Whirlpool 3393 137 User Manual

Insiallation Instructions

IMPORTANT Installer: Leave Installation Instructions

with the homeowner.

Homeowner: Keep Installation Instructions

for future reference.

Save Installation Instructions for local

, electrical inspector's use.

Gas Dryer

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Before you start...

^WARNING

• Never install dryer up against draperies or curtains or on carpet.

• Keep any and all items (rom falling or collecting behind the dryer.

• Replace all access panels before operating dryer.

Failure to follow Ihese instructions could result in a lire or explosion.

. If you smell gas:

1. Open windows.

2. Don't touch electrical switches.

3. Extinguish any open flame.

4. Immediately call your gas supplier.

. Do Not store or use gasoline or

other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. The

fumes can create a lire hazard or explosion.

Mark an X across the letter or number as you complete each step.

You need these tools to install

them together In one place to keep

Check the spot where

■ you're going to install the

dryer...proper installation is

your responsibility.

. To meet code requirements: some

codes keep from or limit installation of clothes dryers in garages, closets, mobile homes and sleeping quarters, (Check with your local building inspector.)

Important: Observe all governing

codes and ordinances.

. To check utilities: proper gas and

electric supply connections

should be available.

. To check exhaust requirements:

a four inch metal exhaust duct

is required.

Size: Must be large enough to fully open dryer door. For recessed or closet installation spocing, see back cover.

Support: The floor must be oble to support the appliance weight of

175 pounds.

Level floor: Maximum floor slope under dryer - 1 inch.

Protection (rom the weather: Proper operation of dryer cycles requires

temperatures above 45o F,, or the

dryer may not shut off when automatic cycles are used.

Panel A

File Hazard

• your Whirlpool gas dryer. Get

Make sure you have

■ everything necessary for

proper installation. You'll need:

This appliance is suitable tor mobile home Installations. The installation ot the dryer must contorm to the Manutactured Home Constnjctlon and Sotety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280

(lormerly the Federal Standard tor Mobile Home Construction and Sotety,

Title 24, HUD, Part 280).

For mobile home use. this appliance MUST be fastened to the floor and MUST be exhausted to the outside. Order Mobile Flome Installation Kit No. 346765 from your Whirlpool dealer. Kit includes the necessary fastening hardware and detailed installation instructions. Exhaust system hardware is also available through your Whirlpool dealer.This installation must conform with American National Standard, National Fuel Gas Code

ANSI Z223.1 - latest edition, and all local codes and ordinances. Input ratings shown on the rating plate (serial tag) are for elevations up to 2,000 feet. For elevations above 2.000

feet, ratings should be reduced at a

rate of 4% for each 1,000 feet above sea level.

Gas supply

requirements

^WARNING

• This dryer must be connected to a regulated gas supply. Failure to do so could cause highpressure gas release, resulting in a fire or explosion.

• Have the LP. gas checked by a qualified person before installing the dryer. The LP. gas supply must not exceed a pressure of

13" water column.

• New flexible tubing should be used. Reusing old tlexible tubing might result in possible leaks or fire hazard.

Failure to follow these instructions may result in fire or explosion.

OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING CODES AND ORDINANCES

the home. Burner informotion will be found on the rating plate in door well of the oppliance. If this information does not agree wit the type of gas available, see your dealer,

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use with NATURAL GAS. It is certified by A.G.A. for manufactured, mixed and L.P. gases with appropriate conversion. No attempt shall be made to convert the appliance from the gas specified on the rating plate for use with a different gas without consulting the serving gas supplier. Conversion must be done by a qualified service technician. Gas conversion kit part numbers ore iisted on the gas valve burner base.

acceptable to the gas supplier, 3/8 inch approved tubing may be used for lengths under 20 feet. For lengths over 20 feet, larger tubing should be used. Pipe joint compounds resistant

to the action of LP gas must be used.

some room as the dryer and should

be in a location that allows ease of

opening and closing. Do not block access to shutoff valve.

Fire Hazard

First make certain that this dryer

a is equipped with the correct

burner for the particular type of gas in

This dryer Is

■ equipped for

Provide a gas supply line to the

■ dryer location. When rigid pipe

is used it should be 1/2 inch IPS. When

The supply line should be a equipped with a shutoff valve. This valve should be located in the

lf the dryer is installed in a

a confined area such os a bed

room, bathroom or closet, it must be exhausted to the outside and provision made for enough air for combustion and ventilation. (Check governing codes and ordinances.) Also refer to the section of this instruction covering Recessed or Closet Installations.

If local codes

permit, it is recommended

that flexible metal

tubing,design certified by the American Gas Association, be used for connecting the appliance to the gas supply line. (The gas pipe which extends through the lower rear of the appliance has 3/8 inch male pipe thread.)

if rigid pipe Is used as a gas

■ supply line, a combination of [,

pipe fittings must be used to obtain oh

in-line connection to the dryer.

Make sure that lower edges of

a the cabinet, plus the back and

bottom sides of the dryer are free of obstructions to permit adequate clearance of air openings for combustion air. See Recessed Area Instructions, back page, for minimum spacing requirements.

For ease of installation, operation a and servicing (if ever needed)

adequate space should be provided

around the dryer.

A 1/0 Inch NPT plugged tapping,

, accessible for test gauge

connection, must be installed

immediately upstream of the gas

supply connection to the dryer. The dryer and its individual shutoff

valve must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system during any

pressure testing of that system of

test pressures in excess of 1/2 psig (3.45 kPa). The dryer must be Isolated from the gas supply piping system by closing its individual manual shutoff valve during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at test pressures equal to or less that 1/2 psig (3.45 kPa). Important: Observe all governing codes and ordinances.

The dryer shutoff valve and the

a wiring diagram are located

behind the lower front access panel. Open the access panel by pushing down on the locking clips with a small, flat-blade screwdriver, and pulling panel forward. The clips are located on top of the panel 3 inches In from each side. The panel is hinged at the bottom. Close the access panel after sen/icing. Do Not operate the dryer with the access panel open,

If dryer will not operate, check

a the followihg to be sure that:

1. Electric supply is connected.

2. Fuse is intact and tight.

3. Door Is closed.

4, Controls are set in a running or

"On' position.

5. Start button has been pushed firmly or the power control lever moved upward to start.

6. Gas shutoff valves are open both on dryer and on supply lines.

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