Install Vent System; Install Leveling Legs; Make Gas Connection - Whirlpool W10136970C Use & Care Manual

Vent system chart
NOTE: Side and bottom exhaust installations have a 90º turn
inside the dryer. To determine maximum exhaust length, add one
90º turn to the chart.
Number of Type of
90º turns vent
or elbows
0 Rigid metal
Flexible metal
1 Rigid metal
Flexible metal
2 Rigid metal
Flexible metal
3 Rigid metal
Flexible metal
4 Rigid metal
Flexible metal

Install Vent System

1. Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal exterior
wall opening around exhaust hood.
2. Connect vent to exhaust hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust
hood. Secure vent to exhaust hood with 4" (10.2 cm) clamp.
3. Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible.
See "Determine vent path" in "Plan Vent System." Avoid 90º
turns. Use clamps to seal all joints. Do not use duct tape,
screws or other fastening devices that extend into the interior
of the vent to secure vent.

Install Leveling Legs

WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install dryer.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
1. To protect the floor, use a large flat piece of cardboard from
the dryer carton. Place cardboard under the entire back edge
of the dryer.
2. Firmly grasp the body of the dryer. Gently lay the dryer on the
cardboard. See illustration.
3. Examine the leveling legs. Find the diamond marking.
Box or Angled
louvered hoods
hoods
64 ft (20 m) 58 ft (17.7 m)
36 ft (11 m) 28 ft (8.5 m)
54 ft (16.5 m) 48 ft (14.6 m)
31 ft (9.4 m) 23 ft (7 m)
44 ft (13.4 m) 38 ft (11.6 m)
27 ft (8.2 m) 19 ft (5.8 m)
35 ft (10.7 m) 29 ft (8.8 m)
25 ft (7.6 m) 17 ft (5.2 m)
27 ft (8.2 m) 21 ft (6.4 m)
23 ft (7 m) 15 ft (4.6 m)
4. Screw the legs into the leg holes by hand. Use a wrench to
finish turning the legs until the diamond marking is no longer
visible.
5. Place a carton corner post from dryer packaging under each
of the 2 dryer back corners. Stand the dryer up. Slide the
dryer on the corner posts until it is close to its final location.
Leave enough room to connect the exhaust vent or gas line.
For mobile home use
Gas dryers must be securely fastened to the floor at the time of
installation.
Mobile home installations require a Mobile Home Installation Kit.
For more information, please reference the service numbers in
the "Assistance or Service" section.

Make Gas Connection

1. Remove the red cap from the gas pipe.
2. Using a wrench to tighten, connect the gas supply to the
dryer. Use pipe-joint compound on the threads of all non-
flared male fittings. If flexible metal tubing is used, be sure
there are no kinks.
A
A. Flared male fitting
B. Non-flared male fitting
NOTE: For LP gas connections, you must use pipe-joint
compound resistant to the action of LP gas. Do not use
TEFLON ®† tape.
A combination of pipe fittings must be used to connect the
dryer to the existing gas line. Shown is a recommended
connection. Your connection may be different, according to
the supply line type, size and location.
A
B
A. " flexible gas connector
B. " dryer pipe
C. " to
" pipe elbow
D. " pipe-to-flare adapter fitting
†
®TEFLON is a registered trademark of E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company.
B
D
C
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