Routing The Copper Tubing - Whirlpool EZ CONNECT Guide D'installation

Routing the copper tubing

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 finished 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.
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.
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Drill
Back wall
hole for tubing
Drill ⁄ " hole in
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front side of
vertical water
pipe
Routing the copper tubing
6. Install a
⁄ " bit in the drill, and carefully
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drill an access hole through just the front
side (not through both sides) of the cold
water pipe.
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 ⁄ -round file to remove any rough
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edges from inside the hole, and any burrs
from around the top of the hole.
Allow 4 to 5 feet of
coiled tubing for
moving refrigerator
Coiled copper
⁄ " access
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tubing
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Water
valve Refrigerator