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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PEDESTAL SAFETY ................................... 2

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ........................ 2

Tools and Parts ...................................... 2

Location Requirements ................................ 2

Before Installing Your Pedestal ........................ 3

INSTALILATION INSTRUCTIONS ......................... 4

Installing the Pedestal ............................... 4

WARRANTY .......................................... 6

PEDESTAL SAFETY

Your safety and the safety of others are 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 potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.

All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word "DANGER" or "WARNING."

These words mean:

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

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow

instructions.

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

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

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

Tools needed I Utility knife I 9/H'open-end wrench

'A" hex-head ratchet or (for leveling leg Iocknuts) open-end wrench (leveling • Pliers or slip-joint pliers

legs) (for drain and inlet hoses)

-_/H'hex-head ratchet or • Level nut driver (for sheet metal

screws) ,A" nutdriver

Parts supplied Remove the parts package from the pedestal drawer. This

package contains 4, #12 x %" hex head sheet metal screws and drawer divider.

Bucket

Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline,

away from dryer. P}ace dryer at least 18 inches (46 cm) above the floor for

a garage insta}}ation. Fai{ure do to so can result in death, exp}osion, or fire.

NOTE: If dryer and pedestal assembly is located in a garage, 3" (7.6 cm) must be added under pedestal so that dryer is

18" (46 cm) above garage floor.

Explosion Hazard

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IMPORTANT: If your washer and dryer are already installed, they must be uninstalted.

If you need to uninstatl your washer or dryer, see your Installation Instructions that came with your model for tools required.

UninstaHing Your Washer

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more peopJe to move and uninstall washer. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

1. Turn off the hot and cold water faucets.

2. Unplug the power supply cord or disconnect power.

3. Slowly loosen the fill hoses at the faucets to relieve the water pressure. Use a sponge or towel to absorb the released water.

4. Remove the hot and cold fill hoses from the back of the

washer. Drain the water from the hoses into a bucket.

5. Squeeze the ears of the drain hose clamp with pliers to open

and slide the clamp down the hose. Disconnect the drain

hose from the washer and drain any water in the hose into

a bucket.

6. Putt the washer away from walt so it can be tipped on its back.

7. Protect the floor with

a large piece of cardboard cut from

the pedestal carton.

Lay the washer on its back (make sure

that the power 1211__ supply cord is not

under the washer) so

that the cardboard is 15" \\

under the entire (38.1cm) lower back edge of

the washer. An additional small amount of water will drain out of the washer when it is tipped back.

8. Go to "Installing the Pedestal" section.

Ininstalling Your Electric Dryer

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Electrical Shock Hazard

Disconnect power before servicing. Replace all panels before operating,

Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more peopJe to move and uninstall dryer. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

3. Pull the dryer away from the wall enough to loosen the vent clamp. Loosen the clamp and gently remove the exhaust vent from the dryer exhaust outlet.

4. Pull the dryer away from wall so that it can be tipped onto its

back.

5. Protect the floor with a

large piece of

cardboard cut from the

pedestal carton. Lay

the dryer on its back (make sure that the

power supply cord is 12" not under the dryer) so (30.5cm)\

that the cardboard is :_

under the entire lower 15" '\ back edge of the dryer. (38.1cm)

6. Go to "Installing the

Pedestal" section.

Uninstalling Your Gas Dryer

1. Unplug the power supply cord or disconnect power.

2, Turn off the gas supply.

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more peopJe to move and uninstall dryer. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

Pull the dryer away from the wall enough to loosen the vent

clamp. Loosen the clamp and gently remove the exhaust vent from the dryer exhaust outlet.

Disconnect the flexible gas supply line from the dryer. Put a piece of tape over the open ends of the gas line connection

fittings.

Putt the dryer away from wall so that it can be tipped onto its back.

Protect the floor with a large piece of

cardboard cut from the

pedestal carton. Lay

the dryer on its back (make sure that the

power supply cord is not under the dryer) so

that the cardboard is

under the entire lower back edge of the dryer.

Go to "Installing the

Pedestal" section.

(30.5 cm)\_ _

15" \,

(38 1 cm)\

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1. Unplug the power supply cord.

2. Disconnect wiring if dryer is direct wired.

Washer or Dryer is in its Packaging

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more peop}e to move washer or dryer. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

Position the packaged washer or dryer close to its final position. Cut the packaging as follows:

Washer: Cut plastic film along dotted

cut line around the

base. Do not

remove the

packaging.

Dryer: Cut carton A around top and down corners

along dotted cut

lines. Lay all four A.Cartonsides carton sides on

floor. Discard carton top and corner posts.

IMPORTANT: Leave carton bottom underneath dryer.

Lay washer or dryer on its back. NOTE: When laying the washer on its back, hold the bottom

cap down on the floor. Do not remove the plastic film, corner

posts or top cap. These protect the floor and washer back.

When laying the dryer on its back, the floor and dryer back are protected by pieces of the carton.

INSTALLATION iNSTRUCTIONS

Follow these instructions to install the pedestal on a washer or dryer.

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and install pedestal. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

Open the pedestal drawer as far as possible

and remove the contents. This package

contains 4, #12 x %" hex

head sheet metal screws

used in step 5 and divider pack.

Verify the 4 spacer pads are installed on the top of

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the pedestal.

A. Spacer pads

Using 1/4" nut driver, remove the hex-head screws from both

drawer slides and save screws. Remove the drawer from the slides and set _I'__

aside. Push the slides back _ /,_

into the pedeltal.

A.Drawerslide _U _ B B.Hex-headscrew

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