Kenmore Washer Dryer User Manual

Owner’s Manual and Installation Instructions

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27-llnch Wide - Large Capacity

LAUNDRY CENTER

Washer • Electric Dryer

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

PART NO. 3405596 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BEFORE USING YOUR NEW LAUNDRY CENTER.

SEARS LAUNDRY CENTER WARRANTY

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - WASHER

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - DRYER _

LAUNDRY TIPS__________________________

REMOVING STAINS

CARING FOR YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER

TROUBLESHOOTING - WASHER

TROUBLESHOOTING - DRYER

SEARS MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.

BEFORE USING YOUR NEW LAUNDRY CENTER

Please read this manual. It will help you install and operate your new Kenmore Laundry Center 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 laundry center’s model and serial numbers are located on the Model and Serial Number Plate.

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Use the space below to record the model number and serial number of your new Kenmore Laundry Center.

Model No.

Serial No.

Date of Purchase

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Keep this book and your Sears

Salescheck (receipt) in a safe

piace for future reference.

SEARS LAUNDRY CENTER WARRANTY

Full One Year Warranty on Mechanical and Electrical Parts

For one year from the date of purchase, if this laundry center is installed and operated according to the instructions in this manual, Sears will repair or replace any of its mechanical or electrical parts

if they are defective in material or

workmanship.

NOTE: Exhausting your laundry center with a plastic vent may void this warranty. Pages 32-36 of this manual describe the complete exhaust requirements for this laundry center.

Limited Five Year Warranty on Gearcase Parts

After one year and until five years from the date of purchase. Sears will replace any gearcase parts that are defective in material or workmanship. You must pay the labor cost to have them installed.

Limited Ten Year Warranty on Plastic Tub

After one year and until ten years from the date of purchase, Sears will furnish ' a replacement plastic tub for any plastic tub that is defective in material or work

manship. You must pay the labor cost to have the plastic tub installed.

Warranty Restriction

If the laundry center is operated for any purpose other than Private Family Use, all warranty coverage is effective for only

90 days.

Warranty Service

Warranty service is civailable by contact

ing your nearest Sears Service Center in

the United States. This warranty applies only while this laundry

center 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. 81 TWA, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179.

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 symboi aierts you to hazards that can kiil or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety ^

A WARNING

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.

alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.’ These words mean:

You will be killed or seriously

A DANGER

injured if you don’t follow

instructions.

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

YOUR SAFETY IS IMPORTANT TO US WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire,

electric shock, or injury to persons when using your laundry center, follow basic precautions, including the following:

• Read all instructions before using the laundry center.

• Do not wash or dry articles that have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, dry cleaning solvents, or other flammable or explosive substances as they give off vapors that could ignite or explode.

• Do not add gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, or other flammable or explosive substances to the wash water. These substances give off vapors that could ignite or explode.

• Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be produced in a hot water system that has not been used for 2 weeks or more. HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. If the hot water system has not been used for 2 or more weeks, turn on all hot water faucets and let the water flow from each for several minutes before using the washing machine. This will release any accumulated hydrogen gas. Because the gas is flammable, do not smoke or use an open flame during this time.

• Do not allow children to play on or in the laundry center. Close supervision of children is necessary when the laundry center is used near children.

> Before the laundry center is removed

from service or discarded, remove the washer lid and dryer door.

• Do not reach into the washer if the tub or agitator is moving.

> Do not reach into the dryer if the drum

is moving.

• Do not install or store this laundry center where it will be exposed to the weather.

> Do not tamper with controls.

• Do not repair or replace any part of the

laundry center or attempt any servicing unless specifically recommended in the

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 machine and exhaust vent should be cleaned periodically by qualified service personnel.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLATION OVERVIEW

For a complete list of tools and parts needed, see pages 5-10.

A. SELECT LOCATION

FOR YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER (pgs. 11-15)

Laundry Tub Drain System (p. 12)

Fioor Drain System (p. 13)

Standpipe Drain System (p. 13)

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Recessed Area/

Closet Installation Instructions (p. 14)

B. MAKE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION (pgs. 16-26)

C. REMOVE SHIPPING STRAP (p. 27)

Tools Needed:

Scissors

D. CONNECT DRAIN HOSE (pgs. 28-29)

Flashlight (optional

depending on installation)

E. CONNECT INLET HOSES TO LAUNDRY CENTER (pgs. 29-30)

Tools Needed:

F’liers that open

to 1®/i6 inches

F. CONNECT INLET HOSES TO WATER FAUCETS (p. 30)

¡Pliers that open

to 1®/i6 inches

Flashlight (optional

depending on installation)

(supplied with laundry center)

2 water inlet hoses

Parts Needed:

4 flat water inlet hose washers

BucFiet (optional depeinding on Flashlight (optional instsillation) depending on installation)

G. SECURE DRAIN HOSE (p. 31)

H. LEVEL LAUNDRY CENTER {p. 31)

Parts Needed:

(supplied with laundry center)

Shipping strap with fastener

(pulled from back of laundry center)

Tools Needed:

Vi6-inch

open-end wrench

Flashlight (optional

depending on installation) Wood block

Parts Needed:

(supplied with laundry center)

Level

2 front leveling legs with nuts

1. CONNECT EXHAUST (pgs. 32-36)

A. SELECT LOCATION FOR

YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER

or your Benefit

Selecting the proper location for your laundry center will improve

its performance, make installation

easier and minimize concerns like washer walk or noise.

Check location where laundry center will be installed. Proper installation is your responsibility. Make sure you have everything necessary for correct installation (see pages 12-13),

This laundry center can be installed using one of three systems:

• Laundry tub drain system (p. 12)

• Standpipe drain system (p. 13)

• Floor drain system (p. 13) The laundry center must not be installed

where it can be exposed to water and/or weather.

• Proper operation of washer cycles requires temperatures above 32°F (at lower temperatures, some water may remain in washer). See page 58

for Winterizing Information.

A WARNING

Explosion Hazard

Keep flammable materials and vapors,

such as gasoline, away from dryer. Failure to do so can result in death,

explosion, or fire.

' 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 laundry centers in garages, closets,

mobile homes, or sleeping quarters.

Contact your local building inspector.

LAUNDRY TUB DRAIN SYSTEM

Hot and cold water faucets; Must

provide water pressure between 5-100 psi and be within 4 feet of the hot and cold water fill valves attached to the back of the laundry center.

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ALTERNATE LOCATIONS STANDPIPE AND FLOOR DRAIN SYSTEMS

Siphon break; Must be purchased

separately. See chart below.

Standpipe drain system: Needs a two-inch minimum diameter standpipe with minimum carry-away capacity of 17 gallons per minute.

Top of standpipe must be at ieast 39 inches

above fioor and no higher than 96 inches from bottom of laundry center.

If you have;

Laundry tub or standpipe taller than 96 inches

T-inch diameter standpipe

Overhead sewer

Floor drain

Parts listed are availabie from your locai Sears store or Sears Service Center. Call 1-800-366-PART (1-800-366-7278).

Floor drain system: Requires a siphon break, see chart beiow. A minimum carry away capacity of 17 gallons per minute is required.

You may need to buy:

Sump pump system (if not already available)

2-inch diameter to 1-inch diameter standpipe adapter, Part No. 3363920

Standard 20 gallon, 39-inch tall drain tub or utility sink and sump pump (available from local plumbing suppliers)

Siphon break, Part No. 285320; additional drain hose. Part No. 3357090; and connector kit, Part No. 285442

RECESSED AREA/CLOSET INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Check governing codes and ordinances. This laundry center may be installed in

a recessed area or closet. The laundry center must not be installed

where it can be exposed to water and/or weather.

• Proper operation of washer cycles requires temperatures above 32°F (at lower temperatures, some water may remain in washer). See page 58

for Winterizing Information.

• 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).

MINIMUM INSTALLATION SPACING

• Check code requirements. Some codes limit or do not permit installation of laundry centers 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 the laundry center.

*1"

FRONT VIEW

(DOOR NOT SHOWN)

• Addilional clearances for wall, door and lloor moldings may be required.

** Opening is minimum lor closet door. Louvered door wilh equivalent air openings

is acceptable.

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

when house exhausting is lined up directiy wilh 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 required. Louverecf doors with equivalent air openings in top and bottom are acceptable.

SIDE VIEW

(DOOR SHOWN)

• Recessed area and closet installations recuire a 6-inch minimum clearance above the laundry center.

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

dimensions indicated.

FRONT VIEW

(DOOR WITH VENT)

LAUNDRY CENTER DIMENSIONS

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

Location must be large enough to fully

open dryer door.

MOBILE HOME REQUIREMENTS

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

• Proper operation of washer cycles requires temperatures above 32°F (at lower temperatures, some water may remain in washer). See page 58 for Winterizing Information.

• 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).

• Use, at least, the minimum installation spacings described on page 14.

This laundry center 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).

• Laundry center exhaust vent must

not be connected with screws or other

devices which extend into the interior

of the vent.

• Laundry center must be exhausted outdoors. The exhaust vent must be

securely fastened to a noncombustible

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

B. 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

/or 1/oHr Benefit

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 laundry center is manufactured with the 3-wire, frame-grounding conductor connected to the NEUTRAL (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 laundry center is installed in a mobile home or an area where local codes do not permit grounding through the neutral.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OPTIONS If Your Home Has:

3-wire electrical receptacle (NEMA Type 10-30R)

3-wire direct }

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4-wire eleclrical receptacle (NEMA Type 14-30R)

4-wire direct

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

to the neutral wire, see the instructions on page 21.

And You Will Be Connecting To:

A U.L.-listed, 120/240-volt 17-1. minimum, 30-amp., dryer power supply cord.*

I A fused disconnect or 19-11. ^ circuit breaker box.*

A U.L-listed, 120/240-volt minimum, 30-amp., dryer power supply cord.

A fused disconnect or circuit breaker box.

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22-III.

25 - IV.

I. THREE-WIRE ELECTRICAL

CONNECTION TO RECEPTACLE

Use a 3-wire power supply cord:

A WARNING

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 terminai (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 follow these instructions

can resuit 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 laundry center must end with

ring terminals or spade terminals with upturned ends.

Do not use an extension cord with

this laundry center.

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

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

Spade terminals with upturned ends (OR ring terminals)

This blade connected

Three-wire receptacle (NEMAType10-30R)

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GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

This appliance must be grounded.

In the event of malfunction or break down, grounding will reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a path of least resistance for eiectric current. The power supply cord must be plugged

into an appropriate outlet that is properly

installed and grounded in accordance with ail 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 wiil not fit the outlet,

have a proper outlet installed by a

qualified electrician.

STEP 1. Disconnect power. STEP 2. Remove hoid-down screw

and terminal block cover.

STEP 3. Attach a ^A-inch, U.L.-listed,

strain relief to the hole below terminal block opening. Strain relief should have a tight tit with laundry center cabinet and be in a horizontal 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.

Neutral grounding wire (green/yellow)

Center siiver-coiored

terminal block screw

Neutral wire (white)

Hold-down screw

External ground connector

V4-inch, 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 laundry center 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 21.

Otherwise, proceed with Installation on page 27.

II. THREE-WIRE ELECTRICAL

CONNECTION (DIRECT WIRE)

Prepare cable as directed:

A conduit connector must be installed at

junction box. Allow four feet of slack in the

line so laundry center can be moved if servicing is ever necessary.

A WARNING

Fire Hazard Use 10 gauge solid copper wire. Use 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 follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

This appliance must be connected to a grounded metal, permanent wiring i system; or an equipment-grounding

conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the equipment-grounding terminal or

lead on the appliance.

STEP 1. Disconnect power. STEP la. Strip 3V2 inches of outer

covering from end of cable. If using 3-wire cable with grounding wire, cut the bare wire even with outer covering.

STEP 1b. Cut 1 inch of insulation from

the end of each insulated wire. Shape the end of each wire into a “U" shaped hook.

The laundry center can be connected

directly to fused disconnect or circuit breaker box with three-wire, flexible armored or nonmetallic sheathed copper cable (with grounding wire). All

current-carrying wires must be insulated.

STEP 2. Remove hold-down screw and

terminal block cover.

Hold-down screw

Terminal block cover

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 laundry center cabinet and be in a horizontal position. Put the direct wire cable through the strain relief.

STEEP 4. Loosen or remove terminal block

screws. Connect the neutral wire (white or center) of direct wire cable under the center screw of the terminal block.

STEP 4a. Place the hook-shaped end

of the wire over the terminal block screw. The open side of the hook should face to the right. Squeeze hook end of wire together to form a loop.

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STEP 5. Connect the other two wires to

outer terminal block screws using the same method(s) described in STEP 4a. Securely tighten all electrical connections.

STEP 6. Tighten the strain relief screws. STEP 7. Insert tab of terminal block

cover into slot of the laundry center 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 21.

Otherwise, proceed with installation on page 27.

Neutral grounding wire (green/yellow)

External ground

connector

Center silver-colored terminal block screw

Neutral wire (white)

V4-inch, U.L.-listed, strain relief

3-Wire Connection with Direct Wire

and Frame-Grounding Conductor

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