6. Use PVC primer and cement to join together the PVC pipe assemblies. Connect the assemblies to the brass adapters on the existing shutoff valves, and to the underside of the automatic shutoff valve.

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12. Plug the leak sensor into the automatic shutoff valve, then set the sensor onto the floor behind the washing machine.

13. Plug the washing machine’s power cord into the electrical receptacle on the automatic shutoff valve, and then plug the automatic shutoff valve into the wall receptacle.

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3. Temporarily install the brass adapters onto the shutoff valves. Insert a length of ½-inch PVC pipe into the ball swivels inside the adapters.

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8. Remove the valve and drill holes through the wall on the two marks. Insert hollow-wall anchors into the holes, then screw the automatic shutoff valve to the wall.

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