water supply line

1.Connect the household water line to the assembled compression fitting.

-If you are using copper tubing, slip the compression nut (not included) and ferrule (not included) on copper tubing (not included) as shown.

-If you are using plastic tubing, insert the molded end(Bulb) of the plastic tubinginto the compression fitting.

CAUTION Do not use without the molded end(Bulb) of the plastic tubing.

2.Tighten the compression nut onto the compression fitting. Do not over-tighten the compression nut .

3.Turn water on and check for any leakage.

Only connect the water line to a drinkable water source.

If you have to repair or disassemble the water line, cut off 1/4“ of the plastic tubing to make sure you get a snug, leak-free connection.

Installing the water filter.

1.

Remove the water filter cover( 1 )

 

 

2.

Remove the fixed cap by turning it counter clockwise. Keep

 

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the cap in a safe place for later use if you don’t use the filter.

 

 

 

 

3.

Remove the water filter from the box and put a replacement

 

 

 

indicator sticker on the filter as shown. Place the sticker on

 

 

 

the filter that dates six months in the future. For example, if

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you install the water filter in March, put the “SEP” sticker on

the filter to remind you to replace it in September. That way you’ll know when it is time to replace the filter. Normally, a filter life is about 6 months.

Sticker (month indicator)

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