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Installation Instructions
ELECtrICaL rEQUIrEMEntS
CIrCUIt –Individual,properlypolarizedandgrounded
15-ampbranchcircuitfusedwith15-amptime-delayfuse
orcircuitbreaker.
POWEr SUPPLy –2-wire,withground,120-volt,
single-phase,60-Hz,alternatingcurrent.
OUtLEt rECEPtaCLE –Properly
grounded3-prongreceptacletobe
locatedsothepowersupplycord
isaccessiblewhenthewasheris
inaninstalledposition.
WarnIng: Improperconnectionofthe
equipmentgroundingconductorcanresultinarisk
ofelectricalshock.Checkwithalicensedelectrician
ifyouareindoubtastowhethertheapplianceis
properlygrounded.
1. ThewasherMUStbegrounded.Intheeventof
malfunctionorbreakdown,groundingwillreduce
theriskofelectricalshockbyprovidingapathofleast
resistanceforelectricalcurrent.
2. Sinceyourwasherisequippedwithapowersupply
cordhavinganequipment-groundingconductorand
agroundingplug,theplugMUStbepluggedintoan
appropriate,copper-wiredreceptaclethatisproperly
installedandgroundedinaccordancewithalllocal
codesandordinancesorintheabsenceoflocalcodes,
withtheNationalElectricalCodes,ANSI/NFPA70(latest
edition).Ifindoubt,callalicensedelectrician.DO nOt
cutofforalterthegroundingprongonthepowersupply
cord.Insituationswhereatwo-slotreceptacleispresent,
itistheowner’sresponsibilitytohavealicensed
electricianreplaceitwithaproperly grounded
three-pronggrounding-typereceptacle.
read these instructions completely
and carefully.
grOUnDIng rEQUIrEMEntS
WatEr SUPPLy rEQUIrEMEntS
HotandcoldwaterfaucetsMUStbeinstalledwithin
42inches(107cm)ofyourwasher’swaterinlet.Thefaucets
MUStbe3/4″(1.9cm)gardenhose-typesoinlethosescan
beconnected.WaterpressureMUStbebetween10and
120poundspersquareinch.Yourwaterdepartmentcan
adviseyouofyourwaterpressure.Thehotwater
temperatureshouldbesettodeliverwaterat120°to140°F
(48°–60°C).
DraIn rEQUIrEMEntS
1. Draincapableofeliminating17gals(64.3L)
perminute.
2. Astandpipediameterof1–1/4″(3.18cm)minimum.
3. Thestandpipeheightabovethefloorshouldbe:
Minimumheight:24″(61cm)
Maximumheight:96″(244cm)
nOtE: Thedrainhoseattachedtothewashercanreach
a58″(147cm)highstandpipe.Forahigherstandpipe,
contactanauthorizedpartsdistributor.
96 in.
(244 cm)
Max.
24 in.
(61 cm)
Min.
BACK
WarnIng—tO rEDUCE tHE rISk OF
FIrE, ELECtrICaL SHOCk anD PErSOnaL InJUry:
• DO nOt USE an ExtEnSIOn COrD Or an aDaPtEr
PLUg WItH tHIS aPPLIanCE.
Washer must be electrically grounded in accordance
with local codes and ordinances, or in the absence
of local codes, in accordance with the natIOnaL
ELECtrICaL CODE, anSI/nFPa nO. 70.