Maytag BRAVOS MGD6600TQ0 Use & Care Manual page 12

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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. [b protect 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.
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Remove the red cap from the gas pipe.
Using a wrench to tighten, connect the gas supply to the dryer. Use pipe-joint compound
on the threads of all non-flared male filings. [f flexible metal tubing is used, be sure there
are no kinks.
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A. flar_'d mal_' fl_mad
B. Non-flared male thread
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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.
For mobile home use
Gas dryers must be securely fastened to the floor.
Mobile home installations require a Mobile Home Installation Kit. See "|bols and Parts"
section for information on ordering.
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NOTE: For [.P gas connections, you must use pipe-joint compound resistant to the action
of [P gas. Do not use TEFLON _'* tape.
A combination of pipe fittings must be used to connect the dryer to the existing gas line.
Shown is a recommended connection. Your connection may be different, according to the
supply line type, size and location.
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A. _" fle'xibl_"gas connector
B. _" dryer pipe
C. _" to _" pipe elbow
D. _" pipe-to-flare adapter fitting
Open the shutoff valve in the supply line. The valve is open when the handle is parallel to
the gas pipe.
A. Closed valve
B. Open valve
[e'st all connections by brushing on an approved noncorrosive leak-detection solution.
Bubbles will show a leak. Correct any leak found.
+€0TEFLON is a legistered trademark of E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company.
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