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Whirlpool GEW9868KQ Installation Instructions Manual page 6

Installation instructions

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Three°wke
power
suppBy
cord
must
be
four feet long and have three,
NoM
0
copper
wires
and match
a three°wire
receptacle
of NEMA
Type
] 0=30R
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Direct
wire
power
supply
came
must be
prepared
as shown
in "Preparing
the wire"
of the three-wire
connection
direct-wire
steps above.
WhereMe€aM
codes DoNet permit
connecting cabinet=ground conductor to neutral wire:
4.
Remove
center
terminal
block
screw.
6. Connect the other
wires to outer terminal
block screws. Tighten
screws.
7. Tighten strain
relief screws.
8. Insert tab of terminal block
cover into slot of dryer rear
panel Secure cover with
hold-down
screw.
9,
Connect
a separate
copper
ground
wire
from
the external
ground
connector
screw to
an adequate
ground.
5.
Remove
the appliance
ground
wire (green
with
yellow
stripes)
from
the external
ground
connector
screw.
Connect
appliance
ground
wire
and the neutral
wire (white
or
center)
of the power
supply
cord/cabIe
under
the center,
silverocoiored
terminal
block
screw. Tighten
screw.
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.
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Move
dryer
close to its permanent
location.
Leave enough
room
to connect
exhaust
vent.
Remove
cardboard
or hardboard
from
under
dryer.
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. 27981 0 (sold two
legs per kit), from
your
dealer.
4" damp
Using a 4' clamp,
connect exhaust vent to
exhaust outlet in dryer. If connecting
to existing exhaust vent, make sure
the vent is clean.
The dryer exhaust vent must fit over the dryer
exhaust outlet and inside the exhaust hood.
Make sure exhaust vent is secured to exhaust hood
with a 4" clamp.
Move
dryer
into final position.
Do not crush
or kink exhaust
vent.
Make sure dryer
is level.
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Check that you:
_/did
not skip any steps.
_/ installed all parts.
_" properly installed dryer legs.
_/leveled
dryer.
_" have secured all exhaust vent joints with 4" clamps.
_" have all the tools you started with.
Plug power supply cord into grounded
outlet
or connect direct wire to power supply. Turn power
supply on.
Read the Use and Care Guide
to fully
understand
your
new dryer.
Select a fuji heat cycle
(not the air cycle)
and start dryen
After five minutes,
open
dryer
door. You shouid
feel heat
inside dryer.
If dryer does not operate
properly,
check
the
following:
_" electrical
supply
is connected.
_" house fuse is intact
and tight;
or circuit
breaker
has not tripped.
_" dryer door
is closed.
_/controls
are set in a running
or "On"
position.
_/ start button
has been
pushed
firmly.
If dryer
makes an unusual
noise, check
that the dryer
[s level
Panel E
÷T0tal kit length
8 feet
"As easy as t =2=3"
Step
1
Clamp
one
elbow/vent
section
to wall
and one to
dryer,
Step 2
Extend
vent
upward,
almost
to top of dryer,
then I_ush dryer
to wall.
Step 3
From over the
top, snap vent
together.
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are T,,ade n_rks of Whirlpool,
USA,
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18"-2g" and 29':50" Periscope
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2g"-58": Part #43gG_14
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