How To Connect Water Line To Fridge

Do not over tighten.

Attach one end of a 1 4 inch flexible supply tube onto the 1 4 inch outlet on the adapter and tighten it with pliers. Attach the end of the water line to the connection point and use a wrench to tighten the nut. Leave extra 8 to 10 feet to allow to pull fridge out when needed step 7 put the compression nut and ferrule onto the water tubing that came with your kit. I ll be showing both ways to install one as you may not be familiar with sweating copper pipe.

Turn on the water open the shutoff valve under the sink by turning the knob counterclockwise all the way or turning the lever so it is parallel to the water pipe. Tighten the connection just slightly more than hand tight using pliers. To install the water line follow these steps. Connect the water tube to the water valve and tighten the nut with your hand then turn once more with a wrench.

B check if there is any leakage at the connection areas and any bent part on the hose when there is any water leakage do reassembly. 1 shut off the main water supply and turn the icemaker off 2 locate the nearest cold drinking water line 3 connect to the 3 16 white plastic tube on the back of the refrigerator. To be able to connect the line from the refrigerator to your closest cold water supply line you ll either need a push fitting or a dedicated tee with a sweat on valve 1 2 male sweat shut off valve.