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Installation Instructions
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Minimum clearance to combustible surfaces and for air opening are: 0 in. clearance both sides and 1 in. rear.
Consideration must be given to provide adequate clearance for installation and service.

GAS REQUIREMENTS
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• Installation must conform to local codes and
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GAS SUPPLY
• A 1/8-in.National Pipe Taper thread plugged tapping,
accessible for test gauge connection, must be installed
immediately upstream of the gas supply connection to
the dryer. Contact your local gas utility should you have
questions on the installation of the plugged tapping.
• Supply line is to be 1/2-in. rigid pipe and equipped with
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appropriate for natural or LP gas.
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listed connector ANSI Z21.24 / CSA 6.10. The length of
the connect shall not exceed 3 ft.
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INTERNAL DUCT
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CHECK THAT EXHAUST
HOOD DAMPER OPENS
AND CLOSES FREELY.
WALL
TILT THE DRYER SIDEWAYS
AND REMOVE THE FOAM
SHIPPING PADS BY
PULLING AT THE SIDES
AND BREAKING THEM
AWAY FROM THE DRYER
LEGS. BE SURE TO
REMOVE ALL OF THE
FOAM PIECES AROUND
THE LEGS.
1 PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION OF
NEW DRYER
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DISCONNECT AND DISCARD OLD
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OLD TRANSITION DUCTING
MATERIAL. REPLACE WITH NEW
CSA(AGA) APPROVED FLEXIBLE
GAS LINE CONNECTOR AND UL
APPROVED TRANSITION DUCT.
TURN GAS
SHUT-OFF VALVE
TO THE OFF
POSITION.
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when installing gas appliances.
DRYER GAS SUPPLY CONNECTION
2"
2-5/8"
3/8" NPT MALE THREAD GAS SUPPLY
NOTE: Add to vertical dimension
the distance between cabinet
bottom to floor.
• Gas clothes dryers input ratings are based on sea level
operation and need not be adjusted for operation at or
below 2000 ft. elevation.
For operation at elevations above 2000 ft., input ratings
should be reduced at a rate of 4 percent for each 1000
ft. above sea level.
• Installation must conform to local codes and ordinances or,
in their absence, the NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223.
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