Maytag Washer Installation Instructions page 3

Now start...
With washer in laundry area.
Use new hoses and washers that came
with your washer.
IMPORTANT: THIS PROCEDURE MUST BE
FOLLOWED TO ASSURE PROPER
INSTALLATION.
1
Read, then remove label that
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covers yellow shipping strap and
power supply cord. Pull to completely
remove the yellow shipping strap with 2
cotterpins from the inside of the washer,
The power cord is attached to the
shipping strap.
Pull firmlv to remove the other
coupling
washer
Insert a flat washer into each end of the
inlet hoses. Check that washers are firmly
seated in couplings.
Inlets are plastic.
Do not strip or
crossthread.
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Attach hose to bottom inlet
valve opening first: then second hose to
top inlet. Tighten couplings by hand.
Then use pliers to make an additional
two-thirds turn.
end of shipping strap from the "
back of the washer. The shipping strap
plug must be completely removed from
the washer for the self-leveling legs to be
released.
Save the shipping strap for use in Step 15.
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Numbers
correspond to
steps.
15
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To prevent the drain hose from
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coming off or leaking, it must be
installed per the following instructions:
1. Wet the inside end of the drain hose
with tap water. DO NOT USE ANY
OTHER LUBRICANT.
2. Squeeze ears of clamp with pliers to
open and place clamp over the
end of the drain hose.
3. While holding clamp open, work
end of drain hose onto drain
connector until drain hose is within
l/4" of ribbed stop.
4. When the end of the drain hose is
within l/4" of ribbed stop, position
clamp on drain hose so that the
bottom of the clamp is l/4" from the
end of the hose, release pliers.
5
Open clamp
H and slide over
"hook" end of drain
hose to secure the rigid
and corrugated
sections together.
Floor Damage
' Slide washer onto cardboard or
hardboard before moving across floor.
Failure to do so may cause damage
to floor covering.
Panel B