User Guide

English 19
Installation
Grounding
This dryer must be grounded. In the event of malfunction or breakdown, the ground will
reduce the risk of electrical shock by providing a path of least resistance for the electrical
current.
WARNING
Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric
shock. Check with a qualied electrician or service representative or personnel if you are in
doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded.
Gas models
WARNING
• Your dryer has a cord with an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug.
The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and
grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
• Do not modify the plug provided with your dryer – if it doesn’t t the outlet, have a
proper outlet installed by a qualied electrician.
• Never connect the ground wire to plastic plumbing lines, gas lines, or hot water pipes.
Electric models
WARNING
• Your dryer has an optional cord with an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding
plug.
This cord is sold separately.
• The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and
grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
• Do not modify the plug provided with your dryer – if it doesn’t t the outlet, have a
proper outlet installed by a qualied electrician.
• If a power cord is not used and the electric dryer is to be permanently wired, the dryer
must be connected to a permanently grounded metal wiring system, or an equipment
grounding conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the
equipment grounding terminal or lead on the dryer.
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