Gas Requirements; Fire Hazard - GE GTDL740EDWW Installation Instructions Manual

PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION OF NEW
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DRYER
DISCONNECTING GAS
TURN GAS DISCONNECT AND DISCARD OLD
SHUT-OFF FLEXIBLE GAS CONNECTOR AND
VALVE TO THE OLD DUCTING MATERIAL.
OFF POSITION REPLACE WITH NEW CSA (AGA)
APPROVED FLEXIBLE GAS LINE
CONNECTOR AND UL APPROVED
TRANSITION DUCT
WARNING
NEVER REUSE OLD FLEXIBLE
appliances.
REMOVING LINT FROM WALL EXHAUST OPENING
replace with UL listed transition duct.
INTERNAL
DUCT
OPENING
ADJUSTING FOR ELEVATION
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.
absence, the NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223.
1" = 2.5 cm
1' = 0.3 m
Installation Instructions
WALL
CHECK THAT THE EXHAUST
HOOD DAMPER OPENS
AND CLOSES FREELY.
TILT THE DRYER
SIDEWAYS AND
REMOVE THE FOAM
SHIPPING PADS BY
PULLING AT THE SIDES
AND BREAKING THEM
AWAY FROM THE
DRYER LEGS.
BE SURE TO
REMOVE
ALL OF THE
FOAM PIECES
AROUND
THE LEGS.

GAS REQUIREMENTS

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WARNING
local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54,
or the Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code, CSA B149.1.
only with natural gas. Using a conversion kit WE25M87 your local
service organization can convert this dryer for use with propane (LP)
gas. ALL CONVERSIONS MUST BE MADE BY PROPERLY TRAINED AND
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL CODES
AND ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.
during any pressure testing of that system at a test pressure in
excess of 0.5 PSI (3.4 KPa).
closing the equipment shut-off valve during any pressure testing of
the gas supply piping of test pressure equal to or less than 0.5 PSI
(3.4 KPa).
WARNING
person make sure gas pressure does not exceed 13" water column.
authorized gas company personnel, and authorized service personnel.
DRYER GAS SUPPLY CONNECTION
3 11/32
1 25/32
GAS SUPPLY
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.
shut-off within 6 ft. of, and in the same room with the dryer.
connector ANSI Z21.24 / CSA 6.10). The length of the connect shall
not exceed 3 ft.
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Fire Hazard

International
connectors.
GAS
3/8 NPT MALE
THREAD GAS
SUPPLY
NOTE: Add to vertical dimension the
distance between cabinet bottom to floor