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Installation Instructions
1 PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION
OF NEW DRYER
Minimum Clearance Other Than Alcove or Closet Installation
Minimum clearance to combustible surfaces and for air opening are: 0 in. clearance both sides and 1 in. rear. Consideration
must be given to provide adequate clearance for proper operation and service.
2 GAS REQUIREMENTS
EXTERNAL
DUCT
OPENING
GAS
INLET
PIPE
CSA (AGA) APPROVED
NEW FLEXIBLE GAS
LINE CONNECTOR
DUCT
TAPE
DUCT
TAPE
4" METAL DUCT
TIP: Install your dryer before installing your washer.
This will allow better access when installing dryer exhaust.
DISCONNECTING GAS
TURN GAS
SHUT-OFF
VALVE TO THE
OFF POSITION.
DISCONNECT AND DISCARD OLD
FLEXIBLE GAS CONNECTOR
AND OLD DUCTING MATERIAL.
The use of old flexible connectors can cause leaks and
personal injury. Always use new flexible connectors when
installing gas appliances.
WARNING
INTERNAL DUCT
OPENING
WARNING - NEVER REUSE OLD
FLEXIBLE CONNECTORS.
REMOVING LINT FROM WALL
EXHAUST OPENING
CHECK THAT EXHAUST
HOOD DAMPER OPENS
AND CLOSES FREELY.
WALL
2
TILT THE DRYER SIDEWAYS
AND REMOVE THE FOAM
SHIPPING PADS BY
PULLING AT THE SIDES
AND BREAKING THEM
AWAY FROM THE DRYER
LEGS. BE SURE TO
REMOVE ALL OF THE
FOAM PIECES AROUND
THE LEGS.
•
Installation must conform to local codes and ordinances,
or in their absence, the NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE,
ANSI Z223.
• This gas dryer is equipped with a Valve & Burner Assem-
bly for use only with natural gas. Using conversion kit
WE25X0217, your local service organization can convert
this dryer for use with propane (LP) gas. ALL CONVER-
SIONS MUST BE MADE BY PROPERLY TRAINED
AND QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AND IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH LOCAL CODES AND ORDI-
NANCE REQUIREMENTS.
• The dryer must be disconnected from the gas supply
piping system during any pressure testing of that system
at a test pressure in excess of 0.5 PSI (3.4 KPa).
• The dryer must be isolated from the gas supply piping
system by closing the equipment shut-off valve during
any pressure testing of the gas supply piping of test
pressure equal to or less than 0.5 PSI (3.4KPa).
WARNING
DRYER GAS SUPPLY CONNECTION
2"
2-5/8"
3/8" NPT MALE THREAD GAS SUPPLY
NOTE: Add to vertical dimension
the distance between cabinet
bottom to floor.
GAS SUPPLY
• A 1/8-in. National Pipe Taper thread plugged tapping, ac-
cessible for test gauge connection, must be installed imme-
diately upstream of the gas supply connection to the dryer.
Contact your local gas utility should you have questions on
the installation of the plugged tapping.
• Supply line is to be 1
• You must use with this dryer a flexible metal connector listed
/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
appropriate for natural or LP gas.
connector ANSI Z21.24 / CSA 6.10. The length of the
connect shall not exceed 3 ft.
• Connect flexible metal connector to dryer and gas supply.
• Open shut-off valve.
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