Whirlpool ECKMF-64 User manual

HOW TO INSTALL
YOUR AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER
PART NO.
#, (836490)
(836175)
NUMBER USED IN
NAME REQUIRED STEP NUMBER
ALUMINUM FILL TUBE 1 3
#2 (835649) GROMMET 1 4
#3 (502037) GROMMET 1 5
#4 ICE MAKER AND VALVE ASSEMBLY 1 7-8-9-l O-13-l 4
1 #5 (4886441 SCREW 1 9
#6 (652604) CLIP 1 10
#7 (939529) ICE BUCKET 1 10
#8 (488649) SCREWS 2 14
#9 (627858) COPPER TUBE ASSEMBLY 1 15
# 10 (627709) PLASTIC TUBE ASSEMBLY 1 16-18-19
#l 1 (841707) TUBE INSERTS 1 16-19
# 12 (4888781 CLAMP 1 19
# 13 (488366) CLAMPS 2 18
# 14
14886451 SCREW 4 15-18-19
1116566 Rev. A
Water hook-up parts available from your Whirlpool dealer or local hardware store.

CONNECTING ICE MAKER
76 FREEZER WALL
2
Remove Plu s And-
Cover From B reezer
REMOVE i PLUGS FROM SQUARE
HOLES (1SEE ARROWS).
FOR TOP AND
BOlTOM MOUNT
FREEZER
SLIP TUBE
#l (Part No 636490)
OViR WATER INLEi
TUBE-PUSH ON.
FOR SIDE-BY-SIDE
FREEZER
SLIPTUBE #l (Part No. 636175)
OVER WATER
INLET TUBE-ENGAGE FIRMLY
CURVED END TO
POINT TOWARD
CENTER OF FREEZER
‘ater Fill Tubr
4
Install W
Grommet
TOP AND BOTTOM I SIDE-BY-SIDE -
MOUNT FREEZER FREEZER MODELS
MODELS AFTER ALUMINUM FILLTUBE IS IN PLACE, SLIDE
GROMMET #2 (Parl No. 835649) OVER TUBE-
SNAP INTO PLACE.
SNAP SCREW
GROMMET #3(Parl No. 502037)
INTO PLACE IN BOTTOM
SQUARE HOLE
\
6
Insert Sliding Adapt=
Plug Into Rear of Ice
Maker
-REMOVE KNOCK-OUT FROM END OR
SIDE POSITIONS AS INDICATED.
TOP AND
BOmOM MOUNl
FREEZER
TJ
MODELS
SIDE-BY-SIDE
FREEZER
MODELS
PLUG-IN CONNECTOR
TO RECEPTACLE ON
ICE MAKER
WHILE HOLDING ICE MAKER,
PUSH CLIPS THAT ARE MOUNTED
ON SIDE INTO SQUARE
HOLES AND PUSH DOWN
FIRMLY UNTIL ICE
MAKER STOPS

Connect Water Line
Between Water Valve (At
The Bottom) To Inlet Tube
9
Secure
Ice Maker
To Wall
-
lnslall COVER
INSTALL KNOB. ALIGN INDEX
MARK ON KNOB WITH MARK ON
COVER AND PUSH ON.
INSTALL SCREW #5 (Part No. 488644)
THROUGH BRACKET TO SECURE
ICE MAKER TO WALL OF FREEZER.
\
(At The
ITOP)/
I
--
ATTACHWATERLINE #lO
(Part No. 627709) BY
PUSHING THE METAL
INSERTEND OF TUBING
lhrrn \b,KrCP\,fil \,I=
17
REMOVE
FACTORY
INSTALLED
PLUG
I
11.1“..-ILII I-L-L.
TIGHTEN NYLON NUT
(NOT TOO TIGHT) ONTO
VALVETHREADS.
10
Install Tube 1
Clip On Side-By-Side
Models Only
N CLIP #G(Pari No. 652604)
SCREWS FROM
BACK PANEL.
BACK PANEL
2-CLAMPS #13
(Part No.488366)
2-SCREWS #14
(Parl No. 488645)
CUT TUBE TO LENGTH-PLACE
INSERT IN END OF TUBE AND SLIDE
INTO INLET TUBE TIGHTEN CLAMP
CONNECT ICE MAKER
TO WATER SUPPLY
11
Now Go To Back Of’
Refrigerator To Hook
YOU WILL NEED ENOUGH ‘h-INCH O.D. COPPEI
TUBING TO CONNECT REFRIGERATOR TO WATER
SOURCE. (SEE STEP 2 ON NEXT PAGE.)
Up WaterLine
/VT
TYPICAL WAYS TO CONNECTTO WATER SUPPLY
UNC
cot
I 1
I’ ’ ’
THROUGH FLOOR
TO BASEMENT COLD
WATER PIPE
1
REMOVE COVER
AT RnI7-M nF
. - - -. . -
UNIT IF PRESENT-
)EA SINK TO
.D WATER PIPE
1 (Part No. 627908)
-
c
u
THROUGH WALL TO
UTILITY ROOM COLC
WATER PIPE
CAUTION: ICE MAKEI
BE INSTALLED WHEF
FALL BELOW FREE21
I--
I 1
4
IN CnAWL SPACE UNDER HOME
TO COLD WATER PIPE
‘UBING SHOULD NOT
TEMPERATURE MAY
i.
CHECK BEFO
INSTALLING T
THAT BLACK
RUBBER WASHER
-
-
15
HOOK-UP COPPER TUBE ASSEMBLY
#9 (Part No. 627858) TO WATER VALVE u
AND CLIP TO LEG WITH SCREW #14 (Part No. 488645

Connect Ice-Maker
To Water (Contd.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Find a %-inch to 1-inch vertical COLD water pipe near
the refrigerator. (Horizontal pipe will work. ..but extra
precautions must be taken.) (See * in Step 4.) Con-
nect to unsoftened water line if possible.
Measure from inlet on rear of refrigerator to water pipe.
Add 7 feet to allow for moving refrigerator for cleaning.
This is the length of X-inch O.D. copper tubing you
will need for the job (length from inlet tube to water
pipe PLUS 7 feet). Be sure both ends of copper tubing
are cut square.
Turn OFF main water supply. Turn ON nearest faucet
long enough to clear line of water.
Using a grounded drill, drill a %-inch hole in the
vertical cold water pipe you have selected. Use of
self piercing valve may lead to flow problems in
the future. Some water almost always remains in
pipes. If it enters the drill, it can cause lethal shock.
BE SURE YOUR DRILL IS GROUNDED.
Fasten a separate ground wire from drill to a good
ground that complies to local electrical codes. (If in
doubt, consult a licensed electrician.) UNLESS
PROPER GROUNDING IS FOLLOWED, YOU ARE
NOT PROTECTED AGAINST SEVERE OR LETHAL
SHOCK.
l If you must use a horizontal pipe, take extra
precautions:
Drill on the top or side of the pipe, not bottom.
This helps keep water away from the drill. Also, it
keeps normal sediment from collecting in the valve.
Fasten shutoff valve to cold water pipe with pipe
clamp. Be sureinletend is solidly in the X-inch drilled
hole in the water pipe and that washer is under the
pipe clamp. Tighten packing nut. Tighten the pipe
clamp screws carefully and evenly so washer makes
a watertight connection. Do not overtighten or you
may crush copper tubing, especially if soft copper
tubing is used. Now you are ready to connect the
copper tubing.
PIPE CLAMP, , /WASHER
SHUTOFF
VALVE
PACKING
NUT
OUTLET
Step 5 and 6
Slip compression nut and compression sleeve on
copper tubing as shown in diagram. Insert end of
tubing into outlet end squarely as far as it will go.
Screw compression nut to outlet end with adjustable
wrench. Do not over-tighten. Turn ON main water
supply and flush out tubing until water is clear. Turn
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
OFF shutoff valve on the water pipe. You are now
ready to connect other end of %-inch copper tubing
to inlet tube or water valve on back of refrigerator.
Assemble compression nuts on tubing as shown in
diagram. Insert ends of tubing into connector and
tighten compression nuts. Be sure ends of tubing are
squarely in connector as far as they will go. Do not
overtiahten.
‘/I” TUBE TO
SHUTOFF VALVE
CONNECTOR
SLEEVE
NUT UNION-
WATER VALVE TUBE
+t
Step 7 LJ
Turn shutoff valve ON. TIGHTEN ANY CONNEC-
TIONS OR NUTS THAT LEAK.
REPLACE LOWER BACK COVER PREVIOUSLY
REMOVED IN STEP 12, PAGE 3.
Copper tubing may now be fastened to baseboard.
The Ice Maker has a built-in water strainer on the inlet
side of the water valve. Use a second water strainer
when local water conditions require periodic cleaning
or a well is your source of water. The strainer can be
installed in the %-inch water line.
Water pressure should not be below (15 PSI.) or
above (125 P.S.I.). If problem occurs call your Utility
Company.
PLUG IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR.
When you have your first batch of ice you may throw
away extra parts.
IMPORTANT:
It may take up to 24 hours for your Ice Maker to begin
producing ice crescents.
To enjoy your Ice Maker most PLEASE READ CARE-
FULLVTHE ICE MAKER SECTION OFYOUR USE AND
CARE GUIDE.