Installing Our Tube-Attached Saddle Inlet Valve

This highly effective valve installs with a single tool, a 3/8" wrench or a small adjustable wrench. The valve is for installation on COPPER PIPE only and is designed for small undersink pipe. The most common faucet riser size is 3/8" but the valve will adapt to pipes up to 5/8".

1. Locate the COLD WATER riser (water pipe) and turn off the undersink valve.

2. Be sure that the red handle is completely open (counterclockwise), then locate the saddle valve on a convenient place in the pipe. Avoid possible hazards like sprayer hoses and misshapen pipes. Try to install in an area of easy access and point the tubing toward the unit you are going to supply water to.

3, Place the small spacing wedge appropriately on the pipe. The small side goes toward at 3/8" pipe and the larger side goes toward a larger pipe. Position the valve around the pipe as shown. Note that the screw is against the wedge, not against the pipe.

4. Tighten the screw until the valve is securely attached to the pipe. Use a wrench, but do not tighten to the point where the pipe is bent or misshapen.

5.When the unit is installed securely and ready for service, plug the clear tube into the inlet port for the unit. Open the cold water sink faucet, turn on the undersink valve on the faucet riser, and allow water to run into the sink. Also lock the ledge faucet for your water filtration unit in the open position (up).

6. With cold water running, puncture the pipe by turning the red handle on the inlet valve as far as it will go clockwise. Check for leaks. Next, open the valve by turning the red handle slowly counterclockwise as far as it will go. Water will begin to flow into the unit. Check for leaks.

7. If all is well, close the sink faucet and let the drinking water unit go through its break-in.

Note: Should the valve leak around the stem on startup, the problem can usually be corrected by tightening the 3/8" nut immediately below the red handle.