Installation guide
IMPORTANT
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
4
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
loss
of
life.
Do
not
store
or
use
gasoline
or
other
flammable
vapors
and
liquids
in
the
vicinity
of
this
or
any
other
appliance.
4
WARNING
-
RISK
OF
FIRE
Read
all
of
the
following
instructions
before
installing
and
using
this
appliance:
«
Destroy
the
carton
and
plastic
bags
after
the
laundry
center
is
unpacked.
Children
might
use
them
for
play.
Cartons
covered
with
rugs,
bedspreads,
or
plastic
sheets
can
become
airtight
chambers
causing
suffocation.
Place
all
mate-
rials
in a
garbage
container
or
make
materials
inaccessible
to
children.
e
Clothes
dryer
installation
and
service
must
be
performed
by
a
qualified
installer,
service
agency
or
the
gas
supplier.
¢
Install
the
appliance according
to
the
manufacturer's
instructions
and
local
codes.
e
The
electrical
service
to
the
appliance
must
conform
with
local
codes
and
ordinances
and
the
latest
edition
of
the
National
Electrical
Code,
ANSI/NFPA
70,
or
in
Canada,
the
Canadian
electrical
code
C22.1
part
1.
e
The
gas
service
to
the
dryer
must
conform
with
local
codes
and
ordinances
and
the
latest
edition
of
the
National
Fuel
Gas
Code ANSI
Z223.1,
or
in
Canada,
CAN/ACG
B149.1-2000.
An
individual
manual
shut-off
valve
must
be
installed
within
6
ft
(1.83 m)
of
the
dryer
in
accordance
with
the
National
Fuel
Gas
Code,
ANSI
Z223.1/NFPA
54.
*
The
laundry
center
is
designed
under
ANSI
Z
21.5.1
or
ANSI/UL
2158
-
CAN/CSA
C22.2
No.
112
(latest
editions)
for
HOME
USE
only.
This
dryer
is
not
recommended
for
commercial
applications
such
as
restaurants,
beauty
salons,
etc.
¢
Do
not
install
a
clothes
dryer
with
flexible
plastic
or
flexible
foil
venting
material.
Flexible
venting
materials
are
known
to
collapse,
be
easily
crushed
and
trap
lint.
These
conditions
will
obstruct
clothes
dryer
airflow
and
increase
the
risk
of
fire.
«
The
instructions
in
this
manual
and
all
other
literature
included
with
this
appliance
are
not
meant
to
cover every
possible
condition
and
situation
that
may
occur.
Good
safe
practice
and
caution
MUST
be
applied
when
installing,
operating
and
maintaining
any
appliance.
WHAT
TO
DO
IF
YOU
SMELL
GAS:
*
Do
not
try
to
light
any
appliance.
A
CAUTION
*
Do
not
touch
any
electrical
switch;
do
not
use
any
phone
in
EXCESSIVE
WEIGHT
HAZARD
your
building.
To
avoid
back
or
other
injury,
have
more
than
¢
Clear
the
room,
building
or
area
of
all
occupants.
one
person
move
or
lift
the
appliance.
«
Immediately
call
your
gas
supplier
from
a
neighbor’s
phone.
. .
Follow
the
gas
supplier’s
instructions.
Save
these
instructions
for
e
If
you
cannot
reach
your
gas
supplier,
call
the
fire
department.
future
reference.
Pre-Installation
Requirements
Tools
and
materials
needed
for
installation:
«
Adjustable
pliers
*
Carpenter’s
level
*
Gas
line
shutoff
valve
(gas
dryer)
*
Phillips,
straight,
&
square
bit
«
External
vent
hood
«
%
NPT
union
flare
adapters
(x2)
screwdrivers
@
4-inch
(102
mm),
rigid
metal
or
and
flexible
gas
supply
line
(gas
*
Adjustable
wrench
semi-rigid
metal
exhaust
duct
work
dryer)
e
Pipe
wrench
for
gas
supply
(gas
e
3-wire
or
4-wire
240
volt
cord
kit
«
Metal
foil
tape
(not
duct
tape)
dryer)
(electric
dryer)
«
LP-resistant
thread
tape
(for
natu-
=
«
4
in.
(10.2
cm)
clamp
ral
gas
or
LP
supply,
gas
dryer)
2