Kenmore 11068132411, 11068132412, 11069132411, 11069132412, 11069133411 Installation Guide

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Dryer Installation Instructions Instrucciones de instalación de la secadora Instructions d’Installation de la sécheuse

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Kenmore®

Gas & Electric Dryer Secadora a gas y eléctrica

Sécheuse à gaz et électrique

P/N W11101364A Sears Brands Management Corporation

Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A. www.kenmore.com

Sears Canada Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2C3

www.sears.ca

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DRYER SAFETY ..................................................................2

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS .......................................4

Tools and Parts ............................................................4

LOCATION REQUIREMENTS ..............................................5

ELCTRICAL REQUIREMENTS - U.S.A. ONLY .......................6

ELECTRIC DRYER POWER HOOKUP - CANADA ONLY ......7

GAS DRYER POWER HOOKUP - U.S.A AND CANADA ......7

INSTALL LEVELING LEGS...................................................9

MAKE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - U.S.A. ONLY ........... 10

MAKE GAS CONNECTION - U.S.A AND CANADA .......... 16

INSTALLATION NOTES

Date of purchase: _________________________________ Date of installation: _______________________________ Installer: ________________________________________ Model number: ___________________________________ Serial number: ___________________________________

DRYER SAFETY

VENTING ........................................................................ 16

Venting Requirements ............................................... 16

Plan Vent System ...................................................... 17

Install Vent System .....................................................18

CONNECT INLET HOSES ..................................................18

CONNECT VENT .............................................................20

LEVEL DRYER ..................................................................20

COMPLETE INSTALLATION CHECKLIST ............................21

REVERSE DOOR SWING .................................................. 22

TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................25

ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE ................................. Back Cover

In the State of Massachusetts, the following installation instructions apply:

■ Installations and repairs must be performed by a qualified or licensed contractor, plumber, or gas fitter qualified or licensed by

the State of Massachusetts.

■ Acceptable Shut-off Devices: Gas Cocks and Ball Valves installed for use shall be listed.

■ A flexible gas connector, when used, must not exceed 4 feet (121.9 cm).

IMPORTANT: The gas installation must conform with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, or the Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code, CSA B149.1.

The dryer must be electrically grounded in accordance with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, or the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, CSA C22.1.

WARNING:

FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD Failure to follow safety warnings exactly could result in serious injury, death, or property

damage.

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Do not store or use gasoline or other ammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

Do not try to light any appliance.

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Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.

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Clear the room, building, or area of all occupants.

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Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s

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instructions. If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the re department.

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Installation and service must be performed by a qualied installer, service agency, or the gas supplier.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

TOOLS AND PARTS

Gather the required tools and parts before starting installation. Read and follow the instructions provided with any tools listed here.

Tools needed for all installations:

Flat-head screwdriver

Level

Adjustable wrench that opens to 1" (25 mm) or hex-head socket wrench

Vent clamps

Tools needed for gas installations:

8" (203 mm) or 10" (254 mm) pipe wrench

Pipe-joint compound resistant to propane gas

8" (203 mm) or 10" (254 mm) adjustable wrench (for gas connections)

Parts supplied (all models):

Plastic putty knife

Tin snips (new vent installations)

#2 Phillips screwdriver

Caulking gun and compound (for installing new exhaust vent)

1/4" (6 mm) nut driver (recommended)

Wire stripper (direct wire installations)

Leveling legs (4)

Parts package is located in dryer drum. Check that all parts are included.

Parts needed (steam models):

“Y” connector

Inlet hose

Short inlet hose

Rubber washer (4)

If using a power supply cord:

Use a UL Listed power supply cord kit marked for use with clothes dryers. The kit should contain:

Tape measure

Pliers

■ A UL Listed 30-amp power supply cord, rated 120/240 volt

minimum, and have a temperature rating of 140ºF (60ºC) minimum. The cord should be type SRD or SRDT and be at least 4 ft. (1.22 m) long. The wires that connect to the dryer must end in ring terminals or spade terminals with upturned ends.

■ A UL Listed strain relief.

Parts needed: (Not supplied with dryer) Check local codes. Check existing electrical supply and venting. See “Electrical Requirements” and “Venting Requirements” before purchasing parts.

Mobile home installations require metal exhaust system hardware available for purchase from the dealer from whom you purchased your dryer. For further information, please refer to the “Assistance or Service” section in your Use and Care Guide.

LOCATION REQUIREMENTS

INSTALLATION CLEARANCES

For each arrangement, consider allowing more space for ease of installation and servicing; spacing for companion appliances and clearances for walls, doors, and floor moldings. Space must be large enough to allow door to fully open. Add spacing on all sides of dryer to reduce noise transfer. If a closet door or louvered door is installed, top and bottom air openings in door are required.

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

DRYER DIMENSIONS

/4"

(1428 mm)

321/8"

(814 mm)

Door Opened

Door Closed

427/8"

411/8"

(1089 mm)

(1069 mm)

29"

(737 mm)

57/8"

(150 mm)

/2"

(115 mm)

You will need:

■ A location allowing for proper exhaust installation.

See “Venting Requirements.”

■ A separate 15- or 20-amp circuit needed for gas dryers

and 30-amp circuit needed for electric dryers.

■ If using power supply cord, a grounded electrical outlet

located within 2 ft. (610 mm) of either side of dryer. See “Electrical Requirements.”

■ Floor must support dryer weight of 200 lbs. (90.7 kg).

Also consider weight of companion appliance.

■ Level oor with maximum slope of 1" (25 mm) under entire

dryer. If slope is greater than 1" (25 mm), clothes may not tumble properly and automatic sensor cycles may not operate correctly.

■ For garage installation, place dryer at least 18" (460 mm)

above oor.

■ Steam models only: Cold water faucets located within

4 ft. (1.2 m) of the water ll valves, and water pressure of 20-100 psi (137.9-689.6 kPa). You may use your washer’s water supply by purchasing the necessary parts noted in “Parts needed.”

IMPORTANT: Do not operate, install, or store dryer where it will be exposed to water, weather, or at temperatures below 45°F (7°C). Lower temperatures may cause dryer not to shut o at end of automatic sensor cycles, resulting in longer drying times.

NOTE: No other fuel-burning appliance can be installed in the same closet as a dryer.

(25 mm)

Bottom view:

Side view

/8"

(289 mm)

(365 mm)

/8"

(93 mm)

/8"

(77 mm)

81/2"

(218 mm)

13/8"

(35 mm)

Back view

/2"

(370 mm)

(93 mm)

NOTE: Most installations require a minimum of 6" (152 mm) clearance behind dryer for exhaust vent with elbow. See “Venting Requirements.”

Spacing for recessed area or closet installation

The dimensions shown are for the minimum spacing allowed.

■ Additional spacing should be considered for ease of installation

and servicing.

■ Additional clearances might be required for wall, door, and

oor moldings.

■ Additional spacing of 1" (25 mm) on all sides of the dryer is

recommended to reduce noise transfer.

■ For closet installation, with a door, minimum ventilation

openings in the top and bottom of the door are required. Louvered doors with equivalent ventilitation openings are acceptable.

■ Companion appliance spacing should also be considered.

/2"

14" max

(356 mm)

18"/18"

(457 mm/

457 mm)

3"/3"

(76 mm/

76mm)

/48"

48" (310 cm 310 cm2)

■ To supply the required 3 or 4 wire, single phase, 120/240

volt, 60 Hz, AC only electrical supply (or 3 or 4 wire, 120/208

volt electrical supply, if specied on the serial/rating plate)

on a separate 30-amp circuit, fused on both sides of the line. Connect to an individual branch circuit. Do not have a fuse in the neutral or grounding circuit.

■ Do not use an extension cord.

■ If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used, it is

recommended that a qualied electrician determine that the ground path is adequate.

24"

(155 cm

6"/0"

(152 mm/

0 mm)

(25 mm/0 mm)

1"/0"

1"/1"

(25 mm/25 mm)

3"/3"

(76 mm/

76mm)

155 cm2)

Recommended/Minimum spacing

Mobile home - Additional installation requirements:

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 home construction and Safety, Title 24, HUD Part 280) or Standard CAN/CSA-Z240 MH.

Mobile home installations require:

All dryers:

■ Metal exhaust system hardware, available for purchase

from your dealer. For further information, see “Assistance or Service” section in your Use and Care Guide.

■ Special provisions must be made in mobile homes to introduce

outside air into dryer. Openings (such as a nearby window) should be at least twice as large as dryer exhaust opening.

For gas dryers mobile home installations:

■ Mobile Home Installation Hold-down Kit Part Number

W10432680 is available to order. For further information, see “Assistance or Service” section in your Use and Care Guide.

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS -

U.S.A. ONLY (SPÉCIFICATIONS

ÉLECTRIQUES – ÉTATS-UNIS

SEULEMENT)

It is your responsibility:

■ To contact a qualied electrical installer.

■ To be sure that the electrical connection is adequate

and in conformance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 - latest edition and all local codes and ordinances.

The National Electrical Code requires a 4-wire power supply connection for homes built after 1996, dryer circuits involved in remodeling after 1996, and all mobile home installations.

A copy of the above code standards can be obtained from: National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.

Electrical Connection

To properly install your dryer, you must determine the type of electrical connection you will be using and follow the instructions provided for it here.

■ This dryer is manufactured ready to install with a 3-wire

electrical supply connection. The neutral ground conductor is permanently connected to the neutral conductor (white wire) within the dryer. If the dryer is installed with a 4-wire electrical supply connection, the neutral ground conductor must be removed from the external ground connector (green screw), and secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal block. When the neutral ground conductor is secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal block, the dryer cabinet is isolated from the neutral conductor.

■ If local codes do not permit the connection of a neutral

ground wire to the neutral wire, see “Optional 3-wire connection” section.

■ A 4-wire power supply connection must be used when the

appliance is installed in a location where grounding through the neutral conductor is prohibited. Grounding through the neutral is prohibited for (1) new branch-circuit installations, (2) mobile homes, (3) recreational vehicles, and (4) areas where local codes prohibit grounding through the neutral conductors.

If using a power supply cord:

Use a UL Listed power supply cord kit marked for use with clothes dryers. The kit should contain:

■ A UL Listed 30-amp power supply cord, rated 120/240 volt

■ A UL Listed strain relief.

If your outlet looks like this:

Then choose a 4-wire power supply cord with ring or spade terminals and UL Listed strain relief. The 4-wire power supply cord, at least 4 ft. (1.22 m) long, must have four 10-gauge solid copper wires and match a 4-wire receptacle of NEMA Type 14-30 R. The ground

4-wire

receptacle

(14-30R)

wire (ground conductor) may be either green or

bare. The neutral conductor must be identied

by a white cover.

If your outlet looks like this:

Then choose a 3-wire power supply cord with ring or spade terminals and UL Listed strain relief. The 3-wire power supply cord, at least 4 ft. (1.22 m) long, must have three 10-gauge solid copper wires and match a 3-wire

3-wire

receptacle

(10-30R)

receptacle of NEMA Type 10-30R.

If connecting by direct wire:

Power supply cable must match power supply (4-wire or 3-wire) and be:

■ Flexible armored cable or nonmetallic sheathed copper cable

(with ground wire), covered with exible metallic conduit. All

current-carrying wires must be insulated.

■ 10-gauge solid copper wire (do not use aluminum) at least

5 ft. (1.52 m) long.

■ This dryer is equipped with a UL listed and/or

CSA International Certied Power Cord intended to be plugged into a standard 14-30R wall receptacle. The cord is 5 ft. (1.52 m) long. Be sure wall receptacle is within reach of dryer’s

nal location.

For further information, please reference service numbers located in “Assistance or Service” section of your Use and Care Guide.

4-wire receptacle

(14-30R)

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

■

For a grounded, cord-connected dryer:

This dryer must be grounded. In the event of malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a path of least resistance for electric current. This dryer is equipped with a cord having an equipmentgrounding 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: 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 dryer is properly grounded. Do not modify the plug provided with the dryer: if it will not t the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualied electrician.

ELECTRIC DRYER POWER

HOOKUP - CANADA ONLY

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

It is your responsibility:

■ To contact a qualied electrical installer.

■ To be sure that the electrical connection is adequate and in

conformance with Canadian Electrical Code, C22.1-latest edition and all local codes. A copy of above codes standard may be obtained from: Canadian Standards Association, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, ON M9W 1R3 CANADA.

■ To supply the required 4 wire, single phase, 120/240 volt,

60 Hz, AC only electrical supply on a separate 30-amp circuit, fused on both sides of the line. A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is recommended. Connect to an individual branch circuit.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

GAS DRYER POWER HOOKUP -

U.S.A. AND CANADA

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

■ 120-Volt, 60 Hz, AC-only, 15- or 20-amp fused electrical

supply is required. A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is recommended. It is also recommended that a separate circuit serving only this dryer be provided.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

■

For a grounded, cord-connected dryer:

WARNING:

Improper connection of the equipment-

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

GAS SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

WARNING

Explosion Hazard

Use a new CSA International approved gas supply line.

Install a shut-off valve.

Securely tighten all gas connections.

If connected to propane, have a qualified person make sure gas pressure does not exceed 13" (330 mm) water column.

Examples of a qualified person include:

licensed heating personnel, authorized gas company personnel, and authorized service personnel.

Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.

Propane Gas Conversion:

IMPORTANT: Conversion must be made by a qualied technician.

No attempt shall be made to convert the dryer from the gas

specied on the model/serial rating plate for use with a dierent

gas without consulting your gas company.

GAS SUPPLY LINE Option 1 (Recommended Method)

Flexible stainless steel gas connector:

■ If local codes permit, use a new exible stainless steel gas

connector (Design Certied by the American Gas Association

or CSA International) to connect your dryer to the rigid gas

supply line. Use an elbow and a 3/8" are x 3/8" NPT adapter tting between the stainless steel gas connector and the dryer

gas pipe, as needed to prevent kinking.

Option 2 (Alternate Method)

Approved aluminum or copper tubing

■ Must include 1/8" NPT minimum plugged tapping accessible

for test gauge connection, immediately upstream of the gas connection to the dryer.

■ 1/2" IPS pipe is recommended.

■ 3/8" approved aluminum or copper tubing is acceptable

for lengths under 20 ft. (6.1 m) if local codes and gas supplier permit.

■ If you are using Natural gas, do not use copper tubing.

■ Lengths over 20 ft. (6.1 m) should use larger tubing and

a dierent size adapter tting.

■ If your dryer has been converted to use propane gas,

3/8" propane compatible copper tubing can be used. If the total length of the supply line is more than 20 ft. (6.1 m), use larger pipe.

NOTE: Pipe-joint compounds that resist the action of propane gas must be used. Do not use TEFLON

■ Must include shut-o valve.

In the U.S.A.:

An individual manual shut-o valve must be installed within six (6) ft. (1.8 m) of the dryer in accordance with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1. The location should be easy to reach for opening and closing.

In Canada:

An individual manual shut-o valve must be installed in

accordance with the B149.1, Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code. It is recommended that an individual manual

shuto valve be installed within six (6) ft. (1.8 m) of the dryer.

The location should be easy to reach for opening and closing.

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GAS TYPE

Natural Gas:

This dryer is equipped for use with Natural gas. It is certied by UL for use with propane gas with appropriate conversion.

■ Your dryer must have the correct burner for the type of gas in

your home. Burner information is located on the rating plate in the door well of your dryer. If this information does not agree with the type of gas available, contact your dealer or call the phone numbers referenced in the “Assistance or Service” section of your Use and Care Guide.

A. 3/8" exible gas connector B. 3/8" pipe to are adapter tting

C. 1/8" NPT minimum plugged tapping D. 1/2" NPT gas supply line

E. Gas shuto valve

†®TEFLON is a registered trademark of Chemours.

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