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Connecting water supply to freezer – Electrolux EI32AF65JS User Manual

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Connecting Water Supply To Freezer

Check with your local building authority for
recommendations on water lines and associated
materials prior to installing your new freezer.
Depending on your local/state building codes,
Electrolux recommends for homes with existing
valves its Smart Choice® water line kit 5305513409
(with a 6 ft. Stainless Steel Water Line) and for homes
without an existing valve, Electrolux recommends its
Smart Choice® water line kit 5305510264 (with a 20
ft. Copper Water Line with selftapping saddle valve).
Please refer to www.electroluxappliances.com for
more information.

To Connect Water Supply Line To Ice Maker Inlet
Valve

1. Disconnect refrigerator from electric power source.
2. Place end of water supply line into sink or bucket.

Turn ON water supply and fl ush supply line until
water is clear. Turn OFF water supply at shutoff
valve.

3. Remove plastic cap from water valve inlet and

discard cap.

4. If you use copper tubing - Slide brass

compression nut, then ferrule (sleeve) onto water

supply line. Push water supply line into water
valve inlet as far as it will go (¼ inch / 6.4 mm).
Slide ferrule (sleeve) into valve inlet and fi nger
tighten compression nut onto valve. Tighten
another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT over
tighten. See Figure 1.

If you use stainless steel tubing - The nut and
ferrule are already assembled on the tubing. Slide
compression nut onto valve inlet and fi nger tighten
compression nut onto valve. Tighten another half
turn with a wrench; DO NOT over tighten. See
Figure 2.

5. With steel clamp and screw, secure water supply

line (copper tubing only) to rear panel of freezer
as shown.

6. Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only),

about 2½ turns, behind freezer as shown and

arrange coils so they do not vibrate or wear
against any other surface.

7. Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and tighten

any connections that leak.

8. Reconnect freezer to electrical power source.
9. To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal arm (side

mounted) or set the ice maker’s On/Off power
switch to the “I” position (rear mounted).

Plastic Water Tubing

Steel

Clamp

Brass

Clamp

Compression

Ferrule

(Sleeve)

Copper

Waterline

to Ice Maker

Fill Tube

Water Valve

Water Valve

Bracket

Valve Inlet

Copper Water Line
From Household Water Supply

Include enough tubing

in loop to allow moving

freezer out for cleaning.

Steel

Clamp

Stainless
Steel
Waterline

6 ft. Stainless Steel Water Line

From Household Water Supply

Plastic Water Tubing

to Ice Maker

Fill Tube

Water Valve

Water Valve

Bracket

Valve Inlet

Figure B. Stainless Steel Water Line Connection

Figure A. Copper Water Line Connection