Installation Instructions - Gas Dryer; Make Gas Connection; Connect Vent; Complete Installation - Whirlpool W10184516C Installation Instructions Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS – GAS DRYER

Make Gas Connection

1. Remove red cap from gas pipe on back of dryer.
2. Connect gas supply to dryer. Use a pipe thread compound
approved for the type of gas supplied. If flexible metal tubing
is used, be certain there are no kinks.
If necessary for service, open the front lower service panel by
using a 1/4" nutdriver to remove the 2 hex-head screws from
the bottom of the panel. Then lift up on the panel while pulling
the bottom of the panel away from the dryer.
3. Open the shutoff valve in the gas supply line and make sure
the dryer has its own gas supply opened.
4. Test all connections by brushing on an approved noncorrosive
leak-detection solution. Bubbles will show a leak. Correct any
leak found.

Connect Vent

1. Using a 4" (102 mm) clamp, connect vent to exhaust outlet
on the dryer. If connecting to existing vent, make sure the vent
is clean. The dryer vent must fit over the dryer exhaust outlet
and inside the exhaust hood. Make sure the vent is secured
to exhaust hood with a 4" (102 mm) clamp.
2. Using two or more people, move dryer to desired installation
location. Do not crush or kink vent, and remove any excess
flexible vent to improve airflow. Make sure dryer is level.
3. Check that there are no kinks in the flexible gas line.
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Complete Installation

1. With dryer in final position, place level on top of the dryer, first
side to side; then front to back. If the dryer is not level, adjust
the legs of the dryer up or down until the dryer is level.
2. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
3. Check dryer operation: Close dryer door. Insert coins in slide
and press slide in slowly. Select the Whites and Colors cycle
and let the dryer run for at least five minutes.
NOTE: Dryer door must be closed for dryer to operate.
4. Open the dryer door. Check that the inside of the dryer is
warm. If the burner does not ignite and there is no heat inside
the dryer, wait for five minutes. Check that all gas supply
valves are in the "ON" position and that the electrical cord
is plugged in. Repeat five-minute test.
5. If drying time is too long, make sure that the lint screen is
clean and that there are no obstructions to airflow in the dryer
vent system.
6. Restart the dryer and allow it to complete a full cycle to make
sure it is working properly.