Reconnecting Gas - Kenmore 363.71542 Use & Care Manual

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• A 1/8-in. NPT thread plugged tapping, accessible for test
gauge connection, must be installed immediately upstream
of the gas supply connection to the dryer. Contact your lo-
cal gas utility should you have questions on the installation
of the plugged tapping.
• Supply line is to be 1/2-in. rigid pipe and equipped with an
accessible shut-off within 6 ft. of, and in the same room
with the dryer.
• Use pipe thread sealer compound or Teflon tape appropri-
ate for natural or LP gas.
• You must use with this dryer a flexible metal connector
listed ANSI Z21.24 / CSA 6.10. The length of the connector
shall not exceed 3 ft.
• Connect flexible metal connector to dryer and gas supply.
• Open shut-off valve.

3. Reconnecting gas

Listed connector ANSI Z21.24 / CSA 6.10
Back of
appliance
Adaptor
Shut-Off valve
Pipe size at least 1/2”
ITEMS NOT SUPPLIED
Note: The connector and fittings are designed for use only on
the original installation and are not to be reused for another
appliance or at another location. Keep flare end of adaptor
free of grease, oil and thread sealant.
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be connected directly to pipe threads. be connected directly to pipe threads. be connected directly to pipe threads. be connected directly to pipe threads. be connected directly to pipe threads.
Flare
3/8” NPT inlet
from appliance
45º elbow
NPT
Adaptor
New metal
flexible gas
line connector
1/8” NPT plugged
tapping for checking
gas inlet pressure
FLOOR
wn. C wn. C wn. Connector nuts must not onnector nuts must not onnector nuts must not onnector nuts must not
wn. C onnector nuts must not
TIGHTEN ALL C TIGHTEN ALL C ONNECTIONS USING TW ONNECTIONS USING TW
TIGHTEN ALL CONNECTIONS USING TW TIGHTEN ALL C TIGHTEN ALL C ONNECTIONS USING TW ONNECTIONS USING TWO ADJUST
WRENCHES. DO NO WRENCHES WRENCHES . DO NOT O . DO NO . DO NO T OVER T O T O
WRENCHES WRENCHES . DO NO T O
TIONS! TIONS! TIONS! TIONS! TIONS!
Apply pipe compound
to the adaptor and
appliance gas inlet.
Tighten the flexible gas line to
the adaptor using 2 adjustable
wrenches
Apply pipe compound
to all male threads
O ADJUST O ADJUST
O ADJUST O ADJUSTABLE
VER VERT T T T T ORQUE G VER ORQUE G ORQUE GAS C ORQUE G AS C AS CONNEC- AS C ONNEC- ONNEC- ONNEC-
VER ORQUE G AS C ONNEC-
ABLE ABLE
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