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install
the
ShutoffValve
a. Install the shutoff valve on the nearest fiequently
used drin!dng water line_
b. Choose a location for the v_ve that is easily
accessible. It is best to connect into the side of a
vertical water pipe, When it is necessary to connect
into a horizontal water pipe, make the connection
to the top or side, rather than at the bottom, to
avoid drawing off any sediment from the water pipe.
c. Drill a 114" hole in the water pipe, using a sharp
bit. Remove any burrs resulting from drilling the
hole in the pipe.
d. Fasten the shutoff valve
Pipe
--Washer
to the cold water pipe
with the pipe clamp.
e. Tighten the clamp
screws until the
sealing washer begins
to swell.
clamp N
Saddle-type "4
shutoff
/2_
valve _
Do not overtighten
or you may crush the
copper tubing.
\Inlet
end
Vertical
-- cold water
pipe
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.
Route
the Copper
Tubing
and
Connect
St to the
ShutoffVa|ve
Route the copper
tubing
between
the cold water' line
and the refi'igerator.
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.
Be sure
there
is sufficient
extra
tubing
[about
8 feet
(244
cm)
coiled
into
3 turns
of about
I0"
(25 cm) diameter]
to allow
the
refrigerator
to move
out from
the
wall after
installation.
Place the compression
nut and ferrule (sleeve)
onto the end of the
tubing and connect it
to the shutoff valve.
Saddle-type
shutoff valve
Compression
nut
Make sure the tubing
_-
is fully inserted into the
Packing nut
valve, Tighten the
Outlet
valve
compression
nut securely.
(sleeve)
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.
_]Turn
On
theWater
and
Flush
Out
the Tubing.
a, Turn the main water supply on and flush out the
tubing until the water is clear;
b, Shut the water off at the water valve after about one
quart (1 L) of water has been flushed through the
tubing.
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