Whirlpool Gas Dryer Installation Instructions page 4

Now start...
With dryer in laundry area.
18.
1
n
If your dryer has tape at front
corners, remove tape.
6.
2
n
Open dryer
and remove the
llterature and parts
packages. If your
dryer has tape on the
door, remove tape,
open door and remov
the tape from dryer drum. Remove drying rack
if your dryer has one. Remove all parts from the
plastic packages. Make sure you have four
leveling legs.
Numbers
correspond
to steps.
I --a
6.
/
6.
a
n
If your dryer drum was taped, move
drum counterclockwise to make sure all
tape was removed. Wipe the interior of
the drum thoroughly with a damp cloth to
remove any dust before using the dryer.
8
n
Move the dryer close to its final location,
but leave enough room to connect exhaust
duct and gas supply. Remove cardboard or
hardboard. To make sure the dryer is level, take
a carpenter's level and place it on the 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, The dryer must be level to prevent
noise and to provide good drying
performance.
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13
n
Connect exhaust duct to exhaust
hood and dryer. (See Exhaust requirements,
Panel 6.)
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
openlng around exhaust hood.
4
n
Take two of the corner pieces from the
carton and place them on the floor In back of
the dryer.
w Check
that all legs are
properly Installed and r
that dryer is level.
5
n
Firmly grasp the body of the dryer and
gently lay it on its back on the cardboard
corners.
9
n Remove the red CaD from the aas DIDe.
Move the dryer Into its finai posttlon. - ' '
15
n Check to make sure you have all
the tools you started with (see Panel A).
10
w Connect aas SUDDIV to drver. Use
6
w With one of
me
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.
16
n
Plug the
power supply cord
into the grounded
outlet.
legs in hand, check the
ridges for a diamond
marking. That's how far
me leg is supposed to go
into the hole. Start to
screw the legs into me
holes by hand.
17
n
Carefully slide dryer into its final
location. Check to be sure legs were properly
installed and dryer is level.
rigid gas supply line
11
H Turn me shutoff valve in the gas
supply line to the "open' position.
18
m Read
me
Use
and Care Guide to fully
understand your new
dryer. Use a full heat cycle
(not me air cycle) for at
least five minutes to
Use a wrench or 1" socket wrench to finlsh
turning the legs until you reach the diamond
mark.
remove air from me gas
supply Ilne. Open the dryer
timer control knob
Fire Hazard
Do Not use an open flame to test ror leaks
tram gas connections.
Check@ tar leaks wlth a flame may result In
a fire or exploslon.
door. You should feel heat inside the dryer. If
you do not feel heat, shut off the dryer for five
minutes. Check that the gas supply line shutoff
valve is in 'open' position. Repeat the five-
minute test.
Floor Damage
Slide dryer onto cardboard or hardboard
before movlng across rloor.
Failure to do so may cause damage to rloor
coverlng.
12
H Use a brush and liquid detergent to
test all external gas connections for leaks.
Bubbles around connections will indicate a
leak. If a leak appears, shut off gas valve
controls and tighten connections. Then check
connections again.
To get the most efficient use from
your new dryer, read your Use
and Care Guide. Keep
Installation Instructions and
Guide close to dryer for
easy reference.
7
n
Now stand the dryer up. Slide dryer onto
cardboard or hardboard.
Panel C