Installing The Water Line; Before You Begin; What You Will Need - GE Profile 24 CustomStyle Owner's Manual

Installing the water line.
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
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Before YouBegin
When connecting a GEReverse Osmosis Water System to your refrigerator, the only
approved installation is with a GERVKIT.
If the water supply to the refrigerator is from a Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System
AND the refrigerator also has a water filter, use the refrigerator's filter bypass plug. Using
the refrigerator's water filtration cartridge in conjunction with the RO filter can result in
hollow ice cubes and slower water flow from the water dispenser.
This water line installation is not warranted by the refrigerator or icemaker manufacturer.
Follow these instructions carefully to minimize the risk of expensive water damage.
Water hammer (water banging in the pipes) in house plumbing can cause damage to
refrigerator parts and lead to water leakage or flooding. Call a qualified plumber to correct
water hammer before installing the water supply line to the refrigerator.
Toprevent burns and product damage, do not hook up the waterline to the hot waterline.
If you use your refrigerator before connecting the waterline, make sure the icemaker
feeler arm is kept in the STOP (up) position.
Do not instafl the icemaker tubing in areas where temperatures fall below freezing.
When using any electrical device (such as a power drill) during instaflafion, be sure the
device is insulated or wired in a manner to prevent the hazard of electric shock.
All installations must be in accordance with local plumbing code requirements.
What YouWill Need
Todetermine how much copper tubing you need:
Measure the distance from the water valve on the back of the refrigerator to the water
supply pipe. Then add 8 feet (244 cm). Be sure there is sufficient extra tubing [about 8 feet
(244 cm) coiled into 3 turns of about 10 inches (25 cm) diameter] to allow the refrigerator to
move out from the wall after installation.
:, A water supply kit (containing copper robing, shutoffv:dve and fittings listed below) is
available at exua cost fiom your dealer or fiom Pmls and Accessories, 800-626-2002.
:_ Cold water suppl!. The water pressure must be be/ween 40 and 120 p.s.i.
:_ Power drill.
:_ Copper tubing, l/4" outer dbuneter to connect the refligera/or to the water supply. Be sure
both ends of the robing are cut square.
Do not use plastic tubing or plastic fittings because the water supply line is under
pressure at all times. Certain types of plastic tubing may become brittle with age and
crack, resulting in water leakage.
:, Two I/4" outerdiametercompression nutsand2 ferrules(sleeves)--_oconnect the copper
tubing to the shutoffvalve and the refiigerator water valve.
:, If your existing water line has a flmed fitting at the end, }x)t]will need ml adapter (av:dlable at
ph]mbing supply stores) to connect the water line to the retiigevator OR}_u can _l]t off the
flared fitting with a tube cutterand then use a compression fitting.
:_ Shutoffvalveto connect to the cold water line. The
shutoffxvllve should
have a water inlet
with a minimum inside diameter of 5/32" at the point of connecdon to the COLDWATER
LINE. S addle4ype shutoffxzdves me included in many water supply kits. Beti)re puwhasing,
make sure a saddle4ype valve complies with your local phnnbing codes.