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Connecting Gas Dryers (cont.)
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WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury
to persons when using this appliance, follow basic
precautions, including the following:
•
Failure to do so can result in fire, explosion,
or death.
•
Failure to do so
can result in fire, explosion, or death.
•
Failure to do so can result in fire,
explosion, or death.
•
Failure to do so can result in fire,
explosion, or death.
•
Failure to do so can
result in fire, explosion, or death.
•
. Failure to do so can result in
fire, explosion, or death.
• Failure to
do so can result in fire, explosion, or death.
Connecting the gas supply
1. Make sure that the gas supply to the laundry room is
turned OFF. Confirm that the type of gas available in
your laundry room is appropriate for the dryer. The
dryer is prepared for Natural Gas with a
3
⁄₈ - inch NPT
gas connection.
2. Remove the shipping cap from the gas connection
at the back of the dryer. Be careful not to damage
the threads of the gas connector when removing the
shipping cap.
3. Connect the dryer to your laundry room’s gas supply
using a new flexible stainless steel connector with a
3
⁄₈
- inch NPT fitting.
4. Securely tighten all connections between the
dryer and your laundry room’s gas supply. Turn on
your laundry room’s gas supply and check all pipe
connections (both internal and external) for gas leaks
with a noncorrosive leak-detection fluid.
Electrical connection
High-altitude installations
The BTU rating of this dryer is AGA-certified for
elevations below 10,000 feet.
If your gas dryer is being installed at an elevation above
10,000 feet, it must be derated by a qualified technician
or gas supplier.
Plug dryer into a
grounded 3-prong
outlet.
Gas Supply
Shutoff Valve
3/8” NPT Gas
Connection
1/8” NPT Pipe
Plug
AGA/CSA-Certified
Stainless Steel Flexible
Connector
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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