Maytag MGD6300TQ Use and Care Guide - Page 12

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2.

Make

Gas

Con

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Remove

the

red

cap

from

the

gas

pipe.

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.

A

.......................................

-_

...............................

B

A. fTared male

thread

B. Non-flared

male

thread

NOTE:

For I.P gas connections,

you

must

use pipe-joint

compound

resistant

to the

action

of

I.P gas. I])o not

use TEFI.ON _÷ 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.

!

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.

Check

that

the

vent

is secured

to exhaust

hood

with

a

4" (1 0.2

cm) clamp.

2.

Move

dryer

into

its final

location.

Do

not

crush

or kink

vent.

3.

(On

gas modeis)

Check

that

there

are no

kinks

in the

flexible

gas line.

4.

Once

the

exhaust

vent

connection

is made,

remove

the

corner

posts

and

cardboard.

Check

the

levelness

of the

dryer

by first

placing

a level

on the

top

of the dryer

near the

conso[e.

Then,

by placing

a level

in the crease

on the side

of the

dryer

between

the top

of the

dryer

and

the

dryer

cabinet,

check

the

levelness

from

front

to

back.

3.

A

C

B

A. a_,,flexible gas connector

B. a_,,

ctryer

pipe

C. a_,,to a_,,pipe elbow

D. a_,,pipe-to-flare

adapter

fitting

Open

the shutoff

valve

in the

supply

line.

The valve

is open

when

the

handle

is parallel

to

the

gas pipe.

If the dryer

is not

level,

prop

up the dryer

using

a wood

block.

Use a wrench

to adjust

the

legs

up or clown

and

check

again

for

levelness.

4°

A.

Closed

valve

B. Open valve

Test all connections

by brushing

on an approved

noncorrosive

leak-detection

solution.

Bubbles

will

show

a leak.

Correct

any

leak found.

t-_JFEF[

ON

is a registered

trademark

of

E.I. Du

Pont

De

Nemours

and

Company.

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