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Recessed And Closet Installation Instructions - Whirlpool 6LE5700XSW0 Installation Instructions

Whirlpool electric dryer use and care guide

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10
w The electrical
connections
must
Recessed and closet
installation instructions
be done by a licensed
electrician.
The dryer may be Installed In a recessed area
or closet.
Fire Hazard
It the dryer Is Installed In a closet, the
dryer MUST be exhausted outslde.
Failure to do so may result In a tlre.
the tools you started
with.
11
W Check
levelness
of dryer by
15
n
Carefullv
slide drver into ik final
placing
level on top of the dryer, first side to
side, then front to back.
If dryer is not level,
adjust the legs of the dryer up or down.
Dryer must be level to prevent
noise and
poor drying performance.
TO PREVENT LARGE AMOUNTS OF LINT AND
MOISTURE FROM ACCUMULATING, TO
MAINTAIN DRYING EFFICIENCY AND TO
PREVENT EXPOSURE TO POSSIBLE HEALTH
HAZARDS, THIS DRYER SHOULD BE EXHAUSTED
oLmooRs.
The installation
spacing
is in inches and
centimeters
and is minimum
allowable.
Additional
spacing
should be considered
for
ease of Installatton.
servicing and compliance
with local codes and ordinances.
If closet door is Installed. the mlnlmum
unobstructed
air openings
in top and bottom
is required.
Louvered
doors with equivalent
air
openings
are acceptable.
Closet installation
must be exhausted.
Other installations
must
use the minimum
dimensions
indicated.
Companlon
appliance
spacing
should be
considered.
location.
Check
to be sure legs were
properly
installed
and dryer is level.
16
n
Read the Use and Care Guide to
fully understand
your new dryer. Start the
dryer and allow it to complete
a full heat
cycle
(not the air cycle).
After five minutes,
open dryer door. You should feel heat inside
the dryer. If you do not feel heat, follow
instructtons
given on back cover,
"If dryer
does not operate
properly."
12
n
Connect
exhaust
duct to
exhaust
hood and dryer. (See Exhaust
requirements,
Panel 9.)
l
Use the straightest
path possible to avoid
90" turns.
l
Use duct tape
to seal all joints in the
exhaust
system.
l
Use caulking
compound
to seal exterior
wall opening
around
exhaust
hood.
For recessed, non-exhausted
Installation,
Exhaust Detlector Klt, Part No. 3391278, ls
required.
flnlshed lnstalllng
your new Whlrlpool dryer.
To get the most ettlclent use
form your new dryer, read your
1 Congratulations!
\
Whlrlpool Use and Care gulde. Keep
lnstallatlon Instructtons and Guide
close to dryer ror easy reterence.
The lnstructlons will make
relnstalllng your Whlrlpool
Dryer In another home
1
H Check
that all parts vou
removed
from the park packages
are now
Installed
In the dryer. If there is an extra part,
go back through
the steps to see which step
was skipped.
0"
(0 c
Recessed front vie
Minimum installation spacing
Closet installation
&be
exhausted.
3ers
spend
Num
corfx
1" (2.5 cm)
_I
P-
Side view
closet door
\
1
48 sq. in."
(309.7 sq cm)
-Fcm)
Front view
* Additional
clearances
for wall, door and floor
moldings
may be required.
** Opening
is minimum
for closet door. Louvered
door with equivalent
air openings
is
acceptable.
l
** Additional
space
is needed
when external
exhaust
elbow
is used.
Panel C

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