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Replace all access or sewice panels
before operating dryer
Before you start...
Mark an X across the letter or number
as you complete each step
You need these tools to i
screwdriver
install the dryer...proper installation is
Your responsibility
FOR YOUR SAFETY
If you smell gas:
1. Open windows
2. Don’t touch electrical switches
3. Extinguish any open flame
4. Immediately call your gas
supplier.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use gasoline
or other flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or
any other appliance.
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Make sure you
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have everything
necessary for proper instillation.
You’ll need:
l To meet code requirements: some
codes keep from or limit installation of
clothes dryers in garages, closets,
mobile homes and sleeping quarters
[Check with your local Dullding
inspector.)
Important: observe all governing
codes and ordinances.
l To check utilities: proper gas and
electric supply connections should
be available.
l To check exhaust requirements:
a four inch metal exhaust duct IS
recommended.
LOCATION
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Max. /
423/a”
Size: Must be large enough to fully
open dryer door. For recessed or closet
installation spacing see panel B
Support: The floor must be able to
suppod the appliance weight of 175
pounds.
Level floor: Maximum floor slope
under dryer - 1 inch,
Protection from the weather: Proper
operation of dryer cycles requires
temperatures above 45’ F., or the dryer
may not shut off when automatic cycles
ore used
WARNING:
l It is the personal responsibility of the
customer to ensure that gasoline,
paint, thinners and other flammable
materials are not used or stored near
the dryer. Fumes from these materials
could result In fire or explosion
l Never install the dryer up against
draperies or curtains or on carpet and
be sure to keep any and all items from
falling or collecting behind the dryer,
This appliance is suitable for mobile
home installations.
For Mobile Home use, this appliance
MUST be fastened to the floor and
MUST be exhausted to the outside.
Order Mobile Home Installation Kit
No. 346765 from your WhIrlpool dealer.
Kit includes the necessary fastening
hardware and detailed installation
instructions Exhaust system hardware is
also avallable through your WhIrlpool
dealer.
Input ratings shown on the rating plate
(senal
tag)
are for elevattons up to
2,000 feet For elevations above 2,000
feet, ratings should be reduced at a
rate of 4% for each 1,000 feet above
sea level.
Gas supply
requirements
OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING CODES
AND ORDINANCES
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First make certain
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that this dryer IS
equipped with the corkect burner for
the particular type of gas in the home.
Burner information will be found on
the rating plate in door well of the
appliance. If this information does not
agree with the type of gas available,
see your dealer,
This dryer is equipped for use with
NATURAL GAS. You may use
manufactured, mixed and L.P gases
with appropriate conversion. No
attempt shall be made to convert the
appliance from the gas specified
on the rating plate for use with a
different gas wlthout consulting the
serving gas supplier. Conversion must
be done by a qualified service
technician
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Provide a gas supply line
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to the dryer location. When
rlgid pipe
IS
used it’should be % inch IPS
When acceptable to the gas supplier,
s/s inch approved tubing may be used
for lengths under 20 feet. For lengths
over 20 feet, larger tubing should be
used Pipe joint compounds resistant to
the action of LP gas must be used
The supply line should be equipped
with a shut-off valve This valve should
be located in the same room as the
dryer and should be in a location that
allows ease of opening and closing
Do not block access to shut-off valve.
E.
If the dryer is installed in a confined
area such as a bedroom, bathroom
or closet, it must be exhausted to
the outside and provlsion made for
enough air for combustion and
ventilation (Check governing codes
and ordinances ) Also refer to the
section of this instruction covering
Recessed or Closet Installations.
If I
permit, it Is
recommended that flexible metal
tubing be used for connecting the
appliance to the gas supply line. (The
gas pipe which extends through the
lower rear of the appliance has yg Inch
male pipe thread.)
If rigid pipe IS used
H as a gas supply line,
a combinationof pip& fittings
must be used to obtain an in-line
connection to the dryer.
H
Make sure the
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lower edaes of the
cabinet, plus the bvack and bottom
sides of the dryer are free of
obstructions to permit adequate
clearance of air openings for
combustion air
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For ease of Installation,
H operation and servicing
(if ever needed] adequate space
should be provided around the dryer
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A ‘/1 inch NPT
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plugged tapplng,
accessible for test gage connection,
must be installed immediately
upstream of the gas supply connectlon
io the dryer.
The dryer and its lndivldual shut-off
valve must be disconnected from the
gas supply piping system during any
pressure testing of that system at test
pressures in excess of % psig (3.45 kPa).
The dryer must be isolated from the
gas supply piping system by closing its
indlvldual manual shut-off valve during
any pressure testing of the gas supply
piping system at test pressures equal
to or less ihan ;‘, pslg (3.45 kPa)
Important: observe all governing
codes and ordinances.
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The dryer shut-off valve and
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the wirina diaaram are
located behlnd the low’er front access
panel. To open the access panel,
grasp the sides of the panel at the top
and pull out and down. The panel is
hinged at the bottom Close the
access panel after sewicing. Do not
operate the dryer with the access
panel open.
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If dryer will not operate, check
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the followlna to be sure that:
I. Electric supply iiconnected
2 Fuse is intact and tight.
3 Door
IS
closed
4 Controls ore set in a running or
“On” position
5 Start button has been pushed
firmly or the power control lever
moved upward to start
6 Gas shut-off valves ore open both
on drver and on sur)r)lv lines.
Panel
A