KITCHENAID FRONT-LOADINGGAS DRYER - Manual (Page 12)

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Make Gas Connection
1. Remove the red cap from the gas pipe.
2. Using a wrench to tighten, connect the gas supply to the
dryer. Use pipe-joint compound on the threads of all non-
flared male fittings. If flexible metal tubing is used, be sure
there are no kinks.
NOTE: For LP gas connections, you must use pipe-joint
compound resistant to the action of LP gas. Do not use
TEFLON
®† tape.
A combination of pipe fittings must be used to connect the
dryer to the existing gas line. Shown is a recommended
connection. Your connection may be different, according to
the supply line type, size and location.
3. Open the shutoff valve in the supply line. The valve is open
when the handle is parallel to the gas pipe.
4. Test all connections by brushing on an approved
noncorrosive leak-detection solution. Bubbles will show a
leak. Correct any leak found.
Connect Vent
1. Using a 4" (10.2 cm) clamp, connect vent to exhaust outlet in
dryer. If connecting to existing vent, make sure the vent is
clean. The dryer vent must fit over the dryer exhaust outlet
and inside the exhaust hood. Make sure the vent is secured
to exhaust hood with a 4" (10.2 cm) clamp.
2. Move dryer into its final location. Do not crush or kink vent.
3. (On gas models) Make sure that there are no kinks in the
flexible gas line.
4. Once the exhaust vent connection is made, remove the
corner posts and cardboard.
Level Dryer
Check the levelness of the dryer. Check levelness first
side to side, then front to back.
If the dryer is not level, prop up the dryer using a wood block.
Use a wrench to adjust the legs up or down and check again for
levelness.
Reverse Door Swing
You can change your door swing from a right-side opening to a
left-side opening, if desired.
Remove the door
1. Open the dryer door. Remove the 4 screws that hold the door
hinge on the front panel of the dryer. Loosen, but do not
remove, the screw with the top keyhole opening last (second
from the top).
2. Lift and pull forward on the door so that the keyhole clears
the screw head. Remove the door.
A. Flared male fitting
B. Non-flared male fitting
A. ³⁄₈ " flexible gas connector
B.
³⁄₈
" dryer pipe
C. ³⁄₈ " to ³⁄₈ " pipe elbow
D. ³⁄₈ " pipe-to-flare adapter fitting
A. Closed valve
B. Open valve
A
B
†®TEFLON is a registered trademark of E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company.
A
B
C
D
A
B
A. Dryer
B. Do not remove.
C. Dryer door
A
B
C