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Installation Ed demonstrates how to install the icemaker. From "Ed the Plumber" episode DETP-302

It's time to install the first part of the icemaker kit, which is called the solenoid valve. Host Ed Del Grande explains how your water line will connect to this fitting and once you have it installed, the solenoid valve will automatically give water to the icemaker so you don't have to worry about filling it up yourself.

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Figure A

1. Mount the solenoid valve to the dedicated holes found in the cabinet frame of the fridge using a drill and two half-inch hex-head machine screws.

2. Locate the 2-pin solenoid connector usually found tucked or taped under the refrigerator and insert the connector over the valve solenoid terminals as far as possible (figure A).

3. Attach the water supply line with the provided compression fitting to the top of the solenoid valve by screwing it into place then tightening it up with a crescent wrench.

4. Using the plastic tubing provided with the kit, screw the plastic fitting to the water outlet on the bottom of the solenoid valve.

	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

5. To hold the water line in place, use the provided adhesive clips to run the water line to the back of the freezer (figure B).

6. Once the water line is in place, use a screwdriver to puncture a hole in the paper cover on the back of the unit.

7. The next step is to install the factory fill tube. Use a flathead screwdriver to remove the plugs from the holes. It's a good idea to have a pair of needle nose pliers handy to grab the wiring harness you'll find behind the large hole in the back of the freezer. Pull it out a few inches (figure C).

8. Repeat this process with the water inlet plug and the mounting hole plugs located on the side of the freezer wall. Now you can move to the back and install the fill tube.

9. Begin installing the fill tube by placing the provided metal insert into the end of the water supply line (figure D).

10. Slide the provided water valve clamp over the fill tube, insert the water supply line and use a drill with a hex head bit to tighten everything up.

11. Attach the fill tube to the freezer by sliding the angled part of the tube into the inlet hole in the back of the freezer and screw it into place.

12. With all the work done on the back side of the freezer you can finally install the icemaker unit itself.

13. To get power to the icemaker, plug in the wiring harness on the side of the ice maker unit into the wiring harness on the back of the freezer wall.

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