Whirlpool 5GT118FFEW, 5MT519SFEG, 5WT519SFEG, 5WT519SFEW, ART308FFDB Installation Instructions
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Installation
GUIDE
Table of Contents
(complete) ................... 2
Requesting Assistance
or Service ....................... 2
Important Information ... 3
Before You Begin .......... 4
Installing the
Ice Maker ........................ 6
2181913D
Installing the
Water Line .................... 17
Final Installation .......... 23
Starting the
Ice Maker ...................... 25
Troubleshooting .......... 26
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Table of Contents
Requesting Assistance or Service...................2
Important Information ......................................3
Before You Begin ..............................................4
Tools ...................................................................4
Installation notes ................................................4
Important safety instructions .............................4
Components ......................................................5
Installing the Ice Maker................................... 6
Making preparations ......................................... 6
Side-by-side models .........................................7
Top/bottom freezer models ...............................9
Installing the tubing clips .................................11
Preparing the water valve tubing
(for bottom freezers only)..................................12
Mounting the water valve .................................13
Connecting the water valve tubing...................14
Mounting the ice maker ...................................15
Routing the copper tubing ................................16
Installing the shut-off valve ...............................17
Connecting the copper tubing
to the shut-off valve ..........................................18
Connecting the copper tubing
to the water valve...............................................21
Turning the water on .........................................22
Final Installation...............................................23
Installing the access cover
and forming the copper tubing .........................23
Connecting the power/
leveling the unit .................................................24
Starting the Ice Maker ......................................25
Troubleshooting ................................................26
Operational notes .............................................26
Troubleshooting chart .......................................26
The modular ice maker service sheet ...............27
Ice maker replacement parts list .......................28
Requesting
Assistance or
Service
If you need assistance, contact your dealer, or
call the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center
toll-free, 18006932538, 24 hours a day.
2
Important Information
The following information is used throughout this Installation Guide. Read it carefully so you are
familiar with it.
Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety
messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.”
These words mean:
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately
DANGER
WARNING
All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can
happen if the instructions are not followed.
follow instructions.
You
can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
instructions.
follow
This Installation Guide gives you complete
instructions on how to install the Ice Maker
Kit in your refrigerator-freezer and connect
a water line to it. Please read the guide
carefully and follow the instructions exactly as
described. Also, make sure that you observe
all of the “safety” instructions.
This kit is designed so that almost anyone
can install it; however, a certain amount of
mechanical ability is required.
Before you start to install your Ice Maker Kit,
you will have to purchase a copper tubing
kit that contains a “Regular Valve and Clamp
Assembly” (for refrigerators with an automatic
ice maker, or self-lling trays). The kit contains
all of the hardware necessary to connect
your ice maker to the water supply. You can
purchase one at most hardware or plumbing
supply stores.
DO NOT USE PIERCING-TYPE, OR 3⁄16"
SHUT-OFF VALVES. They reduce the ow of
water to the ice maker, and are easily clogged.
DO NOT USE POLYETHYLENE TUBING
to connect the ice maker to the water line.
Use only 1⁄4" (O.D.) copper tubing.
CUSTOMER INSTALLATION IS NOT
WARRANTED BY THE REFRIGERATOR
OR ICE MAKER MANUFACTURER.
3
Before You Begin
Tools
Gather required tools and parts before starting
installation. Read and follow the instructions
provided with any tools listed here.
1. Regular screwdriver
2. Phillips screwdriver
3. 7⁄16" and 1⁄2" open-end wrenches (or an
adjustable wrench)
4. Pliers
5. 1⁄4" nut driver
6. Hand drill with 1⁄4" drill bit
7. Small hand level (optional)
8. Small 3⁄4-round le
9. Tubing cutter
10. Center punch
11. Hammer
12. Scissors
13. Ruler
14. Step stool (optional)
Installation notes
1. Follow the instructions carefully. Read
through the entire step so that you
understand it before you perform it.
2. The illustrations in this Installation Guide
are meant to clarify the installation steps
you need to perform. For each set of steps
shown, refer to the diagram immediately
beside or below the text for clarication.
Some illustrations also contain “DETAILS.”
DETAILS are contained in bubbles alongside
the larger illustration. A DETAIL shows a
close-up illustration of a certain portion of a
diagram or an illustration of a specic step
you are to perform. DETAILS are labeled A, B,
or C and are clearly referenced in each step.
3. When you are instructed to install a part,
position the part as shown in the illustration.
4
Components
18
Remove the contents from the shipping carton
and set them on a table where they can be
easily identied and located. Check all of the
components in the kit against the following list to
help you become familiar with them. When you
identify a component, place a check mark
( 3) after it. The KEY numbers correspond
to the “Component Illustrations.”
IMPORTANT: When you remove the water valve
and exible tubing from the styrofoam packing
insert, do not remove the tubing from the valve.
It has been factory-installed and leak-tested. Do
not disturb the compression nut that connects
the tubing to the valve, or the valve may leak
after you connect it to the water supply.
Do not discard any of the packing material until
you account for all of the components. If you
need to order a replacement part for the Ice
Maker, a replacement parts list is provided on
page 28.
KEY QTY. DESCRIPTION
1 1 Ice maker
2 1 Ice bucket
3 1 Water valve w/tubing
4 1 Fill tube
5 1 Gasket * (and) ** only
6 1 21⁄2" (short) extension tube
7 1 6" (long) extension tube*
8 2 Ice maker clips*
9 2 Tubing clips
10 1 Metal water tube insert
11 1 Water valve tubing clamp
12 4 1⁄2" hex-head sheet-metal screws
13 2 1⁄2" hex-head machine screws
14 2 3⁄4" hex-head sheet-metal screws
15 1 4" extension tube**
16 1 33⁄8" extension tube***
17 1 Bracket ll tube***
18 1 Grommet Condenser**
COMPONENT ILLUSTRATIONS
11
12
14
15
13
16
* For installation in Side-By-Side Models only.
** For installation in 14 to 18 Cubic Foot Top Freezer Models.
*** For installation in 11 Cubic Foot Top Freezer Models only (kit 24ECKMF).
17
5
Installing the Ice Maker
WARNING
Top freezer model Side-by-side model
Bottom freezer model
Detail
Making preparations
Refer to the illustration below for the following
steps.
1. Carefully pull the refrigerator away from the
wall so that you can easily access the rear
panel.
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before installing ice maker.
Failure to do so can result in death or
electrical shock.
2. Unplug Refrigerator or disconnect power.
IMPORTANT: If you have a side-by-side
model refrigerator-freezer, be careful when
you open the freezer door to work inside that
you do not force the door against the stop at
the bottom of the door. If you bend the stop,
the door will not close properly.
3. On appliances with a top or a bottom
freezer, open the freezer door and remove
all of the food items from inside the freezer
compartment.
For side-by-side units, you should only
have to remove food items from the
top half of the freezer section.
This should give you enough room
to access the areas to install
the ice maker.
4. On an appliance with a bottom freezer,
remove the slide-out basket, the ice cube
trays, and the wire ice cube holder
(if necessary, refer to your “Use and Care
Guide” for the procedure). Set these items
aside.
On top-mount models without a full-width
freezer shelf, remove the ice tray shelf.
Place the shelf aside, as you will use it later
to support the ice bucket.
If you have a side-by-side model refrigerator,
proceed to “Side-by-side models” on page
7. If you have a refrigerator with a top or
a bottom freezer, proceed to “Top/bottom
freezer models” on page 9.
NOTE: The work area for all three model
refrigerator-freezers is shown in DETAIL A below.
You will be
left side
of freezer
compartment
Rear wall Rear wallRear wall
working in
these areas
Power
cord
plug and
receptacle
6
Power
cord
plug and
receptacle
Work areas on the three model
refrigerator-freezers
Power
cord
plug and
receptacle
Side-by-side models
Insert tab
gasket
Refer to the side diagram for the
following steps. You will be working
inside the freezer compartment.
1. Remove the phillips screw from the ice maker
wiring cover and remove the cover.
2. Refer to DETAIL A, and with a pair of pliers,
break away the tabs from the wiring cover
and discard them.
3. Insert the blade of a small screwdriver under
the edge of the round hole plug for the ll
tube, (located at the back of the freezer liner),
and pry it out. You can discard the plug.
Insert pin
into hole
Hole
Wiring
harness
Wiring
cover
DETAIL A
Break off and discard
Ice maker wiring cover
Pin
Hole cover
Slot
Tab
Phillips
screw
into slot
Refer to the side diagram for the following steps.
You will be working on the outside at the rear of
the cabinet.
1. In the upper right corner of the cabinet, peel
off the label that is over the ll tube hole.
2. Pull the foam insert out of the ll tube hole
and discard it.
Refer to the side diagram for the following steps.
1. Locate the ll tube and the round foam
gasket from the ice maker kit (the gasket may
already be installed on the ll tube). If not
already done, slide the gasket over the end of
the ll tube.
Remove
this label
for Ice Maker
installation
1
⁄2" hex-head
sheet-metal
screws
Spout
Foam insert
Label
Removing the label and foam plug
Fill tube
Foam
2. Insert the ll tube through the hole in the rear
of the refrigerator with the spout facing down,
and secure it with two 1⁄2" hex-head sheetmetal screws.
Installing the ll tube/gasket
7
Refer to the side diagram for the following
Phillips
step. You will be working inside the freezer
compartment.
1. Install the plastic extension by sliding it over
the ll tube as far as it will go.
Fill tube
Slot
Wiring harness
Long fill
tube extension
Installing the long ll tube extension
Refer back to the side diagram for the following
step.
2. Position the wiring harness so that it is
through the slot in the wiring cover. Insert the
tab at the back of the wiring cover into the
freezer liner slot. Press the pin on the side of
the wiring cover into the hole in the side of
the freezer liner so it locks into place. Secure
the wiring cover with the phillips screw you
removed earlier.
Proceed to “Installing the tubing clips” on
page 11.
Insert pin
into hole
Hole
Wiring
harness
Break off and discard
Pin
Wiring
cover
Hole cover
Slot
Tab
Insert tab
into slot
Replacing the ice maker wiring cover
screw
8
Top/bottom freezer models
p
Wiring
1
⁄2" hex-head
Refer to the side diagrams for the following 2
steps. You will be working inside the freezer
compartment.
Mounting hole
Open to
fill tube
1. On models with a open-top ice maker ll
tube and wiring cover:
Remove the screw from the ice maker
wiring cover.
Squeeze top and bottom to loosen snaps.
Remove and discard ice maker
wiring cover.
On models with a at cover:
Remove the screw from the ice maker
wiring cover.
Unhook the right side tab from the edge of
the back cover. Remove ice maker wiring
cover.
Look at the back side of the at wiring cover
and note the grooved lines. Use a pair of
pliers and bend the areas inside the grooved
lines back and forth until they break away
from the wiring cover.
2. Pull the 4-wire ice maker harness out from
behind the freezer’s back cover as far as
possible, and hang it over the edge of the
cutout. Do not remove any other wiring from
the cutout.
Snaps
Cover
Hex screw
Snap
Removing wiring cover with open-top ll tube
Mounting
hole
Hex screw
Tab
cover
Break off
and discard.
Removing the at wiring cover
Refer to the side diagrams for the following
step. You will be working on the back of the
refrigerator cabinet.
1. On the back of the cabinet, peel off the label
that is over the ll tube hole.
On 11 Cubic Foot Top Freezer
Models ONLY (kit 24ECKMF)
Install "Bracket Fill Tube" in the refrigerator
back. Use holes in the back of refrigerator as
reference.
Insert the ll tube through the hole in
"Bracket Fill Tube" with Spout, twist and lock
Spout in place. Verify the Spout is held in
place by the "Bracket Fill Tube" ribs.
This type of x will not require any screws in
the Spout at all, screws will be inserted in the
"Bracket Fill Tube".
sheet-metal
screws
Spout
Remove
this label
for Ice Maker
installation
Label
Removing the label
Fill tube
Installing the ll tube/bracket ll
tube (11 cubic foot models)
Ribs
Bracket
fill tube
9
Top/bottom freezer models (continued)
gasket
DETAIL A
(See components
table on page 5)
DETAIL B
tube through hole
Hex scre
b
Refer to the side diagrams for the following
steps.
1. (continued)
On 14 to 18 Cubic Foot Top Freezer and
Bottom Freezer Models
Locate the ll tube and the round foam
gasket from the ice maker kit (the gasket may
already be installed on the ll tube). If not
already done, slide the gasket over the end of
the ll tube.
Insert the ll tube through the hole in the rear
of the refrigerator with the spout facing down,
and secure it with two 1⁄2" hex-head sheetmetal screws.
Refer to the side diagrams for the following
steps. You will be working inside the freezer
compartment.
1
⁄2" hex-head
sheet-metal
screws
Spout
Installing the ll tube/gasket (14 to 18 cubic foot
Foam
and Bottom Freezer models)
Fill tube
1. Slide the plastic ll tube extension
(See components table on page 5) over the
end of the ll tube as far as it will go
(see DETAIL A).
NOTE: The plastic ll tube extension is not
required for models with open-top ll tube.
2. Flat wiring cover: Install the wiring cover
over the ll tube with the wiring harness
through the slot. Hook the tab in the side
of the wiring cover into the slot in the back
cover of the freezer, and secure the cover
with the screw you removed earlier
(see DETAIL B).
Fill
tube
Wiring
harness
Installing the ll tube extension
Mounting
hole
w
fill tube
extension
Edge of
cover
Ta
10
Route harness
through slot and fill
Route harness through slot and ll tube
through hole
Installing the tubing clips
DETAIL A
DETAIL C
DETAIL D
Refer to the side diagram for the following
steps.
1. Remove the seven hex-head screws from the
rear access cover, then remove the cover and
set it aside.
NOTE: If you have a later unit with a metal
panel, (see DETAIL A), remove the hex-head
screw from the access cover. Discard the
cover and its screw. Do not remove the 7
hex-head screws from the larger rear access
cover.
Alternate
fill tube
design
Fill tube with
bracket fill tube
(11 Cubic Foot Top
Freezer Models)
Fill Tube
Bracket
Fill Tube
2. Peel the backing from the adhesive sides of
the tubing clips. Press the clips against the
back of the cabinet in the right channel at the
approximate locations shown in DETAIL B.
Center the clips between the ll tube and the
top of the access opening. Alternate ll tube
designs ares shown in DETAIL C and DETAIL
D (for 11 Cubic Foot Top Freezer Models with
Fill Tube and Bracket Fill Tube).
If you have a bottom freezer, proceed to page 12.
If you have a side-by-side (SXS) or a top freezer
unit, proceed to page 13.
Fill tube for
top and SXS
freezers only
Fill tube for bottom
freezer models
Remove 7 hex-
head screws
from rear
access cover
Right
channel
DETAIL B
Tubing
clip
Top and SXS
freezers
Tubing
clip
Bottom
freezers
Metal panel
Access
cover
Remove hex-
head screw
from rear
access cover
Installing the tubing clips
11
Preparing the water valve tubing
CUT TUBING
Compression nut
Water valve
(for bottom freezers only)
Refer to the side diagram for the following steps.
1. Untaped the coiled exible tubing coming
from the water valve and straighten it.
2. Starting at the top of the compression nut on
the water valve, measure the tubing for 30",
and mark the location on the tubing with a
pen.
3. Use a pair of scissors or a hobby knife, and
make an even cut across the water valve
tubing at the 30" mark you made in the
previous step. Discard the excess tubing.
HERE
30"
MAKE AN
EVEN CUT
ACROSS
TOP
Preparing the water valve tubing
(for bottom freezers only)
12
Mounting the water valve
DETAIL A
Refer to the diagram below for the following
steps.
NOTE: For 11 Cubic Foot Top Freezer Models
only, use a wire tie to get together capillary tube
and dryer. This should be done by installer before
installing water valve, to make more room for
water valve installation. Installer should move
all thin tubing to be in parallel with cabinet
(refrigerator side wall). By doing this, we assure
that NO COPPER TUBBING is above valve
connector (see DETAIL A).
1. Locate the 2-pin water valve solenoid
connector (with the brown and two white
wires) that is taped to the main wiring
harness at the lower right corner of the rear
access (see DETAIL B).
2. Refer to DETAIL C and insert the 2-pin
connector over the water valve solenoid
terminals as far as possible (if the harness
is not long enough, break the tape holding
it to the main harness). You can position the
connector with the wires at either terminal.
3. Refer to DETAIL C and mount the water valve
to the mounting holes in the cabinet frame
with two 1⁄2" hex-head machine screws.
Make sure that you tighten these two screws
securely.
Wire Tie
Valve
connector
(2) White
2-pin connector
Brown
Dryer
DETAIL B
DETAIL C
2-pin connector
1
⁄2" hex-head
machine screws
Mounting the water valve
Water valve
13
Connecting the water valve tubing
DETAIL B
DETAIL D
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 ll tube spout and
discard it.
2. Locate the water valve tubing clamp (from
the ice maker kit), and note that one of the
anges is made for a threaded screw and
the other side has a round hole. Position this
clamp with the round hole side facing up,
and slide it over the end of the spout (see
DETAILS A, B and D). Thread a 1⁄2" hex-head
sheet metal screw into the clamp with your
ngers 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
the way into the water valve tubing.
Slide clamp
over spout
Top/SXS freezers
Insert end of
tubing into this
fill tube (for top/
SXS freezers)
Water
valve
tubing
Fill tube
spout
4. Refer to DETAIL B and D, and slide the end of
the tubing into the end of the ll 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.
5. Press the tubing into the two clips
(see DETAIL C) you installed earlier on the
back of the cabinet. You will connect the free
end of the tubing later.
6. Pull any excess tubing near the ll tube down
through the two clamps so it forms a straight
line with a loop at the bottom of the water
valve.
Fill tube
Tighten
screw on
spout as
much as
possible
Insert tubing
into spout
as far as
possible
Fill tube
Bracket
Fill tube
Slide clamp
over spout
DETAIL A
Tighten
screw on
spout as
much as
possible
Insert tubing
into spout
as far as
possible
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Insert end of
tubing into this
fill tube (for
bottom freezers)
Tubing
clip
DETAIL C
Bottom freezers
Remove
plastic
insert
INSET
Water tube insert
Water valve
tubing
Fill tube
spout
Water valve
tubing clamp
1
⁄2" hex-head
sheet-metal
screw
Connecting the water valve tubing to the ll tube
Mounting the ice maker
DETAIL A
discard)
Refer to the side diagram for the following
step.
1. Look at the ice maker’s ll cup and note that
the rear of the cup has a “U” shaped groove
(either of the sides may also be grooved). Use
your ngers, (or a pair of pliers, if it is easier),
and remove only the rear “knock-out” from
the cup. Bend the area back and forth inside
the groove until it breaks free. The ll tube will
t through this cutout when you install the ice
maker.
Refer to the side diagram for the following
steps.
1. Remove and discard the blank connector
from the wiring harness. To remove it, lift
the locking arm on the side of the blank
connector so it is over the tab of the wiring
harness connector, and pull the blank
connector off.
Fill cup at rear
of ice maker
Removing the knock-out
SXS MODELS
ONLY
Ice maker
clips
Remove knock-out
3
⁄4" hex-head
sheet-metal
screws
2. Insert the end of a small-bladed screwdriver
under the edges of each of the three ice
maker mounting hole plugs in the side of the
freezer liner, and pry them out of their holes.
You can discard the plugs.
3. For Top/Bottom Freezers Only: Partially install
two 3⁄4" hex-head sheet-metal screws into
the two top mounting holes (shown in the
diagram) of the freezer liner. You will hang
the ice maker over these two screws later, so
make sure that they protrude out far enough.
4. For Side-By-Side Models Only: Refer to
DETAIL A and mount the two mounting clips
(from the ice maker kit) to the top mounting
holes of the freezer liner with two 3⁄4" hexhead sheet-metal screws. Make sure that
both clips hang straight down and then
tighten the screws.
Hole
plugs
Lift locking
arm over tab
Blank connector
(remove and
Installing the ice maker clips
Tab
Wiring
harness
connector
15
Refer to the side diagrams for the following
bracket
connectors
screw
bracket
steps.
1. Position the ice maker inside the freezer
compartment and connect its wiring
connector to the wiring harness connector so
they lock together (the locking arm will snap
over the raised tab). The connectors will t
together only one way.
2. For Top/Bottom Freezers Only: Hang the ice
maker over the two hex-head screws you
installed earlier. Make sure that the bottom
mounting bracket hole is aligned with the
mounting hole in the freezer liner, then tighten
the two top hex head screws. Be careful not
to overtighten the screws.
3. For Side-By-Side Models Only: Position
the ice maker so that its top and bottom
mounting tabs are at against the side of the
freezer liner. Center the top tabs under the
two mounting clips, and push the ice maker
straight up so that the mounting clips snap
over the tabs and lock into place (you should
hear them “click” as they lock).
Bottom
mounting
Ice maker
Screws
Tabs
1/2" hex-head
sheet-metal
screw
Wiring
harness
connectors
Mounting the ice maker
(top and bottom freezers)
Insert fill
tube into
Slide tabs
under clips
cup
4. Mount the bottom bracket of the ice maker
to the freezer liner mounting hole with a 3⁄4"
hex-head sheet-metal screw.
Bottom
mounting
1
⁄2" hex-head
sheet-metal
Mounting the ice maker
(side-by-side models)
Wiring
harness
16
Installing the Water Line
pipe
Choosing a location
1. Open the copper tubing kit that you
purchased earlier, and lay the contents neatly
on a table where you can identify them easily.
The parts from the kit that you will use are as
follows:
1 Regular Valve (not the steel-piercing type)
2 Compression Sleeves
2 Compression Nuts
2 Clamps
2 Screws
2 Nuts
1 Gasket Seal *
1 Length of Coiled Copper Tubing
* - not needed for 11 Cubic Foot Top Freezer Models (24ECKMF kit)
NOTE: When you work with the soft copper
tubing, be careful not to kink it. If you
accidentally kink the tubing, do not use it.
IMPORTANT: Do not install water line tubing in
a location where the temperature may fall below
freezing; otherwise, property damage could
occur.
2. Choose a suitable water pipe location to
install the water shut-off valve (see side
diagram for some suggested locations). We
recommend installing the valve on a vertical
length of cold (not hot) water pipe that is
nearest your refrigerator. If a vertical length of
pipe is not nearby, you can use a horizontal
length of water pipe, however, you will have
to drill the access hole for the valve into the
top or side of the pipe (not the bottom). This
will keep water in the pipe from owing down
onto the drill, and also keep sediment from
collecting in the valve later.
NOTE: Depending on the location of the
horizontal pipe in relation to the oor and
wall, drilling into it may not be possible.
Through
floor to
basement
cold water
pipe
Under sink
to cold
water pipe
Typical water pipe locations
Through
wall to
utility room
cold water
pipe
In crawl
space
under
home to
cold water
3. Drill a 3⁄8" hole through the oor or wall to the
water pipe.
17
Routing the copper tubing
Refrigerator
Refer to the side diagram for the following
steps.
1. Uncoil the necessary length of copper tubing
and straighten it, then route the end of the
tubing through the access hole you drilled to
the location you have chosen to install the
shut-off valve. Straighten only enough of the
copper tubing to reach this location. Leave
the rest coiled near the access hole.
2. At this time, make sure that you have been
supplied with enough tubing so that when
you are nished connecting the water line,
you will have enough coiled behind the
refrigerator to easily move it forward far
enough to clean behind it. Also make sure
that the coils are large enough so that when
the unit is pulled forward, the windings will
not stretch too far and kink.
Allow 4 to 5 feet of
coiled tubing for
moving refrigerator
Back wall
1
Drill
⁄4" hole in
front side of
vertical water
pipe
Routing the copper tubing
Drill3⁄8" access
hole for tubing
Coiled copper
tubing
Water
valve
6. Install a 1⁄4" bit in the drill, and carefully drill
an access hole through just the front side (not
through both sides) of the cold water pipe.
3. Turn off the cold water supply going to the
water pipe where you will be installing the
shut-off valve.
4. Open a cold water tap that is connected to
the selected water pipe and bleed off the
water pressure. Leave the tap open until after
you complete the water line hook up.
5. Use a hammer and a center punch, and mark
the location of the hole for the shut-off valve.
If you are marking copper tubing, do not
strike the punch hard enough to bend it.
7. Check the hole and make sure that you
have drilled completely through one side of
the pipe. The edges of the hole should be
smooth and round. If necessary, use a small
3⁄4-round le to remove any rough edges
from inside the hole, and any burrs from
around the top of the hole.
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