Kenmore 6972 Installation Instructions - Page 8

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1. Install
exhaust
hood.
Usecaulking
compound
toseal
exterior
wall
opening
aroundexhaust
hood.
2. Connect
ventoexhaust
hood.
Vent
must
fitinsideexhaust
hood.
Secure
ventoexhaust
hoodwith4"(10.2cm)clamp.
3. Runventodryer
location.
Use
thestraightest
pathpossible.
See"Determine
Vent
Length."
Avoid90°turns.
Useclamps
to
seal
alljoints.
Donotuseductape,
screws
orother
fastening
devices
thatextend
intotheinterior
oftheventosecure
vent.
1. Toprotect
thefloor,
usealarge
flatpieceofcardboard
from
thedryer
carton.
Place
cardboard
under
theentirebackedge
ofthedryer.
See
illustration.
2.Firmlygrasp
thebodyofthedryer
(nothetoporconsole
panel).
Gently
laythedryer
onthecardboard.
5.Placeacartoncorner
postunder
eachofthe2dryer
back
corners.
Stand
thedryer
up.Slide
thedryer
onthecorner
postsuntil
it isclose
toitsfinalocation.
Leavenough
room
toconnect
theexhaust
vent.
6.Onceconnection
ismadeanddryer
isinfinalocation,
remove
corner
postsandcardboard.
For mobile
home use
Gas dryers must be securely
fastened
to the floor.
Mobile
home
installations
require
a Mobile
Home
Installation
Kit.
See
"Tools
and
Parts"
section
for ordering
information.
Check the levelness
of the dryer. Check levelness
first
side to side, then front to back.
3.
Examine
the leveling
legs. Find the diamond
marking.
4.
Screw
the
legs
into the
leg holes
by hand.
Use
a wrench
to
finish turning
the
legs
until the
diamond
marking
is no longer
visible.
If the dryer is not level, prop up the dryer
using a wood
block.
Use a wrench
to adjust the legs up or down
and check again for
levelness.
NOTE: It
might be necessary
to level the dryer again after it is
moved
into its final position.