Frigidaire 137134900B Important Safety Instructions, Pre-Installation Requirements

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

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.

WARNING - RISK OF FIRE

Read all of the following instructions before installing and using this appliance:

•Destroy the carton and plastic bags after the dryer is unpacked. Children might use them for play. Cartons covered with rugs, bedspreads, or plastic sheets can become airtight chambers causing suffocation. Place all materials in a garbage container or make materials inaccessible to children.

•Clothes dryer installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

•Install the clothes dryer according to the manufacturer’s instructions and local codes.

•The electrical service to the dryer must conform with local codes and ordinances and the latest edition of the Na- tional Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, or in Canada, the Canadian electrical code C22.1 part 1.

•The gas service to the dryer must conform with local codes and ordinances and the latest edition of the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1, or in Canada, CAN/ACG B149.1-2000.

•The dryer is designed under ANSI Z 21.5.1 or ANSI/UL 2158 - CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 112 (latest editions) for HOME USE only. This dryer is not recommended for commercial applications such as restaurants, beauty salons, etc.

•Do not install a clothes dryer with flexible plastic venting material. Flexible venting materials are known to collapse, be easily crushed and trap lint. These conditions will obstruct clothes dryer airflow and increase the risk of fire.

•The instructions in this manual and all other literature included with this dryer are not meant to cover every pos- sible condition and situation that may occur. Good safe practice and caution MUST be applied when installing, operating and maintaining any appliance.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

•Do not try to light any appliance.

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

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

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

•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

Save these instructions for future reference.

Pre-Installation Requirements

Tools and materials needed for installation:

• Adjustable pliers	• Carpenter’s level	• Gas line shutoff valve (gas dryer)
• Phillips, straight, & square bit	• External vent hood	• ½ NPT union flare adapters (x2)
screwdrivers	• 4-inch (10.2 cm), rigid metal or	and flexible gas supply line (gas
• Adjustable wrench	semi-rigid metal exhaust duct work	dryer)
• Pipe wrench for gas supply (gas	• 3-wire or 4-wire 240 volt cord kit	• Metal foil tape (not duct tape)
dryer)	(electric dryer)
• LP-resistant thread tape (for natu-	• 4 in. (10.2 cm) clamp
ral gas or LP supply, gas dryer)

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