Whirlpool 8315965 Installation Instructions Manual page 4

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WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move
and install washer.
Failure to do so can result in back
or other injury.
Pull the strap completely
out of the washer.
1.
Remove tape that covers
shipping strap. Pull to
completely remove the shipping
strap with 2 cotterpins from the inside
of the washer.
Pull firmly to remove the end of
shipping strap from the back of the
washer. The shipping strap plug must
be completely removed from the
washer for the self-leveling legs to
be released.
Save the shipping strap for use in
Step 6.
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Use new hoses and washers that came
with your Whirlpool washer.
Replace inlet hoses after 5 years of use
to reduce the risk of hose failure.
Inspect and replace inlet hoses if
bulges, kinks, cuts, wear, or leaks are
found. When replacing your inlet hoses,
mark the date of replacement on the
label with a permanent marker.
2.
Insert a flat washer into each end
of the inlet hoses. Check that washers
are firmly seated in couplings.
shipping
tape
cold
water
inlet
valve
hot water
inlet valve
3.
Attach hose to bottom inlet
valve opening first. Then second hose
to top inlet. Tighten couplings by
hand; then use pliers to make an
additional two-thirds turn.
4.
Move washer close to final
position. Put "hook" end of drain hose
into standpipe. Estimate length of
drain hose needed when washer is in
final position. Hose must be cut
exactly to length so "hook" end is
held tightly over edge of standpipe. If
drain hose is too long, cut straight end
of hose. (Do Not cut "hook" shaped
end of drain hose.)
DO NOT FORCE EXCESS LENGTH OF
DRAIN HOSE DOWN THE STANDPIPE.
THIS COULD CAUSE SIPHONING. See
Step 6.
5.
drain connector. Push drain hose onto
washer connector. Use pliers to open
washer
clamp and slide clamp over drain
coupling
hose. Check for good fit.
Inlets are plastic.
Do Not strip or
6.
crossthread.
approximately 16 inches (40.6 cm)
from the plug end of the shipping
strap. Cut this shipping strap at this
point.
Check that hose is not
twisted or kinked and is
securely in place.
Put "hook" end of drain
hose into standpipe.
Tightly wrap the shipping
strap around the
standpipe. Push plug into
the nearest hole in the
shipping strap.
7.
attaching water
inlet hoses, run
water through
both faucets into
a bucket. This will
get rid of particles
in water lines that
might clog hoses.
Mark which is the hot water faucet.
8.
marked "H") to hot water faucet.
Attach top hose (inlet marked "C") to
cold water faucet. Tighten coupling
to faucet by hand; then use pliers to
make final two-thirds turn.
Place hose clamp over washer
16"
(40.6 cm)
Measure and mark a point
Before
Attach bottom hose (inlet