Installation Instructions - Gas Dryer; Make Gas Connection; Connect Vent; Complete Installation - Maytag MDE17PR Installation Instructions Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS – GAS DRYER

Make Gas Connection

1. Remove red cap from gas pipe.
2. Connect gas supply to dryer. Use pipe-joint compound
resistant to the action of L.P. gas for gas connections. If
flexible metal tubing is used, be certain there are no kinks.
If necessary for service, open the toe panel. Use a putty knife
to press on the toe panel locks located near the two ends of
the toe panel. Pull downward on the toe panel to open. Toe
panel is hinged at the bottom.
3. Open the shutoff valve in the gas supply line.
4. Test all connections by brushing on an approved noncorrosive
leak-detection solution. Bubbles will show a leak. Correct any
leaks found.

Connect Vent

1. Using a 4" (102 mm) clamp, connect vent to exhaust outlet
in dryer. If connecting to existing vent, make sure the vent is
clean. The dryer vent must fit over the dryer exhaust outlet
and inside the exhaust hood. Make sure the vent is secured
to exhaust hood with a 4" (102 mm) clamp.
2. Using two or more people, move dryer to desired installation
location. Do not crush or kink vent. Make sure dryer is level.
3. Check to be sure there are no kinks in the flexible gas line.

Complete Installation

1. With dryer in final position, place level on top of the dryer, first
side to side; then front to back. If the dryer is not level, adjust
the legs of the dryer up or down until the dryer is level.
2. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
3. Check dryer operation (some accumulated time may be on
the timer on mechanical timer models due to factory testing).
Push START/RESTART button. Using a high heat cycle (not
the air cycle), let the dryer run for at least five minutes. Dryer
will stop when time is used up. Make sure the dryer turns off.
NOTE: Dryer door must be closed for dryer to operate. When
door is open, dryer stops, but timer continues to run. To
restart dryer, close door and push START/RESTART button.
4. If the burner does not ignite and you can feel no heat inside
the dryer, shut off dryer for five minutes. Check that all supply
valve controls are in "ON" position and that the electrical cord
is plugged in. Repeat five-minute test.
5. If drying time is too long, make sure lint screen is clean.
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