Before you start...
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.
-WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
l Do Not try to light any appliance.
l Do Not touch any electrical switch; Do Not use any phone in your building.
l Clear the room, building or area of all occupants.
l Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
l If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
-Never install dryer up against draperies or curtains or on carpet.
-Keep any and all items from falling or collecting behind the dryer.
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
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l Code requirements: Some codes limit or do not permit installation of clothes dryers in garages, closets, mobile homes and sleeping quarters. (Check with your local building inspector.)
Fire Hazard
If you install the dryer in a garage, carport, or areas near vehicles where fumes from gasoline or other flammable materials may be present, the vapors may be heavier than air and remain near floor. Place dryer a minimum of 18 inches above floor. Check with your building inspector regarding requirements for this installation.
Failure to follow these instructions could result in fire or explosion.
Important: Observe all governing codes and ordinances.
l Utilities: Proper gas and electric supply connections should be available.
l Exhaust requirements: A
exhaust duct is required.
LOCATION
lSize: Must be large enough to fully open dyer door. For recessed or closet installation spacing, see back cover.
lSupport: The floor must be able to support the appliance weight of 175 pounds.
l Level floor: Maximum floor slope under dyer - 1 inch.
l Protection from the weather: Proper operation of dyer cycles requires temperatures above 45”F., or the dyer may not shut off when automatic cycles are used.
l This appliance is suitable for mobile home installations. The installation of the dryer must conform to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280 (formerly the Federal Standard for Mobile Home Construction and Safety, 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 Home Installation Kit No. 346765 from your KitchenAid dealer. Kit includes the necessary fastening hardware and Installation Instructions. Exhaust system hardware is also available through your dealer.
This installation must conform with American National Standard, National Fuel Gas Code ANSI 2223.1 - latest edition, and all local codes and ordinances.
Gas supply requirements
Fire Hazard
l This dryer must be connected to a regulated gas supply. Failure to do so could cause
lHave the L.P. gas checked by a qualified person before installing the dryer. The L.P. gas supply must not exceed a pressure of 13” water column.
lNew flexible tubing should be used.
Reusing old flexible 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.
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particular type of gas in the home. Burner information will be found on the serial/rating plate in door well of the appliance. If..pthis information.A2;...does not<agree ....with the type
of::<gas available,...>see your dealer. uI i:’::........* I This dyer is equipped for use with
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A.G.A. for manufactured and L.P. (propane or butane) gases with appropriate conversion. No attempt shall be made to convert the appliance from the gas specified on the seriavrating 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 are listed on the gas valve burner base.
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0Association for use at altitudes up to 10,000 feet above sea level at the B.T.U. rating indicated on the model/serial plate. Burner input adjustments are not required when the dyer is operated up to this elevation.
When installed above 10,000 feet, a four percent (4%) reduction of the burner B.T.U. rating shown on the model/serial plate is required for each 1,000 foot increase in elevation. For assistance when converting to other gas types and/or installing above 10,000 feet elevation, contact your local service company.
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acceptable to the gas supplier,
shutoff valve
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&..j .s; a shutoff valve. This valve should be located in the same room as the dyer and should be in a location that allows ease of
opening and closing. Do Not block access to shutoff valve.
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enough air for combustion and ventilation. (Check governing codes and ordinances.) Also refer to the “Recessed and closet installation instructions” on Panel C.
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If local codes permit, it is recommended that new 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
If rigid pipe is used as a gas supply line, a combination of pipe fittings must be used to
obtain an
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permit adequate clearance of air openings for combustion air. See “Recessed and closet installation instructions,” on Panel C, for minimum spacing requirements.
For ease of installation, operating and servicing (if ever needed), adequate space should be provided around
the dyer.
0Pg. s accessible for test gauge connection, must be installed immediately upstream
of the gas supply connection to the dyer.
The dyer and its individual shutoff valve must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressures in excess of l/2 psig (3.45 kPa).
The dyer 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 than l/2 psig (3.45 kPa).
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