Whirlpool 3389591 Before you start, Tools and materials needed for installation, Requhements

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Before you start...

Check location where washer/dryer will be installed. Proper installation is your responsibility. The dryer must not be installed or stored in an area where it will be exposed to water and/or weather. Make sure you have everything necessary for correct installation.

Grounded electrical outlet is required. See “Electrical requirements.”

Standpipe drain system: Needs a two-inch diameter standpipe with minimum carry-away capacity of 17 gallons per minute. Top of standpipe must be at le inches high and no

higher than 72 inches from floor.

Floor drain system: Requires a siphon break, Part No. 285320, available from a Whirlpool-authorized parts distributor,

Dryer may be exhausted from the rear or left or right side. Exhausting through the side requires Part. No. 3391335. (See “Exhaust requir Panel B.)

Four-inch metal exhaust duct is required.

Fire Hazard

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

-Do Not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

-Never install washer/dryer up against draperies or curtains or on carpet.

-Keep any and all items from falling or collecting behind the washer/dryer.

-Replace all access panels before operating washer/dryer.

Failure to follow these instructions could result in a fire, explosion or electrical shock.

Tools and materials needed for installation:

Phillips screwdriver

adjustable

 

wrench (two

Important:

 

Check

code

requirements:

Some

codes

Water

heater:

Set to

 

Observe

all

limit

or

do

not

permit

installation

of

 

deliver 140°F water

to

governing

codes

clothes

dryers

in garages,

closets,

mobile

the washer.

 

 

 

 

and ordinances.

homes

and

sleeping

quarters. (Contact

laundry

tub

drain

 

 

 

 

your

local

building inspector.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system:

Needs

a 20-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gallon

laundry

tub.

Top

 

 

 

 

Hot and cold water faucets:

 

of tub must be at least

 

 

 

 

 

34 inches high and no

 

 

 

 

Must be within 4 feet of the back

 

 

 

 

higher

than

72 inches

 

 

 

 

of

the washer/dryer

and provide

 

 

 

 

from

floor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

water pressure of 5-100 PSI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If a longer drain hose is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Untape

and

needed,

drain

hose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Part

No.

388423)

and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

open

washer

hose

extension

kit (Part

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lid. Remove

No. 285442)

are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

packages

and

available

from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hoses

from

Whirlpool-authorized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

washer.

 

parts

distributors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location:

Should

be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

large

enough

to

fully

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

open dryer door to 90”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See

“Recessed and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

closet

installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

instructions”

and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Product

dimensions,”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel

G.)

 

 

 

 

 

SEE RECESSED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check

utilities:

Proper

 

AREA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

water

and

electric

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

supply

connections

 

 

 

ON PANEL G.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

must

be

available,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product

Damage

 

 

 

level floor: 1-inch

Do Not store or operate washer/dryer

 

below

32°F (some

water

may

remain

 

maximum slope

in washer).

Proper

operation

of

dryer

 

under entire

cycles

requires temperatures

above

 

washer/dryer.

45°F. See

Use & Care Guide

for

 

Support: Floor must be sturdy enough to

“Winterizing” information.

Failure

to do

so may result in damage from

 

supper? washer/dryer

weight, with water

 

freezing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

and clothes, of 500 pounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical

requhements

2 n

This

 

 

 

 

3/4”,

U.L.-listed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

washer/dryer

 

is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equipped

 

with

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-amp-rated,

 

four-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical

 

Shock

Hazard

 

 

 

 

wire, flexible-type,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l Electrical ground is required on this

 

power

supply

cord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pigtail)

and

a

3/4”,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appliance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

If cold

water

pipe

is interrupted

 

by

 

U-L.-listed strain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plastic,

 

non-metallic

 

 

gaskets,

or

 

 

relief.

(See

Figure

 

 

 

 

Figure

 

1

 

 

other

insulating

materials,

 

Do

Not

 

 

1,) Where

local

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

use

for

grounding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

codes

permit,

 

it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

Do

 

Not

ground

 

to

a gas

pipe.

 

 

 

 

must

be

plugged

into

a

mating,

30-amp

l

Do

 

Not

modify

the

power

supply

 

 

 

receptacle

(NEMA Type 14-3OR). (See

 

cord

plug.

 

If it will

not

fit

the outlet,

 

 

Figure

2,)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

have a proper outlet installed by a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

qualified

 

electrician.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14-30R) 4-wire

 

 

. Use a new

 

30-ampere

 

power

supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

receptacle

 

 

 

 

 

cord kit. Do Not reuse an old power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

supply

cord.

Possible

electrical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shock or fire hazard could occur if

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Typical

JO-amp

 

 

 

 

old

 

power

supply

cord is used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do

 

Not

have

a fuse

in the neutral

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

receptacle;

use where

l

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

local

 

codes

permit

 

 

grounding

 

 

circuit.

A

fuse

in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flexible-type

power

 

 

neutral

or

grounding

 

circuit

could

 

 

 

 

Figure

 

2

 

supply

cord

(pigtail).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

result

in

an

electrical

 

shock.

 

 

 

 

3 n

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l Do Not use an extension cord with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this

 

appliance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD

IS

l

Check

with

a qualified

electrician

 

 

 

 

as

to

whether

the

appliance

is

 

 

 

REMOVED, THE WASHER/DRYER MUST BE

 

 

 

 

CONNECTED WITH lo-GAUGE MINIMUM

 

properly

 

grounded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COPPER WIRE ONLY. See “Alternate

 

Failure to follow these instructions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

electrical

connection,”

 

Panels

E and

F,

could result in serious injury or death.

 

 

 

for

detailed

instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If codes permit and a separate grounding

4 n

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wire

is used,

it is recommended

that

a

 

The

power

supply

 

cord

(pigtail)

qualified

 

electrician

 

determine

that

the

 

grounding

 

path

is adequate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

can be removed and the appliance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can

be

connected

 

directly to an

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

individual,

 

30-ampere

fuse

or

circuit

 

1

n

 

A three-wire,

single-phase,

 

 

 

 

breaker

box

through

 

flexible

armored

or

120/240-volt,

 

60-Hz, AC-only

electrical

 

 

non-metallic

 

sheathed

 

1O-gauge-

 

 

 

supply

 

with

a

fourth

wire

as a

grounding

 

minimum

copper

cable.

 

It is the

 

 

 

wire

(or

three-wire,

120/208-volt

electrical

personal

responsibility

and

obligation

of

supply

 

with

a

fourth

wire

as a

grounding

 

the

customer

to

contact

 

a

qualified

 

 

wire

if specified

 

on

serial/rating

plate)

 

is

electrician

 

to

assure

that

the

electrical

required

 

on

a

separate

 

30-ampere

 

 

 

 

installation

is adequate

 

and

is in

 

 

 

circuit,

 

fused

on

both

sides

of

the

line.

The

conformance

 

 

with

National

Electrical

 

fourth

(grounding)

 

conductor

 

must

be

 

Code ANSI/NFPA 70-latest

 

edition

 

and

identified

 

by

a

green

or

green/yellow

 

 

 

all

local

codes

and

ordinances.

 

Allow

cover

and

 

the

neutral

conductor

by

a

 

slack

in the

line

between

 

the

wall

and

white

cover.

 

Time-delay

 

fuse

or circuit

 

the

appliance

 

so that

it can

be

moved

breaker

 

is recommended).

 

 

The

 

 

 

 

if servicing

is ever

necessary.

A 3/4”

U.L.-

serial/rating

 

plate

is located

in the

door

listed

strain

relief

must

be

provided

at

well

behind

 

the

dryer

door

on

the

front

of

each

end

of

the

power

supply

cable

(at

the

opening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the

appliance

 

and

at

the

junction

box).

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Contents Important Read and save these instructions Requhements Tools and materials needed for installationBefore you start Panel aPanel B Mobile home installationExhaust reaufrements Numbers Correspond to steps Now startWith washer/dryer in laundry area Panel CIII Panel DAlternate electrical Connection When local codesWhen local codes Local Codes Panel ETo remove Power Supply Cord When local codesTo connect a separate grounding wire Direct wiring connectionProduct dimensions Panel GIf washer/dryer does not operate properly When moving the washer/dryerIf you need service If you need Assistance

3389591 specifications

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