Whirlpool 3978909 Clothes Dryer User Manual


 
A. Install vent
system
(new installation)
B. Prepare dryer
1. Put on safety glasses and gloves.
3. Connect vent to exhaust hood with 4"
clamp. (Exhaust vent MUST fit inside hood.)
4. Run exhaust vent to dryer location.
Use the straightest path possible. (See Panel C.)
Avoid 90° turns. Use 4" clamps to secure vent pieces.
Tin snips may be needed to cut vent to required
length.
1. Open dryer door. Remove drying rack, if
included. Wipe drum with damp cloth to remove
dust.
2. Take two cardboard corners from dryer carton
and place them on floor in back of dryer. Firmly grasp
body of dryer and gently lay it on its back on the
cardboard corners.
diamond
marking
3. Start to screw legs into holes by hand. Use
an adjustable wrench or 1" hex-head socket wrench
to finish turning legs until you reach the ridge with
the diamond marking.
4. Stand dryer up on cardboard or hardboard.
Now start installation
(If installing washer and dryer, install dryer first.)
2. Install exhaust hood. Use
caulking compound to seal exterior
wall opening around exhaust hood.
Panel D
C. Level dryer
Dryer must be level to reduce noise and assure
proper performance.
Slide dryer onto cardboard or hardboard before
moving across floor to prevent floor damage.
1. Move dryer close to its permanent location.
Leave enough room to connect exhaust vent. Remove
cardboard or hardboard from under dryer.
2. Check levelness of dryer by placing a level on
top of dryer, first side to side, then front to back. If
dryer is not level, adjust dryer legs up or down.
If legs are not long enough to level dryer, order
Extended Dryer Feet Kit, Part No. 279810 (sold two
legs per kit), from your dealer.
D.Make gas
connection
1. Remove and dispose of the red cap from the
gas pipe. (You may need to use pliers.)
2. Connect gas supply to dryer. Use pipe-joint
compound resistant to the action of L.P. gas for gas
connections. If flexible stainless steel tubing is used, be
certain there are no kinks.
3. Turn the shutoff valve in the gas supply line
to the “open” position.
4. Use a brush and liquid detergent to test all
external gas connections for leaks. Bubbles around
connections will indicate a leak. If a leak appears,
shut off gas valve controls and tighten connections.
Then check connections again.
red cap
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install
dryer.
Failure to do so could result in back or other
injury.
WARNING
to dryer
manual
shutoff valve
“open” position
rigid gas supply line