Whirlpool GEW9868KQ Installation Instructions - Page 4

I Put on safety glasses and gloves. Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal -exterior wall opening around exhaust hood. Connect vent to exhaust hood with 4" clamp. (Exhaust vent MUST fit inside hoodO Run exhaust vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible. (See Panel B.) Use clamps to secure vent pieces, Tin snips may be needed to cut vent to required length, Excessive Weight Hazard Use two or more people to move and install dryer. Faimure to do so can resumt in back or other injury. SLIDE DRYER ONTO HARDBOARD BEFORE MOVING ACROSS FLOOR TO PREVENT FLOOR DAMAGE, Open dryer door and drying rack, if included. Wipe drum with damp cloth to remove any dust. Take two cardboard corners from dryer carton and _-_ place them on floor in back of dryer. Firmly grasp body of dryer and gently lay it on its back on the cardboard corners, Pewer supply cerd 1 Start to screw legs into holes by hand. Use an adiustabie wrench or 1" hex-head socket wrench to finish turning Iegs until you reach the ridge with the diamond marking. Stand dryer up on cardboard or hardboard. Direct wire This dwer is manufactured with the cabinet- ground conductor connected to the NEUTRAL (center) of the wiring harness at the terminal block. If local codes do NOT permit this type of connection, use "Four-wire connection" instructions. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS: This appliance be grounded. In the event of malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a path of least resistance for electric current. must If using a power supply cord, the plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances. If using a direct wire connection, this appliance must be connected to a grounded metal, permanent wiring system; or an equipment° ground conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the equipment° ground terminal or lead on the appliance. WARNING - Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock. Check with a qualified electrician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. Do not modify the power supply cord plug. If it will not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. Fire Hazard Use a new UL approved 30 ampere power supply cord. Use a UL approved strain relief. Disconnect power before making electrical connections. Connect neutral wire (white or center wire} to center terminal (silver). Ground wire (green or bare wire} must be connected to green ground connector. Connect remaining 2 supply wires to remaining 2 terminals (gold). Securely tighten all electrical connections. Failure to do so can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. ]. Disconnect the power supply, 2, Remove holddown screw and terminal block cover, hold-down screw terminal block cover extemal ground conductor screw Fire Hazard Use 10 gauge solid copper wire. Use a UL approved strain relief. Disconnect power before making electrical connections. Connect neutral wire (white or center wire) to center terminam (sHyer). Ground wire (green or bare wire} must be connected to green ground connector. Connect remaining 2 supply wires to remaining 2 terminals (gold}. Securely tighten all electrical connections. Failure to do so can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. 3, Assemble 3/4" strain relief screws just enough to hold screws the two clamp sections together. Install power supply cord/cable through the strain relief. Complete installation following instructions for your type of connection: • Fourowire (recommended method) Three-wire (if four-wire is not available) Four-wire power supply cord at least four feet long must have four, NoA 0 copper wires and match a four-wire receptacle of NEMA Type 14o30R. The fourth wire (ground conductor) must be identified with a green cover and the neutral conductor by a white cover. Panel C 14-30R Four-wire receptacme (required for mobime homes) 4, Remove center terminal block screw. _ z . X O " Connect ground w_re _ (green) of power supply cord to _ external ground conductor f- .... 5, Remove appliance ground wire (green with yellow stripes) from external ground connector screw. Fasten under center, silver-colored terminal block screw. / " screw. Tighten screw. external 9roun 8, Connect the other _Mres to- outer terminal block screws. Tighten screws. _ ; ; 9. Tighten strain relief screws. 1 I U. insert tab of terminal block cover into slot of the dryer rear panel Secure cover with hold-down screw. 7, Connect neutral wire (white or center) of power supply cord under center screw of the terminal block. Tighten screw.