Roper Gas 120-Volt, 60-Hz Installation Instructions Manual
Roper Gas 120-Volt, 60-Hz Installation Instructions Manual

Roper Gas 120-Volt, 60-Hz Installation Instructions Manual

Commercial dryer, gas (120-volt, 60-hz) or electric (120/240-volt, 60-hz)

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
COMMERCIAL DRYER
Gas (120-Volt, 60-Hz) or Electric (120/240-Volt, 60-Hz)
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  • Page 1 Table of Contents ............2 www.roper.com...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS DRYER SAFETY................2 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ..........4 Location Requirements.............. 4 Tools and Parts ................5 Electrical Requirements ............6 Gas Supply Requirements ............7 Venting Requirements .............. 8 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS – GAS DRYER ....10 Install Coin Slide and Coin Box..........10 Make Gas Connection..............10 Connect Vent ................10 Complete Installation ..............10...
  • Page 3 WARNING: For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or death. – Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
  • Page 4: Installation Requirements

    INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS Tools and Parts Location Requirements Gather the required tools and parts before starting installation. WARNING Read and follow the instructions provided with any tools listed here. Tools needed ■ 8" or 10" pipe wrench ■ 8" or 10" adjustable wrench ■...
  • Page 5 Minimum Installation Clearances Product Dimensions 27" (68.6 cm) dryer 14" (35.6 cm) max. 27" (68.6 cm) 15" Closet (38.1 cm)* door ELECTRIC 0" 14" (0 cm) (35.6 cm) 37" 0" (0 cm) 0" (0 cm) BACK VIEW (94 cm) 1" (2.5 cm) 13"...
  • Page 6: Electrical Requirements

    Electrical Requirements – Gas Dryer Electrical Requirements – Electric Dryer IMPORTANT: The dryer must be electrically grounded in accordance with local codes and ordinances or, in the absence of WARNING local codes, with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, latest edition. The National Electric Code requires a 4-wire supply connection for homes built after 1996, dryer circuits involved in remodeling after 1996, and all mobile home installations.
  • Page 7: Gas Supply Requirements

    Gas Supply Requirements Gas Supply Line Recommended method WARNING ■ Provide a gas supply line of ¹⁄₂" rigid (IPS) pipe to the dryer location. Pipe joint compounds that resist the action of LP gas must be used. Do not use TEFLON ®†...
  • Page 8: Venting Requirements

    Plan installation to use the fewest number of elbows and turns. Gas Supply Pressure Testing A ¹⁄₈" NPT minimum plugged tapping, accessible for gauge testing, must be installed immediately upstream of the gas supply connection to the dryer. The dryer must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system during any pressure testing of the system at test pressures in excess of ¹⁄₂...
  • Page 9 If an exhaust hood cannot be used: Multiple Dryer Venting The outside end of the main vent should have a sweep elbow directed downward. If the main vent travels vertically through the ■ A main vent can be used for venting a group of dryers. Main roof, rather than through the wall, install a 180°...
  • Page 10: Installation Instructions - Gas Dryer

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS – GAS DRYER Install Coin Slide and Coin Box Make Gas Connection The console houses the factory-installed accumulator timer with 1. Remove red cap from gas pipe. actuating arm and button. 2. Connect gas supply to dryer. Use pipe-joint compound resistant to the action of L.P.
  • Page 11: Installation Instructions - Electric Dryer

    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.
  • Page 12 3. Assemble ³⁄₄" UL-listed strain relief (UL marking on strain 2. Remove hold-down screw and the terminal block cover. relief) into the hole below the terminal block opening. Tighten strain relief screws just enough to hold the two clamp sections together. Install power supply cord/cable through the strain relief.
  • Page 13 Use this method where local codes permit connecting Power Supply Cord, neutral ground wire to neutral wire: Three-wire electrical connection 5. Loosen or remove the center terminal block screw. 6. Connect the neutral wire (white or center) of the power supply cord to the center, silver-colored terminal screw of the terminal block.
  • Page 14 1. Disconnect power. Direct Wire Method 2. Remove hold-down screw and the terminal block cover. WARNING A. External ground conductor screw B. Tab Fire Hazard C. Terminal block cover Use 10 gauge solid copper wire. D. Hold-down screw Use a UL listed strain relief. 3.
  • Page 15: Connect Vent

    Direct Wire, Use this method where local codes permit Three-wire electrical connection: connecting neutral ground wire to neutral wire: 5. Loosen or remove the center terminal block screw. 6. Place the hooked end of the neutral wire (white or center) of the direct wire cable under the center screw of the terminal block (hook facing right).
  • Page 16: Changing To A 30- Or 60-Minute Timing Cam

    CHANGING TO A 30- OR 60-MINUTE TIMING CAM 5. Place new cam (hub side down) over clock shaft. Line up flat WARNING side of shaft with flat side of cam hole. Check that drive lug is in place. Electrical Shock Hazard Disconnect power before making cam changes.

This manual is also suitable for:

Electric 120/240-volt, 60-hz

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