GE Gas Dryer Installation Instructions Manual page 8

THROUGH BOTTOM OF CABINET
• Insert the elbow through the rear opening and connect
it to the dryer internal duct.
• Apply duct tape on the joint between the dryer internal
duct and elbow, as shown on page 7.
CAUTION:
Internal duct joints must be secured with tape,
otherwise they may separate and cause a
safety hazard.
CABINET
PL ATE
(KIT WE1M454)
Connect standard metal elbows and ducts to complete
the exhaust system. Cover back opening with a plate (Kit
WE1M454) available from your local service provider. Place
Installation Instructions
CHANGING DIRECTION OF DOOR OPENING
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1.
hinges. With the door completely open, remove the
bottom screws from each hinge on the dryer face. Insert
these screws about half way into the TOP holes, for each
REMOVE 4 PLUGS AND KEEP
FOR INSERTION INTO
THE OPPOSITE SIDE
2. Loosen the top screws from each hinge on the dryer
face half way. With one hand holding the top of the door
and the other hand holding the bottom, remove the
door from the dryer by lifting it UP and OFF.
LOOSEN EACH TOP HINGE
SCREW HALF WAY AND LIFT
THE DOOR UP AND OFF
3. Remove the blind plate from
the hinge side of the dryer
by removing its two screws.
Remove the strike plate
from the opposite side of the
dryer by removing its two
screws. Reinstall the plates,
on the opposite sides, using
two screws in each plate.
4. Rotate the door 180º. Insert the door on the opposite
side of the opening by moving the door ON and DOWN
until the top hinge and the bottom hinge are resting on
the top screws inserted in step 1.
5. Remove the remaining screws from the side of the
opening from which the door was removed. With these
screws secure each hinge at the bottom. Tighten the
two top screws on each hinge. Reinsert the plastic plugs
on the side from which the door was removed.
INSTALL AND TIGHTEN BOTTOM
SCREWS AND TIGHTEN TOP
SCREWS
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REMOVE BOTTOM SCREW FROM EACH HINGE
AND INSTALL HALF WAY INTO EACH TOP OF
OPPOSITE HINGE HOLES
SWITCH
STRIKE
PLATE
FRONT PANEL
ROTATE DOOR 180º AND HANG
IT ON TOP HINGE SCREWS
INSERT PLUGS
INTO HOLES ON
OPPOSITE SIDE
BLIND
PLATE