User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
- Features
- Unpacking your dryer
- Choosing a location
- Installing your dryer
- Tools you will need
- Materials you will need
- Before you start
- Step-by-Step instructions
- Reversing the dryer door
- Using your dryer
- Maintaining your dryer
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
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6.7 Cu. Ft. Front-Load Electric and Gas Dryers
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Grounding requirements
Your dryer must be grounded. If a malfunction or breakdown occurs, the grounding reduces the risk of electrical
shock by providing a path of least resistance for the electrical current. This appliance is equipped with a cord having
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.
WARNING:
The wiring diagram is located on the back board of your dryer.
• Incorrectly connecting your dryer’s grounding conductor can result in electric shock. Check with a qualifie
d
elec
trician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to whether your dryer is correctly grou
nded.
•
Do not modify the plug provided with your dryer. If the plug does not fit the outlet, have the correct type
outlet installed by a qualified electrician.
• To prevent unnecessary risk of fire, electrical shock, or personal injury, all wiring and grounding must be done
in accordance with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP
A
N
o. 70 - Latest Revision (for the U.S.) or the Canadian Electrical Code CSA C22.1-Latest Revisions and loca
l
c
odes and ordinances (f
or Canada).
•
You are responsible for providing adequate electrical services for your dryer.
All gas installations must be done in accordance with the National Fuel Code
• ANSI/Z2231 - Latest Revision (for the U.S.) or CAN/CGA - B149 Installation Codes - Latest Revision (for Canada
)
and local
codes and ordinances.
• Gas dryers installed in residential garages must be raised 18" (46 cm) above the floor.
• Additionally, a 1/8" (0.3 cm) N.P.T. (National Pipe Thread) plugged tapping, accessible for test ga
uge
c
onnection, must be installed immediately upstream of your dryer’s gas supply connection.
• The dryer must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system during pressure testing at pressure
s
g
reater than 1/2 psi (3.5 kPa).
• On dryers not equipped with a gas union in the dryer manifold, the instructions shall specify that a listed
connector in compliance with the Standard for Connectors for Gas Appliances, ANSI Z21.24 - CSA 6.10 be used
to connect the dryer to the supply piping.