Owner's Manual

20 INSTALLATION
NOTE
• The hookup line cannot be white, plastic tubing.
Licensed plumbers must use only copper tubing
(NDA tubing #49595 or #49599) or Cross Link
Polyethylene (PEX) tubing.
4 Fasten the shutoff valve.
• Fasten the shutoff valve to the cold water
pipe with the pipe clamp.
NOTE
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plumbing
Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle
valves are illegal and use is not permitted in
Massachusetts. Consult with your licensed
plumber.
a Pipe Clamp
b Saddle-Type Shutoff Valve
c Vertical Cold Water Pipe
5 Tighten the pipe clamp.
• Tighten the clamp screws until the sealing
washer begins to swell.
NOTE
• Do not over tighten clamp or you may crush the
tubing.
a Pipe Clamp
b Inlet End
c Clamp Screw
d Washer
6 Route the tubing.
• Route the tubing between the cold water
line and the refrigerator. Route the tubing
through a hole drilled in the wall or floor
(behind the refrigerator or adjacent base
cabinet) as close to the wall as possible.
NOTE
• Be sure there is sufficient extra tubing (about 8
ft. coiled into three turns of about 10 in.
diameter) to allow the refrigerator to move out
from the wall after installation.