Remodel effortlessly with SharkBite appliance that is push-to-connect.
Whether you’re upgrading to a refrigerator with an ice maker, changing a seat valve connection for a current appliance or setting up a whole brand new appliance, installing a water line to an ice box or appliance with push-to-connect plumbing system solutions is an art that may gain you time and time again.
1. Install into the supply line that is existing.
The initial step to ice manufacturer installation or any supply line plumbing work would be to turn off the key valve to your household and start the cheapest faucet regarding the home to empty the pipelines. Then:
- Discover the relative line providing your kitchen and cut fully out a portion of the pipe no further than 2 inches.
- Deburr both ends for the cut right out part and mark them for the proper level.
- Slide the end of a Service Slip Tee Adapter in terms of it will probably go.
- Making use of Disconnect Tongs from the slide end, slide the Service Slip Tee Adapter onto the adjoining bit of copper that you made until it clicks and reaches the depth mark
2. Substitute the saddle valve that is existing.
When you yourself have a preexisting ice maker connection that works on the drilled seat valve, updating up to a new push-to-connect Ice Maker Connection Kit is an efficient and dependable solution. After you’ve turn off water supply and drained the pipelines:
- Discover the line providing your kitchen and cut fully out the area which includes the drilled little bit of pipeline linking the saddle that is existing; make sure the cut part is no more than 2 inches
- Deburr both ends regarding the cut fully out part and mark them for the depth that is correct.
- Slip the final end of the Service Slip Tee Adapter so far as it’s going to go.
- Making use of Disconnect
Tongs regarding the slide end, slide the Service Slip Tee Adapter on the adjoining bit of copper that you made until it clicks and reaches the depth mark
3. Install the ice maker line that is new.
Now you’ve added a tee adapter to your supply line, all that’s left is always to run water line into the fridge ice manufacturer or any other appliance. To achieve that:
- Slip a Supply avoid on the ongoing Service Slip Tee Adapter.
- Link a supply line towards the Supply avoid; this may add a push-to-connect PEX line that you just push in to the end in to the depth that is required a Flex Hose that threads onto the stop.
- Link the brand new supply line into the connection in the back associated with the refrigerator or appliance.
The fundamental concept is the exact same whether you’re installing an ice manufacturer, dishwasher or any other appliance needing a water supply.
Everything you need to have the work done is roofed into the SharkBite Ice Maker Installation Kit:
