Kenmore 11069912990, 11069902890, 11068972892, 11068942892, 11068932792 Owner’s Manual

Owner's Manual and
Installation Instructions

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27-Inch Wide

ELECTRIC DRYERS

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Your dryer may look different

IMPORTANT:

Read and follow all safety
and operating instructions
before first use of this product.

Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.
www.sears.com

3405602A PRINTED IN US.A 8/99

from the dryer shown.

BEFORE USING YOUR NEW DRYER

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KENMORE ELECTRIC DRYER WARRANTY

DRYER SAFETY

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

OPERATING YOUR DRYER

LAUNDRY TIPS

CARING FORYOUR DRYER

TROUBLESHOOTING

SEARS MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT

Please read this manual. It will help
you install and operate your new
Kenmore dryer in the safest and most
economical way.

If you need more information about the
care and operation of Kenmore appliances
call your nearest Sears store. You will need
the complete model and serial
numbers when requesting information.
Your dryer's model and serial numbers are

located on the Model and Serial Number
Plate.

3

4

6

30

37

39

43

45

Use the space below to record the model
number and serial number of your new

Kenmore dryer.

Model No.

Serial No.

Date of Purchase

Keep this book and your Sears
Salescheck (receipt) in a safe
place for future reference.

Full One Year Warranty on
Mechanical and Electrical Parts

For one year from the date of purchase,
if this dryer is installed and operated
according to the instructions in this manu-
al, Sears will repair or replace any of its
mechanical or electrical parts if they are
defective in material or workmanship.

NOTE: Exhausting your dryer with
a plastic vent may void this warranty.
Pages 24-28 of this manual describe
the complete exhaust requirements
for this dryer.

Warranty Restriction
If the dryer is subjected to other than

private family use, all warranty coverage is
effective for only 90 days.

Warranty Service

Warranty service is available by contacting
your nearest Sears Service Center in the

United States.

This warranty applies only while this dryer

is in use in the United States.

This warranty gives you specific legal

rights, and you may also have other rights

which vary from state to state.

Sears, Roebuck and Co., Dept. 817WA,

Hoffman Estates, IL 60179.

For Sears Warranty information or to contact a
Sears Service Center, call 1-800-4-MY-HOME sM
(1-800-469-4663)

Your safety and the safety of others

is very important.

We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on
your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages.

This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to
hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety
messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and

the word "DANGER" or "WARNING." These words mean:

You wil__lbe killed or seriously

injured if you don't follow
instructions.

You can be killed or seriously

injured if you don't follow
instructions.

All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the
chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not

followed.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING : To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons

when using the dryer, follow basic precautions, including the following:

• Read all instructions before using
the dryer.

• Do not place items exposed to cook-
ing oils in your dryer. Items contami-

nated with cooking oils may contribute

to a chemical reaction that could

cause a load to catch fire.

• Do not dry articles that have been pre-
viously cleaned in, washed in, soaked

in, or spotted with gasoline, dry-
cleaning solvents, other flammable, or

explosive substances as they give off
vapors that could ignite or explode.

• Do not allow children to play on or in
the dryer. Close supervision of
children is necessary when the dryer

is used near children.

• Before the dryer is removed from
service or discarded, remove the door

to the drying compartment.

• Do not reach into the dryer if the drum
is moving.

• Do not install or store the dryer where
it will be exposed to the weather.

• Do not tamper with controls.

• Do not repair or replace any part of
the dryer or attempt any servicing
unless specifically recommended in

this Owner's Manual or in
published user-repair instructions

that you understand and have the
skills to carry out.

• Do not use fabric softeners or
products to eliminate static unless

recommended by the manufacturer
of the fabric softener or product.

• Do not use heat to dry articles
containing foam rubber or similarly

textured rubber-like materials.

• Clean lint screen before or after
each load.

• Keep area around the exhaust
opening and adjacent surrounding

areas free from the accumulation
of lint, dust, and dirt.

• The interior of the dryer and
exhaust vent should be cleaned

periodically by qualified service
personnel.

• See the "INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS" section for

grounding requirements.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
For a complete list of tools and parts

needed, see pages 6-8.

A. SELECT LOCATION FORYOUR DRYER (pgs. 9-11)

Standard Installation (p. 9) Recessed Area/Closet

Installation Instructions (p. 10)

B. INSTALL LEVELING LEGS (p. 12)

Tools Needed:

wrench

Two corner Flashlight (optional
posts (from depending on

dryer carton) installation)

Parts Needed:

(supplied with dryer)

4 ieveIing iegs

C.MAKE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION (pgs. 13-23)

If using a power cord:

Tools Needed:

Parts Needed:

X-inch nut #2 Phillips head

driver (shown) screwdriver

or socket wrench

Flashlight (optional depending

on installation)

If making a direct wire connection:

Tools Needed: Parts Needed:

X-inch nut #2 Phillips head

driver (shown) screwdriver

or socket wrench

New 3- or 4-wire, 30-amp.,

U.L.-listed power supply

cord kit (includes strain relief)

lO-gauge, 3- or 4-wire,

flexible armored

or nonmetallic

sheathed copper cable

(with grounding wire).

_rain relief

@

X-inch,

U.L.-listed

strain relief

Wire stripper Flashlight (optional

depending on

installation)

D, CONNECT EXHAUST (pgs. 24-28)

Tools Needed: Parts Needed:

Tin snips

Flashlight

(optional depending

on installation)

Duct tape

Flat-bladed
screwdriver

4-inch heavy or

flexible metal vent

4-inch outlet

exhaust hood

4-inch metal elbow(s)

(optional depending

on installation)

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(4) 4-inch

diameter clamps

A. SELECT LOCATION FOR

YOUR DRYER

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Selecting the proper location for your
dryer makes installation easy and
gives you the best drying perfor-

mance.

STANDARD INSTALLATION
Check location where dryer will be in-

stalled. Proper installation is your respon-
sibility. Make sure you have everything
necessary for correct installation (see il-
lustration below).

The dryer must not be installed where it
can be exposed to water and/or weather.

• Proper operation of dryer cycles
requires temperatures above 45°F (at
lower temperatures, the dryer may not

shut off at the end of automatic cycles
and drying times will be extended).

Explosion Hazard

Keep flammable materials and vapors,

such as gasoline, away from dryer.

Place dryer at least 18 inches (46 cm)

above the floor for a garage

installation.
Failure to do so can result in death,

explosion, or fire.

Check code requirements. Some
codes limit or do not permit installation
of clothes dryers in garages, closets,

mobile homes, or sleeping quarters.

Contact your local building inspector.

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Support: Floor must be Level floor: Maximum allow-

sturdy enough to support
a total weight of 175
pounds (includes dryer
and load weight).

able slope under
entire dryer - 1 inch.

DRYER DIMENSIONS

Most installations will require at least
5-inch clearance behind the dryer for the
dryer vent.

Location must be large enough to fully
open dryer door.

MINIMUM INSTALLATION SPACING

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RECESSED AREA/CLOSET

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Check governing codes and ordinances.

This dryer may be installed in a recessed

area or closet.

The dryer must not be installed where it

can be exposed to water and/or weather.

• Proper operation of dryer cycles
requires temperatures above 45°F (at
lower temperatures, the dryer may not
shut off at the end of automatic cycles
and drying times will be extended).

• Check code requirements. Some
codes limit or do not permit installation
of clothes dryers in garages, closets,
mobile homes, or sleeping quarters.
Contact your local building inspector.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of

fire, this appliance MUST BE

EXHAUSTED OUTDOORS.

NOTE: No fuel-burning appliances may
be installed in the same closet as a dryer.

3"

**48sq.in_.

minimum

ventilation

area

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FrontView

(DoorNotShown)

* Additional clearances for wall, doorand floor moldings may be required. 0" clearance

isacceptable but notrecommended.

** Opening is minimum for closet door. Louvered doorwith equivalent air

openings is acceptable.

*** Additional space isneeded when external exhaust elbow is used. Can be 0" clearance

when house exhausting is lined updirectly with dryer exhaust.

• in the above illustration, the installation
spacing is in inches and is the minimum

allowable.

• Additional spacing should be considered
for ease of installation and servicing.

• If closet door is installed, the minimum air
openings in top and bottom are

I0

1" I

SideView

(DoorShown)

required. Louvered doors with equivalent
air openings in top and bottom are
acceptable.

• All installations must be exhausted
outside. Use at least the minimum

dimensions indicated.

3"

FrontView

(DoorWithVent)

MOBILE HOME EXHAUST

REQUIREMENTS

The dryer must not be installed where
it can be exposed to water and/or
weather. Proper operation of dryer cycles
requires temperatures above 45°F (at
lower temperatures, the dryer may not
shut off at the end of automatic cycles
and drying times will be extended).

This dryer is suitable for mobile home
installations. The installation must

conform to the Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standard, Title

24 CFR, Part 3280 (formerly the Federal
Standard for Mobile Homes Construction

and Safety, Title 24, HUD Part 280).

Dryer exhaust vent must not be
connected or secured with

screws or other
devices which
extend into the
interior of the

vent.
The exhaust

vent must be

securely

fastened to a

noncombustible
portion of the

mobile home structure and must
not terminate beneath the mobile home.

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B. INSTALL LEVELING LEGS

Leveling your dryer correctly will

reduce operating noise and provide
improved drying performance.

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and
install dryer.

Failure to do so can result in back or
other injury.

STEP 1. Take two of the cardboard
corners from the carton. Place them

on the floor in back of the dryer.

STEP 2. Firmly grasp the body of the
dryer (not the top or console panel).
Gently lay dryer on the cardboard

corners.

STEP 4. Start to screw the legs into the
holes by hand. Use a wrench to finish
turning the legs until diamond marking
is no longer visible. This is when we
recommend you start checking the dryer
for levelness. Further adjustment may
be necessary.

STEP 5. Stand the dryer up and move
it close to its final location. Leave enough

room to connect the exhaust vent.

STEP 6. Check levelness of dryer by
placing a level on top of the dryer, first

side-to-side; then front-to-back.

STEP 3. With one of the legs in hand,
check the ridges for a diamond marking.

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STEP 7. If dryer is not level, prop the dry-
er up using two stacked cardboard cor-

ner posts. Use a wrench to adjust the
legs up or down.

NOTE: It may be necessary to level
the dryer again after it is moved into
its final position.

C.MAKE ELECTRICAL

CONNECTION

It is your responsibility:

• To contact a qualified electrical installer.

• To assure that the electrical installation
is adequate and in conformance with

the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA
70 - latest edition and all local codes

and ordinances.

Copies of the code standards listed above
may be obtained from:

National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park

Quincy, Massachusetts 02269

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

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The proper electrical connection
ensures a safe installation that

meets local code requirements.
A three-wire or four-wire, single phase,

120/240-volt, 60-Hz., AC-only, electrical

supply (or three-wire or four-wire,

120/208-volt if specified on serial/rating

plate) is required on a separate
30-ampere circuit, fused on both sides of

the line. A time-delay fuse or circuit
breaker is recommended.

This dryer is manufactured with the

3-wire, frame-grounding conductor
connected to the NEUTRAL (white or
center) of the wiring harness of the

terminal block. Do not have a fuse in
the neutral or grounding circuit. A fuse

in the neutral or grounding circuit could
result in an electrical shock.

Use a 4-conductor cord when the
dryer is installed in a mobile home or

an area where local codes do not
permit grounding through the neutral.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OPTIONS

AndYouWill Be Go To

IfYeur Home Has:
3-wire electrical

receptacle
(NEMA Type 10-30R)

3-wire direct

4-wire electrical
receptacle

(NEMA Type 14-30R)

4-wire direct

*if local codes do not permit the connection of a frame-grounding conductor

to the neutral wire, see the instructions on page 18.

Connecting To: Page

A U.L.-listed, 120/240-volt

minimum, 30-amp., dryer
power supply cord.*

A fused disconnect or 16 - II.
circuit breaker box.*

A U.L.-listed, 120/240-volt

minimum, 30-amp., dryer
power supply cord.

A fused disconnect or 22 - IV.
circuit breaker box.

14-I.

19- III.

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I. THREE-WIRE ELECTRICAL

CONNECTION TO RECEPTACLE

Use a 3-wire power supply cord:

Fire Hazard

Use a new UL approved 30 ampere

power supply cord.

Use a UL approved strain relief.
Disconnect power before making

electrical connections.
Connect neutral wire (white or center

wire) to center terminal (silver).
Ground wire (green or bare wire)

must be connected to green ground

connector.

Connect remaining 2 supply wires to
remaining 2 terminals (gold).

Securely tighten all electrical

connections.

Failure to do so can result in death,

fire, or electrical shock.

Local codes may permit the use of
a U.L.-listed, 120/240-volt minimum,
30-ampere, dryer power supply cord
kit (pigtail). Power supply cord should
be type SRD or SRDT and be at least
four feet long. The wires that connect
to the dryer must end with ring terminals
or spade terminals with upturned ends.

Do not use an extension cord with
this dryer.

Do not connect plug end of power
supply cord into a live receptacle
before connecting power supply cord
to dryer terminal block.

The power supply cord must have three,
No.-10 copper wires to match a three-wire
receptacle of NEMA Type 10-30R.

Spade terminals

with upturned ends

(OR ring terminals)

/

Connect wire

with ends

iacing you

Neutral _ i..............

Three-wire receptacle
(NEMA TypelO-3OR)

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This blade connected
to this conductor

_-inch, U.L.-listed Neutral wire

strain relief (white)

Three-Wire Power Supply Cord

Ring

terminals

(OR spade

terminals)

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

This appliance must be grounded.
In the event of malfunction or

breakdown, grounding will reduce the
risk of electric shock by providing a

_ath of least resistance for electric

current. The power supply cord must be
plugged into an appropriate outlet that
is properly installed and grounded in

accordance with all local codes and
ordinances.

WARNING: Improper connection

of the equipment-grounding conductor
can result in a risk of electric shock.

Check with a qualified electrician or
serviceman if your are in doubt as to

whether the appliance is properly

grounded.
Do not modify the plug on the power

supply cord. if it will not fit the outlet,
have a proper outlet installed by a
qualified electrician.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 3. Attach a _-inch, U.L.-listed,
strain relief to the hole below terminal

block opening. Strain relief should have a
tight fit with dryer cabinet and be in a hor-
izontal position. Put the power supply
cord through the strain relief.

STEP 4. Loosen or remove terminal block
screws. Connect the neutral wire (white or

center) of power supply cord under the
center screw of the terminal block.

STEP 5. Connect the other two wires
to outer terminal block screws. Securely

tighten all electrical connections.

External ground
connector

Center silver-colored
terminal block screw

Neutral
wire

(white)

STEP 1. Disconnect power.

STEP 2. Remove hold-down screw
and terminal block cover.

Hold-down screw

Terminal block cover

Neutral

grounding wire
(green/yellow)

_/4-Jnch,

U.L.-listed

strain relief

3-Wire Connection with

Frame-Grounding Conductor

STEP 6. Tighten the strain relief screws.

STEP 7. Insert tab of terminal block cover
into slot of the dryer rear panel. Secure

cover with hold-down screw.

If local codes do not permit the
connection of a frame-grounding
conductor to the neutral wire,
see the instructions on page 18.

Otherwise, proceed with Installation
on page 24.

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