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Explosion Hazard Use a new CSA international Install a shut=off valve. approved gas supply line. Securely tighten all gas connections. if connected to LP, have a qualified person make sure gas pressure does not exceed 13" (33 cm) water column. Examples of a qualified person include: licensed heating personnel, authorized gas company personnel, and authorized service personnel, Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire. Gas Type Natural gas: This dryer is equipped for use with Natural gas. It is design-certified [P/propane or butane) gases with appropriate conversion. by CSA International for • Your dryer must have the correct burner for the type of gas in your home. Burner information is located on the rating plate in the door well of your dryer. If this information does not agree with the type of gas available, contact your dealer or call the phone numbers referenced in the "Assistance or Service" section. LP gas conversion: Conversion must be made by a qualified technician. No attempt shall be made to convert the appliance from tile gas specified on the r'nodel/serial rating plate for use with a different gas without consulting your gas company. Gas Supply Line: • Must include 1/8" NPT minimum plugged tapping accessible for test gauge connection, immediately upstream of the gas connection to the dryer (see illustration). • Y2" IPS pipe is recommended. • %" approved aluminum or copper tubing is acceptable for lengths under 20 ft (6.1 m) if local codes and gas supplier permit. • If you are using Natural gas, do not use copper tubing. • lengths over 20 ft (6.1 m) should use larger tubing and a different size adapter fitting. • If your dryer has been converted to use [P gas, %" I.P compatible copper tubing can be used. If the total length of the supply line is more than 20 ft (6.1 m), use larger pipe. NOTE: Pipe-joint compounds that resist the action of I.P gas must be used. Do not use TEFI.ON _'_tape. • Must include a shutoff valve: In the U.S.A.: An individual manual shutoff w_lve must be installed within six (6) feet (1.8 m) of the dryer in accordance with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1. ]he location should be easy to reach for opening and closing. In Canada: An individual manual shutoff valve must be installed in accordance with tile Bq 49.1, Natural (];as and Propane Installation Code. [t is recommended that an individual manual shutoff valve be installed within six (6) feet (1.8 m) of the dryer. The location should be easy to reach for opening and closing. A C E B D A. ?g" flexible gas connector B. _" pipe to flare adapter fitting C. _" NPT minimum plugged tapping D. _//' NPT gas supply line E. Gas shutoff valve t®TEFLON is a legistered trademark of E.I. DLI Pont De Nemouls and Company. 9

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Explosion
Hazard
Use
a
new
CSA
international
approved
gas
supply
line.
Install
a
shut=off
valve.
Securely
tighten
all gas connections.
if connected
to LP, have a qualified
person
make
sure
gas
pressure
does
not
exceed
13" (33 cm) water
column.
Examples
of
a qualified
person
include:
licensed
heating
personnel,
authorized
gas
company
personnel,
and
authorized
service
personnel,
Failure
to
do
so
can
result
in
death,
explosion,
or
fire.
Gas
Type
Natural
gas:
This dryer
is equipped
for
use with
Natural
gas. It is design-certified
by CSA International
for
[P/propane
or butane)
gases with
appropriate
conversion.
•
Your dryer
must
have the
correct
burner
for the type
of gas in your
home.
Burner
information
is located
on the
rating
plate
in the
door
well
of your
dryer.
If this
information
does
not agree
with
the type
of gas available,
contact
your
dealer
or call
the
phone
numbers
referenced
in the
"Assistance
or Service"
section.
LP gas conversion:
Conversion
must
be
made
by a qualified
technician.
No
attempt
shall
be
made
to convert
the
appliance
from
tile
gas specified
on the
r'nodel/serial
rating
plate
for
use with
a different
gas without
consulting
your
gas company.
Gas
Supply
Line:
•
Must
include
1/8" NPT minimum
plugged
tapping
accessible
for test gauge
connection,
immediately
upstream
of the gas connection
to the
dryer
(see illustration).
•
Y2"
IPS pipe
is recommended.
•
%"
approved
aluminum
or copper
tubing
is acceptable
for
lengths
under
20 ft (6.1
m) if
local
codes
and
gas supplier
permit.
•
If you
are using
Natural
gas, do
not
use copper
tubing.
•
lengths
over
20 ft (6.1
m) should
use larger
tubing
and
a different
size adapter
fitting.
•
If your
dryer
has been
converted
to use [P gas, %" I.P compatible
copper
tubing
can
be
used.
If the total
length
of the
supply
line
is more
than
20
ft (6.1 m), use larger
pipe.
NOTE:
Pipe-joint
compounds
that
resist the
action
of I.P gas must be used.
Do
not
use
TEFI.ON _'_tape.
•
Must
include
a shutoff
valve:
In the
U.S.A.:
An individual
manual
shutoff
w_lve must
be installed
within
six
(6) feet
(1.8 m) of the
dryer
in accordance
with
the
National
Fuel
Gas
Code,
ANSI
Z223.1.
]he
location
should
be
easy
to reach
for opening
and closing.
In Canada:
An individual
manual
shutoff
valve
must
be installed
in accordance
with
tile
Bq 49.1,
Natural
(];as and
Propane
Installation
Code.
[t is recommended
that
an
individual
manual
shutoff
valve
be installed
within
six (6) feet
(1.8
m) of the
dryer.
The location
should
be
easy
to
reach
for opening
and
closing.
A
C
E
B
D
A.
?g" flexible
gas connector
B.
_"
pipe
to flare
adapter
fitting
C.
_"
NPT
minimum
plugged
tapping
D.
_//'
NPT
gas supply
line
E.
Gas
shutoff
valve
t®TEFLON
is a legistered
trademark
of
E.I. DLI Pont
De
Nemouls
and
Company.
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