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Inlet Hose Connection - Whirlpool Michigan 49022 Installation Instructions

120-volt 60-hz

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Attach
D
inlet hoses
to water
faucets.
Pull yellow shipping strap
A
entirely out of washer.
Use later for drain hose
connection. Power cord is
attached to shipping
strap.
Secure
F
drain hose
to laundry
tub or
standpipe.
A
Preparation:
Inlet hose
B
connection:
(to washer)
Panel B
With washer in laundry area.
Cold water
inlet valve
Attach inlet
B
hoses to hot
and cold
water valves.
Hot water
inlet valve
Insert
B
washers
into inlet
hoses.
Use yellow
C
clamp to
connect rigid
and flexible
drain hose
sections.
Check that
C
drain hose is
proper length.
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move
and install washer.
Failure to do so can result in back
or other injury.
SLIDE WASHER ONTO CARDBOARD OR
HARDBOARD BEFORE MOVING ACROSS
FLOOR.
Move washer close to its final location.
label
shipping
strap
1.
Read, then remove label
that covers power supply cord.
Use new hoses and washers that came with your washer.
Check inlet hoses periodically.
Replace inlet hoses if you find
bulges, kinks, cuts, wear or leaking.
Replace inlet hoses after five years
of use.
G
Plug power
supply cord
into grounded
outlet.
Read and
A
then
remove
label.
Remove yellow shipping strap.
Pull the yellow shipping strap
completely out of the washer.
2.
Pull yellow shipping strap with two cotter pins
entirely out of washer. The power supply cord
will still be attached to shipping strap.
3.
Pull firmly to remove the
other end of shipping
strap from the back of the
washer to release self-leveling
legs.
Save the shipping strap for use in
Step 17.
coupling
4.
Insert a flat washer into each
end of the inlet hoses. Check
that washers are firmly seated in
couplings.
E
C
Attach drain
Do Not tighten
E
hose to drain
nuts on front legs
connector.
until washer has
been leveled.
Shipping strap
E
must be removed
for rear leveling
legs to drop down.
2 cotter pins
Inlets are plastic.
Do Not strip or
cold water
washer
crossthread.
inlet valve
hot water
inlet valve
5.
Attach one hose to the hot
water (bottom) inlet valve first;
then other hose to the cold water
(top) inlet valve. Tighten couplings
by hand. Then use pliers to make an
additional two-thirds turn.
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN; this could
cause damage to couplings.
Level washer.

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120-volt 60-hz washer