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Numbers correspond to steps.
Carefully slide dryer into its final location. Check to be sure legs were properly installed and dryer is level.
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3 %! z fully understand your new dryer.
I Use a full heat cycle (not the air cycle) for at least five minutes to remove air from the gas supply line. Open the dryer door. You should feel heat inside the dryer. If you do not feel heat, shut off the dryer for five minutes.
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Check that the gas supply line shutoff valve is in “open” position. Repeat the
To get the most efficient use from your new dryer, read your KitchenAid
Use and Care Guide. Keep Installation Instructions and Guide close to dryer for easy reference.
Recessed and closet installation
If your dryer dTum was taped, move
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the drum thoroughly with a damp cloth before using the dryer. Remove the tape from the lint screen.
Connect gas supply to dryer. Use
connections. If flexible metal tubing is used, be certain there are no kinks.
instructions
Fire/Health Hazard
l Exhaust the dryer to the outside to prevent exposure to substances in the gas fuels and combustion
l If dryer is installed in a closet, the dryer MUST be exhausted outside.
Taketwo of the cardboard corners from the carton and place them on the floor in back of the dryer.
Firmly grasp the body of tl78 dryer and gently lay it on its back on the cardboard corners.
With one of the legs in hand, check the ridges for a diamond marking.
That’s how far the leg is supposed to go into the hole. Start to screw the legs into the holes by hand.
Use a 1“wrench or socket wrench to finish turning the legs until you reach the diamond mark.
Floor Damage
Slide dryer onto cardboard or hardboard before moving across floor.
zqFailure to do $so may cause damage to floor covering.
u$9 Now stand the dryer up. Slide the dryer i’.g A> onto cardboard or hardboard.
Move the dryer close to its final location, but leave enough room to connect exhaust duct and gas supply. Remove cardboard or hardboard. To make sure the dryer is level, take a carpenter’s level and place it on the top of the dryer, first side to side, then front to back If the dryer is not level, adjust the legs of the dryer up or down. The dryer must be level to prevent noise and to
provide good drying performance.
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the gas pipe. Move the dryer into its final position.
Turn the shutoff valve in the gas supply line to the “open” position.
Fire Hazard
Do Not use an open flame to test for leaks from gas connections.
Checking for leaks with a flame may result in a fire or explosion.
Use a brush and liquid detergent to test all external gas connections for leaks. Bubbles around connections
will indicate a leak. If a leak appears, shut off gas valve controls and adjust connections. Then check connections again.
hood and dryer. (See Exhaust requirements, Panel B.)
l Use the straightest path possible to avoid 90” turns.
l Use duct tape to seal all joints in the exhaust system.
l Use caulking compound to seal exterior wall opening around exhaust hood.
Check that all legs are properly installed and that dryer is level.
Check to make sure you have all the tools you started with (see Panel A).
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Failure to do so may result in a fire or health hazard.
The following installation spacings and door air openings for the dryer are possible when installed and exhausted as noted. (Spacing as indicated is in inches and is minimum allowable. For ease of installation and service, additional spacing should be considered.)
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TO PREVENT LARGE AMOUNTS OF LINT AND MOISTURE FROM ACCUMULATING, TO MAINTAIN DRYING EFFICIENCY AND TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO POSSIBLE HEALTH HAZARDS, THIS MACHINE MUST BE EXHAUSTED OUTDOORS.
lAdditional clearances for wall, door and floor moldings may be required.
‘+ Opening is minimum for closet door. Louvered door with equivalent air openings is acceptable.
l ” Additional space is needed when external exhaust elbow is used.
Companion appliance spacings should be considered.
Detailed space requirements can be found on the label located on the back panel of dryer.
NOTE: No other
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