How to Install the Water Connection and Water Filter for your American Style Fridge Freezer

Before we begin, there are just a few items you need to make sure you have ready, to help make installing your fridge freezer’s water connection and in-line water filter easy:

1. Water supply tap
2. Connector on the back of your appliance
3. External water filter with attached water hose
4. White wall brackets
5. Tap adapter with porous filter and connector
6. Black hose clips

Make sure your appliance is unplugged and positioned in a suitable location to fix the external water filter onto the wall.

By securing the water filter to the wall, you’ll help make sure that it’s always in a stable position, keeping the area clean and tidy too. Watch the video above to see how to secure the water filter to the wall. Or, follow these quick and easy steps to find out how to do this:

1. Clip the white wall brackets to the water filter
2. Hold the water filter up against the wall, where it will be positioned
3. With a pencil, mark the locations of where you’ll be screwing in the white wall brackets
4. Remove the white wall brackets from the water filter and screw these into the marked locations on the wall. Note: Be careful not to drill or screw into anything behind the wall.
5. Make sure the white wall brackets are securely fastened to the wall
6. Clip the filter back in, making sure it is following the correct flow direction

After completing all this plumbing, it’s always best to double check the connections you’ve made are secure. Watch the video above to see how to do this. Or, follow these quick and easy steps to help you double check your connections:

1. Before you turn the water supply back on, place a bucket underneath the water supply tap
2. Turn the water supply tap on
3. If you encounter any leaks or drips, turn off the water supply and tighten all the connections using a spanner, pipe wrench, or pliers
4. Repeat these steps until you don’t encounter any leaks or drips