Whirlpool W10222384A - Manual (Page 11)

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Vent system chart
NOTE: Side exhaust installations add a 90º turn inside the dryer.
To determine maximum exhaust length, add one 90º turn to the
chart.
Install Vent System
1. Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal exterior
wall opening around exhaust hood.
2. Connect vent to exhaust hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust
hood. Secure vent to exhaust hood with 4" (102 mm) clamp.
3. Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible.
See “Determine vent path” in “Plan Vent System.” Avoid 90º
turns. Use clamps to seal all joints. Do not use duct tape,
screws, or other fastening devices that extend into the interior
of the vent to secure the vent, because they can catch lint.
Level Washer/Dryer
Properly leveling your washer/dryer avoids excessive noise and
vibration.
1. Check the levelness of the washer/dryer by placing a level
on the top edge of the washer, first side to side, then front
to back.
2. If the washer/dryer is not level, prop up the front with a wood
block and adjust the feet up or down as necessary. Remove
wood block and lower washer/dryer. Repeat this step until the
washer/dryer is level.
Make Gas Connection
1. Remove the red cap from the flexible gas connector.
2. Remove the ½" NPT adapter from the flexible gas connector
(it will be necessary to use two adjustable wrenches).
3. Install the adapter on the ½" rigid gas supply pipe using pipe-
joint compound.
NOTE: For LP gas connections, you must use pipe-joint
compound resistant to the action of LP gas. Do not use
TEFLON ®† tape.
4. Attach the flexible gas connector to the ½" NPT adapter.
Do not use pipe-joint compound for this connection.
There should be a natural loop in the flexible gas connector.
The flexible gas connector must not be twisted, kinked, or
attached with any sharp bends.
5. All connections must be wrench tightened.
6. Open the shutoff valve in the supply. The valve is open when
the handle is parallel to the gas pipe.
7. 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" (102 mm) clamp, connect vent to exhaust outlet
in washer/dryer. If connecting to existing vent, make sure the
vent is clean. The vent must fit over the exhaust outlet and
inside the exhaust hood. Make sure the vent is secured to
exhaust hood with a 4" (102 mm) clamp.
2. Move washer/dryer into its final location. Do not crush or kink
vent. Make sure washer/dryer is level.
3. Check that there are no kinks in the flexible gas line.
Number of
90º turns
or elbows
Type of Vent Box or
Louvered
hoods
Angled
hoods
0 Rigid metal 43 ft (13.1 m) 36 ft (11.0 m)
1 Rigid metal 33 ft (10.1 m) 26 ft (7.9 m)
2 Rigid metal 23 ft (7.0 m) 16 ft (4.9 m)
A. ½" rigid gas supply pipe
B. Use pipe-joint compound.
C. ½" NPT adapter
D. Do not use pipe-joint compound.
E. Flexible gas connector
A. Closed valve
B. Open valve
B
A
C
D
E
†®TEFLON is a registered trademark of E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company.
A
B
A
B