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Refrigerator Installation
During a refrigerator installation appointment, the technician is responsible for:
- Ensuring the electrical cord is unplugged, if necessary to prevent damage to the electrical receptacle.
- De-pressurize main cold water system as required.
- Provide labour & parts to install shut-off valve & fittings & up to 20′ of 1/4″ cold water supply line to meet all national, state & local plumbing codes.
- Pressurize main water supply & check all connections.
- Purge air from the system as required.
- double-check openings that are to be created to route cold water feed to ensure no damage occurs to other mechanical systems or visible surfaces.
- Supply labor to install in-line water filter
- Pressurize new cold water feed to rinse any contaminants out of line
- Connect the tubing to refrigerator & pressurize the new cold water feed
- Check all connections
- Shutoff valve into main cold water supply line
- 1/4″ tubing connection at new shut-off valve.
- Packing nuts on all valves affected
- 1/4″ tubing connection to refrigerator
- Refrigerator’s plastic supply tube from solenoid to ice maker.
- Mechanical couplings on models through-door water dispenser
- Ensure new tubing is secured to refrigerator to new shut-off valve & to surrounding house framing
- Ensure cord is plugged back into receptacle, properly secured & refrierator is turned on
- Re-locate refrigerator in opening & adjust for proper door swing if necessary
- Activate ice maker by placing control arm in ready position
- Activate through-door water dispenser by filling refrigerator reservoir & dispensing several cups of water
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