Frigidaire BLTF2940ES0, FTF2140ES0, GLTF2940ES0 Installation Guide

Full Size Tumble Action Washers

Before beginning installation, carefully read these instructions_ This will simplify the
installation and ensure the washer is installed correctly and safely. Leave these instructions

near the washer after installation for future references
NOTE: The electrical service to the washer must conform with local codes and ordinances

and the latest edition of the Nadonal Electrical Code, ANSMNFPA 70_

Contents

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 liquid in the vicinity of this or any

other appliance.

- WHAT TO DO tF YOU SMELL GAS

. Do not try to light any appliance.
. Do not touch any electrical switch; do not

use any phone in your building.

. Clear the room, building or area of all

occupants.

. immediately call your gas supplier from a

neighbor's phone. Follow the gas suppliers
instructions.

. if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call

the fire department.

SUBJECT PAGE

Prednstallation Requirements 2

Electrical Requirements 2
Grounding Requirements 2
Water Supply Requirements 2

Drain Requirements 2

Roughdn Dimensions 3

Location Of Your Washer 4

Unpacking 4

Installation 4-6

Replacement Parts 6

installation and service must be performed by a
qualified installer, service agency or the gas
supplier.

Printed in U.S.A.

P/N 134374600A (0411)

PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

Tools Required for InstMladon:

1. Phillips screwdriver

2. 10 mm socketwith ratchet.

3. Channeldock adjustable pliers.

4. Carpenter's level.

absence of local codes, with tile National Electrical
Codes, ANS!/NFPA 70 (latest edition). If in doubt,

call a licensed electrkian. DO NOTcut off or alter
the grounding prong on the power supply cord. In

situations where a two-slot receptacle is present,

it is the owner's responsibility to have a licensed
electrician replace it with a properly grounded
three prong grounding type receptacle.

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

CIRCUIT-Individual, properly polarized and grounded

15 amp. branch circuit fused with 15 amp. time delay

fuse or circuit breaker.

POWER SUPPLY- 2 wire, with ground, 120 volt, single
phase, 60 Hz,Alternating Current. NOTE: Tile use of this
washerwith power createdbygaspoweredgenerators,solar
powered generators,wind powered generators oranyother
generator other than tile local utility company is not

recommended.

OUTLET RECEPTACLE- Properly grounded 3-prong
receptacle to be located so the power supply cord is
accessible when tile washer is in an installed position.

WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

Hot and cold water faucets MUST be installed within

42 inches (!07 cm) of your washer's water inlet. The
faucets MUST be 3/4 inch (!.g cm) garden hose type
so inlet hoses can be connected. Water pressure MUST

be between 30 and 120 pounds persquareinch (maximum

unbalance pressure, hot vs. cold, 10 psi.) Your water
department canadviseyou of your water pressure.Tile hot
water temperatureshouldbeabout 140degreesF(60 degrees

DRAIN REQUIREMENTS

1. Drain capable of eliminating 17 gab (64.3 L) per
minute.

2. A standpipe diameter of 1-1/4 in. (3.18 cm)
minimum.

3. The standpipe height above the floor should be:

Minimum height: 24in.(61 cm)
Maximum height: 96 in. (244cm)

NOTE: GFI(Ground Fault Interrupter) receptacle is not

required.

GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS

Improper connection of the equipment

grounding conductor (:an result in a risk of electrical
shock. Check with a licensed electrician if you are in
doubt asto whether the appliance isproperly grounded.

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Tile washer MUST be grounded. In the event of
malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce
the risk of electrical shock by a path of least

resistance for electrical current.

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Sinceyour washer isequipped with a power supply
cord having an equipment-grounding conductor
and a grounding plug, the plug MUSTbe plugged
into an appropriate, copper wired receptacle that
is properly installed and grounded in accordance

with all local codes and ordinances or in tile

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24 in.

(61 cm)

Min,

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NOTE:

Drain hose attached to the washer can reach a go
in. (229 cm) high standpipe. For higher standpipe,

use hose P/N 134369410, available flora an

authorized parts distributor.

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96 in.

(244 cm)

Max.