Install Vent System; Install Leveling Legs; Make Gas Connection - Whirlpool Cabrio W10164752A Use & Care Manual

Determine vent path
■ Select the route that will provide the straightest and most direct
path outdoors.
■ Plan the installation to use the fewest number of elbows and
turns.
■
When using elbows or making turns, allow as much room as
possible.
■ Bend vent gradually to avoid kinking.
■ Use the fewest 90° turns possible.
Determine vent length and elbows needed for best
drying performance
■
Use the following Vent system chart to determine type of vent
material and hood combinations acceptable to use.
NOTE: Do not use vent runs longer than those specified in the
Vent system chart. Exhaust systems longer than those specified
will:
■
Shorten the life of the dryer.
■ Reduce performance, resulting in longer drying times and
increased energy usage.
The Vent system chart provides venting requirements that will help
to achieve the best drying performance.
Vent system chart
NOTE: Performance of rear exhaust to either side of the dryer is
equivalent to adding one elbow. To determine maximum exhaust
length, add one elbow to the chart.
Number of Type of
90º turns vent
or elbows
0 Rigid metal
1 Rigid metal
2 Rigid metal
3 Rigid metal
4 Rigid metal

Install Vent System

1. Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal exterior wall
opening around exhaust hood.
2. Connect vent to exhaust hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust hood.
Secure vent to exhaust hood with 4" (102 mm) clamp.
3. Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible. See
"Determine vent path" in "Plan Vent System." Avoid 90º turns.
Use clamps to seal all joints. Do not use duct tape, screws, or
other fastening devices that extend into the interior of the vent to
secure vent, because they can catch lint.
10
Box or Angled
Louvered hoods
hoods
64 ft (20 m) 58 ft (17.7 m)
54 ft (16.5 m) 48 ft (14.6 m)
44 ft (13.4 m) 38 ft (11.6 m)
35 ft (10.7 m) 29 ft (8.8 m)
27 ft (8.2 m) 21 ft (6.4 m)

Install Leveling Legs

WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install dryer.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
1. To avoid damaging the floor, use a large flat piece of cardboard
from the dryer carton. Place cardboard under the entire back
edge of the dryer.
2. Firmly grasp the body of the dryer (not the top or console panel).
Gently lay the dryer on the cardboard. See illustration.
3. Examine the leveling legs. Find the diamond marking.
4. Screw the legs into the leg holes by hand. Use a wrench to finish
turning the legs until the diamond marking is no longer visible.
5. Place a carton corner post from dryer packaging under each of
the 2 dryer back corners. Stand the dryer up. Slide the dryer on
the corner posts until it is close to its final location. Leave enough
room to connect the exhaust vent or gas line.
For mobile home use
Gas dryers must be securely fastened to the floor.
Mobile home installations require a Mobile Home Installation Kit.
See "Tools and Parts" section for information on ordering.

Make Gas Connection

1. Remove the red cap from the gas pipe.
2. Using a wrench to tighten, connect the gas supply to the dryer.
Use pipe-joint compound on the threads of all non-flared male
fittings. If flexible metal tubing is used, be sure there are no kinks.
A. Flared male thread
B. Non-flared male thread
NOTE: For LP gas connections, you must use pipe-joint
compound resistant to the action of LP gas. Do not use
TEFLON ®† tape.
†
®TEFLON is a registered trademark of E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company.