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Installation
Instructions
CONNECTING A GAS DRYER(ski
GAS REQUIREMENTS
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Explosion Hazard
Use a new CSA International
approved flexible
gas supply line. Never reuse old flexible
connectors.
Install a shut-off
valve.
Securely tighten all gas connections.
If connected
to LP gas, have a qualified
person
make sure gas pressure does not exceed 13"
water column.
• Examples of a qualified person include: licensed
heating personnel, authorized gas company
personnel, and authorized service personnel.
Failure to do so can result in death, explosion,
or fire.
This gas dryer is equipped with a valve and
burner assembly for use only with natural gas.
Using conversion kit WE2SX217, your local service
organization can convert this dryer for use with
propane (LP) gas. (To convert from propane (LP)
to natural gas, conversion kit WE25X218 will be
utilized.) ALL CONVERSIONS MUST BE MADE BY
PROPERLY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED PERSONNEL
AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL CODES AND
ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.
DRYER GAS SUPPLY CONNECTION
1-7/8"
3-1/8"
3/8"NPT MALE THREAD G AS SUPPLY
NOTE: Addto verticab d imension
the distance between cabinet
bottomtofloor.
You must use with this dryer a flexible metal
connector (listed connector ANSI Z21.24/CSA 6.10).
The length of the connect
shall not exceed 3 ft.
for electric dryers)(cont.)
GAS SUPPLY
A 1/8" National Pipe Taper thread
plugged
tapping, accessible for test gauge connection,
must be installed immediately
upstream
of the
gas supply connection
to the dryer. Contact
your local gas utility should you have questions
on the installation
of the plugged tapping.
Supply line is to be 1/2" rigid pipe and equipped
with an accessible shutoff within 6 feet of, and
in the same room with, the dryer.
Use pipe thread compound
appropriate
for
natural or LP gas or use PTFE tape.
Connect flexible metal connector
to dryer and
gas supply.
The installation
must conform
with local codes,
or in the absence of local codes, with the
National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54,
or the Natural Gas and Propane Installation
Code, CSA B149.1.
IN THE COMMONWEALTH
OF
MASSACHUSETTS
This product must be installed by a licensed
plumber or gas fitter.
When using ball-type gas shut-off
valves, they
shall be the T-handle type.
A flexible gas connector,
when used, must not
exceed 3 feet.
ADJUSTING
FOR ELEVATION
Gas clothes
dryers input ratings are based on
sea level operation
and need not be adjusted
for operation
at or below 2000 ft. elevation.
For
operation
at elevations
above
2000 ft., input
ratings should be reduced at a rate of 4 percent
for each 1000 ft. above sea level.
Installation
must conform
to local codes and
ordinances
or, in their absence, the NATIONAL
FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223.
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