Whirlpool ECKMF94, ECKMF95 Installation Manual
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Table of
Contents
(complete)
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Requesting
Assistance
of
Service
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2
cmpoftant
Inf of
mation
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Before
You Begin
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Installing
the
Ice Maker
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Installing
the
Water une
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16
Final installation .,........ 22
Starting
the
ice
Maker
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TrOubleshOOting
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MODULAR
ICE MAKER KIT
PART NO. 2155462 Rev.
A
Table of Contents
Page
Requesting Assistance or Service
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.2
important Information
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3
Before You Begin
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Tools
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4
Installation notes
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4
Important safety instructions
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Components
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installing the ice Maker
.............................. 6
Making preparations
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6
Side-by-side models ...............................
.7
Top/bottom freezer models..
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Installing the tubing clips.. ......................
10
Preparing the water valve tubing
(for bottom freezers only).
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11
Mounting the water valve..
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12
Connecting the water valve tubing..
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Mounting the ice maker
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14
installing the Water Line
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16
Choosing a location ...............................
16
Page
Routing the copper tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the shut-off valve
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Connecting the copper tubing
to the shut-off valve
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19
Connecting the copper tubing
to the water valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turning the water on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Final installation
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22
Installing the access cover and
forming
the copper tubing
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Connecting the power/
leveling the unit
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23
Starting the
ice
Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Troubleshooting
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25
Operational
notes
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Troubleshooting
chart
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The modular ice maker service sheet . . . . 26
Ice maker replacement parts list . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Requesting Assistance or Service
If you need assistance, contact your dealer, or see the Warranty that is included with this kit for
a toll-free number to call.
If you are not satisfied with how a problem is solved, contact the Major Appliance Consumer
Action Program (MACAP). MACAP consists of a group of independent consumer experts that
voices consumer views at the highest levels of the major appliance industry.
Contact MACAP only when the dealer, authorized servicer, and Whirlpool have failed to
resolve your problem.
Write to:
Major Appliance Consumer Action Program
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
MACAP will, in turn, inform us of your action.
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Important Information
The following information is used throughout this installation Guide. Read it carefully SO you
are familiar with it.
information that alerts you to potentially
dangerous conditions. These conditions
can cause serious personal injury if the
suggested procedures are not observed.
@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.
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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-filling 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 %r”
SHUT-OFF VALVES. They reduce the flow
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 ‘!4” (O.D.) copper tubing.
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CUSTOMER INSTALLATION IS NOT
WARRANTED BY THE REFRIGERATOR
OR ICE MAKER MANUFACTURER.
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Before You Begin
Tools
You will need these tools to install your kit.
1. Regular screwdriver
2. Phillips screwdriver
3.
%6”
and l/i’ open-end wrenches (or an
adjustable wrench)
4. Pliers
5.%* nut driver
6. Hand drill with 1/4* drill bit
7. Small hand level (optional)
8. Small %-round file
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 clarification.
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 specific 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.
Important safety instructions
Electrical Shock Hazard
If you intend to use power tools, such as
an electric drill, during the installation,
make sure that the AC receptacle is
properly grounded in accordance with the
National Electrical Code (ANSVNFPA 70)
and all local codes and ordinances. The
tools must have a 3-prong grounding plug
(see illustration) to minimize the danger
of electrical shock. If a mating receptacle
is not available, it is the personal responsibility of the customer to have a properly
grounded 3-prong wall receptacle and
plug installed by a qualified electrician.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in death or personal injury.
3-prong
grounding-
8prong
type wall
grounding receptacle
plug \
Correct power receptacle and plug configuration
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Components
Remove the contents from the shipping carton
and set them on a table where they can be
easily identified 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 flexible 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 27.
KEY QTY. DESCRIPTION
1 1 Ice maker
2 1 Ice bucket
3 1 Water valve w/tubing
4 1 Fill tube
5 1 Gasket
6 1 Short extension tube
7 1 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 % ‘ hex-head sheet-metal screws
13 2 N’hex-head machine screws
14 2 %’ hex-head sheet-metal screws
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For installation in Side-By-Side Models only.
COMPONENT ILLUSTRATIONS
Installing the Ice Maker
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
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Unplug the refrigerator’s power cord from
the AC wall outlet.
Failure to do so could result in death or
serious injury.
you open the freezer door to work inside that
IMPORTANT: If you have a side-by-side
model refrigerator-freezer, be careful when
3.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.
bottom freezer models” on page 9.
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/
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.
2.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
NOTE: The work area for all three model
refrigerator-freezers is shown in DETAIL A
below.
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Work areas on the three model
refrigerator-freezers
Side-by-side models
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 fill tube, (located at the back of the
freezer liner), and pry it out. You can discard the plug.
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 fill tube hole.
2. Pull the foam insert out of the fill tube hole
and discard it.
Refer to the side diagram for the following
steps.
1. Locate the fill tube and the round foam
gasket from the ice maker kit (the gasket
may already be installed on the fill tube). If
not already done, slide the gasket over the
end of the fill tube.
2. Insert the fill tube through the hole in the
rear of the refrigerator with the spout facing
down, and secure it with two lh” hex-head
sheet-metal screws.
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Insert tab
into slot
Break off and discard
Ice maker wiring cover
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Foam insert
Removing the label and foam plug
spout
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Foam
gasket
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Installing the fill tube/gasket
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Refer to the side diagram for the following
step. You will be working inside the freezer
compartment.
1. Position the long aluminum fill tube extension so that the curve is pointing down, and
slide the flared end over the fill tube as far
as it will go (see DETAIL A). Some kits may
have a long straight plastic extension in
place of the long bent aluminum extension.
Install the plastic extension by sliding it over
the fill tube as far as it will go.
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 10.
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Replacing the ke maker wiring cover
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Top/bottom freezer models
Refer to the side diagram for the following
steps.
1. Remove the phillips screw from the ice
maker wiring cover, unhook the right side
tab from the edge of the back cover, and
remove the wiring cover.
2. Look at the back side of the 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.
Refer to the side diagram for the following
steps.
1. 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.
2. Slide the flared end of the short aluminum
fill tube extension or the short plastic fill
tube extension over the end of the fill tube
as far as it will go (see DETAIL A).
3. Refer to DETAIL B and install the wiring
cover over the fill 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 phillips screw you removed
earlier.
Mounting hole -
Phillips
screw
Tab
Wiring
Removing the wiring panel
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extension
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Installing the short fill tube extension
and reinstalling the wiring panel
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