Connecting Electric Dryers - LG DLGX8601BE.AEBEEUS Owner's Manual

24 INSTALLATION
1
Make sure that the gas supply to the laundry
room is turned OFF and the dryer is
unplugged. Confirm that the type of gas
available in your laundry room is appropriate
for the dryer.
2
Remove the shipping cap from the gas fitting
at the back of the dryer. Be careful not to
damage the threads of the gas connector
when removing the shipping cap.
3
Connect the dryer to your laundry room's gas
supply using a new flexible stainless steel
connector with a 3/8-inch NPT fitting.
WARNING
• DO NOT use old connectors.
4
Securely tighten all connections between the
dryer and your laundry room's gas supply.
5
Turn on your laundry room's gas supply.
6
Check all pipe connections (both internal and
external) for gas leaks with a noncorrosive
leak-detection fluid.
7
Proceed to Venting the Dryer.
a
b
3/8" NPT gas Connection
a
AGA/CSA-Certified Stainless Steel Flexible
b
Connector
1/8" NPT Pipe Plug
c
Gas Supply Shutoff Valve
d
High-Altitude Installations
The BTU rating of this dryer is AGA-certified for
elevations below 10,000 feet.
If your gas dryer is being installed at an elevation
above 10,000 feet, it must be derated by a
qualified technician or gas supplier.

Connecting Electric Dryers

• To reduce the risk of fire or explosion, electric
shock, property damage, injury to persons, or
death when using this appliance, fulfill the
following requirements.
Electrical Requirements for Electric
Models
• The wiring and grounding must conform to the
latest edition of the National Electrical Code,
ANSI/NFPA 70 and all applicable local
regulations. Please contact a qualified electrician
to check your home's wiring and fuses to ensure
that your home has adequate electrical power to
operate the appliance.
• This appliance must be connected to a grounded
metal, permanent wiring system, or an
equipment-grounding conductor must be run
with the circuit conductors and connected to the
equipment-grounding terminal or lead on the
appliance.
• The appliance has its own terminal block that
must be connected to a separate 240 VAC, 60-
Hertz, single-phase circuit, fused at 30 amperes.
(The circuit must be fused on both sides of the
line.) ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR THE APPLIANCE
SHOULD BE OF THE MAXIMUM RATE VOLTAGE
LISTED ON THE NAMEPLATE. DO NOT CONNECT
THE APPLIANCE TO 110-, 115-, OR 120-VOLT
CIRCUIT.
c
• If the branch circuit to appliance is 15 ft. (4.5 m)
d
or less in length, use UL (Underwriters
Laboratories) listed No.-10 AWG wire (copper
wire only), or as required by local codes. If over
15 ft. (4.5 m), use UL-listed No.-8 AWG wire
(copper wire only), or as required by local codes.
Allow sufficient slack in wiring so the appliance
can be moved from its normal location when
necessary.
• The power cord (pigtail) connection between the
wall receptacle and the appliance terminal block
IS NOT supplied with the appliance. Type of
WARNING
WARNING