Whirlpool Automatic Ice Maker Installation Guide download pdf (Page 17)

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Routing the copper tubing

Refer to the side diagram for the following

steps.

1. Uncoil the necessary length of copper

tubing and straighten it, then route the end

of the tubing through the access hole you

drilled to the location you have chosen to

install the shut-off valve. Straighten only

enough of the copper tubing to reach this

location. Leave the rest coiled near the

access hole.

2. At this time, make sure that you have been

supplied with enough tubing so that when

you are finished connecting the water line,

you will have enough coiled behind the

refrigerator to easily move it forward far

enough to clean behind it. Also make sure

that the coils are large enough so that when

the unit is pulled forward, the windings will

not stretch too far and kink.

3. Turn off the cold water supply going to the

water pipe where you will be installing the

shut-off valve.

4. Open a cold water tap that is connected to

the selected water pipe and bleed off the

water pressure. Leave the tap open until

after you complete the water line hook up.

5. Use a hammer and a center punch, and

mark the location of the hole for the shut-off

valve. If you are marking copper tubing, do

not strike the punch hard enough to bend it.

6. Install a

1

⁄4

"

bit in the drill, and carefully

drill an access hole through just the front

side (not through both sides) of the cold

water pipe.

7. Check the hole and make sure that you

have drilled completely through one side of

the pipe. The edges of the hole should be

smooth and round. If necessary, use a

small

3

⁄4-round file to remove any rough

edges from inside the hole, and any burrs

from around the top of the hole.

Routing the copper tubing

Allow 4 to 5 feet of

coiled tubing for

moving refrigerator

Drill

3

⁄8" access

hole for tubing

Refrigerator

Back wall

Coiled copper

tubing

Water

valve

Drill

1

⁄4" hole in

front side of

vertical water

pipe

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