GE GTX22EASKWW Installation Instructions - Page 16

EXHAUSTING THE DRYER cont., Installation Instructions, FINAL SETUP

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Installation Instructions EXHAUSTING THE DRYER (cont.) FINAL SETUP SIDE OR BOTTOM VENTING (cont.) ADDING ELBOW AND DUCT FOR EXHAUST TO LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF CABINET (cont.) • Apply duct tape as DUCT shown on the joint TAPE between the dryer internal duct and the elbow, and also the joint between the elbow and the side duct. Use 4" rigid metal ducting only inside the dryer. Internal duct joints must be secured with tape, otherwise they may separate and cause a safety hazard. ADDING ELBOW FOR EXHAUST THROUGH BOTTOM OF CABINET • Insert the elbow through the rear opening and connect it to the dryer internal duct. • Apply duct tape as shown on the joint between the dryer internal duct and the elbow, and also the joint between the elbow and the bottom duct. Duct tape Internal duct joints must be secured with tape; otherwise, they may separate and cause a safety hazard. ADDING COVER PLATE TO REAR OF CABINET 1 LEVEL THE DRYER Stand the dryer upright near the final location and adjust the leveling legs at the corners to ensure the dryer is level side-to-side and front-to-back. Then, adjust the two anti-tip legs at the front inner corners, taking care that they are touching the floor to avoid unit tip over. The installation is not complete until this process is finished. Raise Lower Anti-Tip Legs 2 PLUG DRYER IN Ensure proper ground exists before use. Plate (Kit WE1M454) 3 DRYER START-UP Press the Power button. Power Connect standard metal elbows and ducts to complete the exhaust system. Cover back opening with a plate (Kit WE1M454) available from your local service provider. Place dryer in final location. NEVER LEAVE THE BACK OPENING WITHOUT THE PLATE. (Kit WE1M454.) NOTE: If the dryer has been exposed to temperatures below freezing for an extended period of time, allow it to warm up before pressing Power. Otherwise, the display will not come on. The dryer is now ready for use. 16

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Ensure proper
ground exists
before use.
EXHAUSTING THE DRYER (cont.)
NEVER LEAVE THE BACK OPENING WITHOUT THE
PLATE.
(Kit WE1M454.)
Installation Instructions
SIDE OR BOTTOM VENTING (cont.)
Connect standard metal elbows and ducts to
complete the exhaust system. Cover back opening
with a plate (Kit WE1M454) available from your
local service provider. Place dryer in final location.
ADDING COVER PLATE TO REAR OF CABINET
ADDING ELBOW AND DUCT FOR EXHAUST TO
LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF CABINET (cont.)
Plate
(Kit WE1M454)
Apply duct tape as
shown on the joint
between the dryer
internal duct and the
elbow, and also the joint
between the elbow and
the side duct.
Use 4” rigid metal ducting only inside the dryer.
Internal duct joints must be secured with tape,
otherwise they may separate and cause a safety
hazard.
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DUCT
TAPE
ADDING ELBOW FOR EXHAUST THROUGH
BOTTOM OF CABINET
Insert the elbow through the rear opening and
connect it to the dryer internal duct.
Apply duct tape as
shown on the joint
between the dryer
internal duct and the
elbow, and also the
joint between the
elbow and the bottom
duct.
Internal duct joints must be secured with tape;
otherwise, they may separate and cause a safety
hazard.
Duct tape
FINAL SETUP
LEVEL THE DRYER
Stand the dryer upright near the final location and
adjust the leveling legs at the corners to ensure
the dryer is level side-to-side and front-to-back.
Then, adjust the two anti-tip legs at the front inner
corners, taking care that they are touching the
floor to avoid unit tip over. The installation is not
complete until this process is finished.
PLUG DRYER IN
1
2
DRYER START-UP
Press the
Power
button.
Power
NOTE:
If the dryer has been exposed to
temperatures below freezing for an extended
period of time, allow it to warm up before pressing
Power
. Otherwise, the display will not come on.
The dryer is now ready for use.
3
Lower
Raise
Anti-Tip Legs