Connecting The Water Valve Tubing - Whirlpool ECKMF94 - Automatic Ice Maker Installation Manual

Connecting the water valve tubing
Refer to the diagram below for the following
steps.
1. Refer to the inset in DETAIL A and pull the
plastic insert out of the fill tube spout and
discard it.
2. Locate the water valve tubing clamp (from
the ice maker kit), and note that one of the
flanges is made for a threaded screw and
4. Refer to DETAIL 6, and slide the end of the
tubing into the end of the fill tube spout as
far as it will go (if the tubing does not
reach, pull as much as necessary up
through the clips), then tighten the tubing
clamp screw as much as possible. Pull on
the tubing to make sure that it is secure. If
it slides out of the spout, push it back in,
and tighten the clamp screw further until
the tubing is secure.
the other side has a round hole. Position
this clamp with the round hole side facing
5. Press the tubing into the two clips (see
up, and slide it over the end of the spout
DETAIL C) you installed earlier on the back
(see DETAILS A and 6). Thread a 55" hex-
of the cabinet. You will connect the free
head sheet metal screw into the clamp with
end of the tubing later.
your fingers as far as possible. You will
tighten the screw later.
3. Refer to DETAIL A, and position the metal
water tube insert as shown, then press it all
6. Pull any excess tubing near the fill tube
down throuah the two clamps so it forms a
straight line-with a loop at the bottom of the
water valve.
the way into the water valve tubing.
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DETAlL B
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Connecting the water valve tubing to the fill tube