How to connect a refrigerator - 15 useful tips

Option 1 - No additional communications

In this case, the simplest technique is to be installed and connected to the mains.

The manual for the correct connection of the refrigerator with your own hands consists of the following steps:

1. We check the case of the product and the electrical cord for defects and damages that could appear after transportation.
2. Prepare a suitable place, which should be next to the outlet, so as not to connect via an extension cord.
3. Place the enclosure at a distance of 10-15 cm from each wall( for air circulation).
4. We twist the legs so that the unit is in a strictly horizontal and vertical position( without any distortions).
5. We check the level of the correctness of the installation work so that the housing is level.
6. Connect the power cord to the mains.

That's the whole technology of connecting a new refrigerator to the network with your own hands. As you can see, there is nothing complicated and even a person who has not had to do with the installation of home appliances can handle the connection.

Option 2 - With cold water connection

Ice maker is used to create ice, which can then be added to beverages. There are devices for bulk and stationary type.

In the first case, the design provides a special tank, which is filled with clean water( manually).To connect a refrigerator with a stationary ice maker, you must bring the supply of cold water to the corresponding connector.

You can do this yourself for a short period of time. First you need to install a two-compartment refrigerator in the prepared place. After this, it is necessary to "crash" into the highway of cold water supply of the house( or apartment).Depending on the type of pipes used for water supply, the necessary materials are purchased: adapters, stopcock, couplings, filter, etc. After that, according to the scheme in the attached instruction, you need to connect the communications to the housing, as shown in the photo.

Useful advices

In order for your machine to last longer and at the same time to effectively cool the products, we recommend that you consider the following tips when connecting the refrigerator yourself:

1. Be sure to leave a gap between the wall and the housing of the unit. In the absence of it, overheating may occur, which will cause the equipment to fail( because warm air will return back to the system).As we have already mentioned, the minimum distance from the wall should be 10 cm.
2. Please note that some products have special supports by the manufacturer that create the necessary clearance for installation. Typically, this design is represented by elongated sidewalls.
3. A special water purification filter can be supplied to the ice maker. It must be connected according to the instructions. If the kit does not provide a filter, be sure to buy the appropriate option in the plumbing store( the consultant will tell you what to buy).The very fact of connecting a household refrigerator through a filter is quite simple, you just need to fix the device on the wall and connect the cold water supply in front of the ice maker.
4. To avoid overheating the system, you need to install the housing away from radiators and other objects that emit heat( for example, a gas stove).Also it is forbidden to install the refrigerator next to the oven and on the warm floor( in the boards for laying the film warm floor this requirement was negotiated).
5. Before connecting the refrigerator directly to the mains, check the electrical wiring and the socket. If damage is present, replace all the necessary parts with new ones.
6. The electrical wiring must be grounded, it is forbidden to mount the equipment without grounding.
7. If there are significant voltage drops in the network, install an overvoltage protection device( for example, a stabilizer), which will protect your home appliances from premature failure.
8. Select the installation location so that you do not need to connect an extension cord. The cord must always snap to the outlet. Connecting the refrigerator through a transfer is not recommended, becausevery often the extensions are of poor quality and melt even with minor current loads.
9. If it is not possible to put the refrigerator away from the oven, it is necessary to prevent heat exchange between the two products by means of a plywood sheet.
10. A small trick of electricians - to make the door easier to close, slightly twist the front legs, so the body will be slightly "swamped" back.
11. Set the refrigerator must be strictly level, so that later it does not make noise and do not buzz during work. If you do without a level, a little skewness is possible, which is one of the main reasons that the technique is noisy.
12. If choosing a refrigerator, you have stopped on the built-in case, we recommend to install it in the closet in the kitchen. Such an idea will save a free space( if the kitchen is small) and at the same time make the interior more attractive if you certainly did not choose a model with a design case. Also the built-in technique( if the model is small and single-chambered) can be installed under the countertop, in one of the kitchen sections. In this case, no one will guess where your food is stored.
13. If you decide to buy a machine with an ice maker, you need to connect the refrigerator to the water through the filter. Otherwise, ice may be dirty, becausethe water in the pipeline is far from everywhere suitable for drinking.
14. It is not recommended to place the technique under the window, becausein the summer heat, the sun's rays will heat the case, which also negatively affects the performance of the device, as well as placement on the balcony.
15. After first turning on or defrosting, putting food inside the chamber is recommended after 3-4 hours of equipment operation.

This concludes our tips, and now you know exactly how to properly connect the refrigerator to the water pipe and the network yourself! We also recommend you to view visual video lessons on self-installation of equipment.

embedded model. Also watch the video, which more compactly describes the connection of the refrigerator after buying and delivering to the house:

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