Whirlpool System I Rigid metal or plastic pipe, skip ahead to h, Water, Connect, Valve Cold, That

Product Damage

DO NOT connect to a hot water supply line.

Failure to follow this instruction could result in product damage.

la Take note of water requirements listed under

. the Use & Care section of this booklet. The filtration system’s feed line (orange tubing) connects to your cold water supply line using the saddle valve.

Do not use saddle valve if it is prohibited by your state or local plumbing codes.

The saddle valve is for use with 3/s” to s/B”outer diameter (O.D.), soft copper pipe (plain or chrome plated) or rigid metal or plastic pipe. Important: DO NOT use the saddle valve on flexible ribbed tubing. The wall thickness of flexible ribbed tubing is thin and will not support the saddle valve supplied.

If your cold water supply is connected to the cold water faucet with flexible ribbed tubing, contact your local plumbing supply distributor to obtain special connecting hardware.

Important: If local codes do not permit the use of saddle valves, special feed valves can be obtained from your local plumbing supply distribu- tor. Use only W’ polyethylene tubing for water line

connection.- - - -

Property/Product Damage

l DO NOT install tubing in an area where temperatures drop below 32°F.

l DO NOT overtighten saddle valve to copper pipe. This will crush pipe.

l Keep a bucket or towel under area where saddle valve connection is made.

Failure to follow these instructions may result in water damage to property or product damage.

lb Turn off cold water SUDDIV. Turn on cold

. water faucet and allow all water to drain from line. Turn off faucet. Determine if your cold water sup- ply line is soft copper pipe or rigid metal or plastic pipe. If your cold water supply line is soft copper pipe, pro- ceed to step 1c. If your cold water supply line is

rigid metal or plastic pipe, skip ahead to step 1h.

j

i

Ic .

Connect

saddle

valve

to

cold

water

supply

1 li*

Ih

Connect

saddle

valve

to

cold

water

5

supply

soft copper

pipe.

Check

that

saddle

valve

.

rigid

metal

or

plastic

pipe.

Use

a grounded

piercing

lance does not

protrude

beyond

rubber gas-

electric

drill

or a hand

drill

to drill 3h6”

hole

in top side

ket. If it is protruding,

carefully

push

it in flush

with the

i

c

of horizontal

pipe

or side

of vertical

pipe.

This will keep

rubber

gasket,

using

a hard object

like the end of a

sediment

from ‘collecting

in valve. Turn

saddle

valve

screwdriver

handle.

handle

clockwise

to expose

piercing

lance

a maximum

of %6” beyond the rubber gasket. Align piercing lance

over hole you drilled in pipe. Then assemble saddle

valve on pipe with large “U”side against pipe.

’

Tighten

bottom

screw

firmly,

II . keeping bracket parallel to pipe

Turn saddle valve handle clockwise until

oiercina lance enters hole in pipe and then

pipe installation

stops. The saddle valve is now in the

closed

position.

pipe

installation

Have

a towel

ready

in case

of

Id .

Assemble

saddle

valve

on copper

pipe.

n

11 .

leaks.

Turn

on cold

water

supply

Saddle

valve

must be on top side of horizontal

to check

for

leaks.

In case

of leaks,

pipe or side of vertical

pipe to keep

sediment

from

use

an

adjustable

wrench

to tighten

collecting

in its valve.

nut

below

valve’s

handle.

Turn

cold

If you

are

connecting

the

saddle

valve

to 3/e”O.D.

water

back

off.

copper pipe, assemble bracket with small “U”side

Ik .

Remove

cover

from filtration

against copper pipe to prevent distortion of pipe. If

assembly

by

lifting

straight

up.

screw

you are connecting the saddle valve to %6” to W

_

Move

filtration

assembly

near

O.D. pipe,

assemble

bracket

with

large

“U”side

area

wnere

it will

against

copper

pipe.

SkeVe

be

mounted

-

either

Tighten bottom screw firmly. DO

NOT

under sink

or in the

le . over-tighten; copper pipe could be crushed.

basement.

For best

results,

locate

filtra-

tion

assembly

so

tubing can be cut to

shortest

length

possi-

ble. To connect

one

end of orange tubing to the saddle valve,

Ll

place the brass compression nut on the

nk

screw

orange

tubing

(threaded

side

out) place the

plastic sleeve onto the tubing (discard

Have a towel ready in case of leakage. Turn

If . saddle valve handle clockwise until the lance

brass sleeve), push the insert into the

tubing and thread this assembly onto the opening of

pierces soft copper pipe and then stops. Do not

the saddle valve. Tighten brass

continue to turn the saddle valve handle after it

compression nut with %” wrench

has stopped because you may pierce through the

Use a plastic tubing cutter or

opposite side of pipe. The saddle valve is now in

sharp razor knife to cut tubing

the closed

position.

to shortest

possible

length.

Turn on cold

water

supply

to check

for

Make

sure cut end is clean

and

Ig

.

leaks.

In case

of leaks,

use

an

adjustable

blunt

and

tubing

is round.

Push

wrench

to tighten

nut

below

valve’s

handle.

Turn

free

end

of orange

tubing

as far

cold water

back

off and

proceed

to step 1k.

as it will go into the grey

push-in

3:;

fitting

on the front right side of

the

filtration

assembly.

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