Kenmore 7972 Installation Instructions - Page 4

GAS

SUPPLYREQUIREMENTS

ROUGH-IN

DIMENSIONS

1. Installation

MUST

conform

with

local

codes,

or in the

absence

of

local

codes,

with

the

National

Fuel Gas Code,

ANSI

Z223.1

(latest

edition)

or in Canada,

the

current

AN/CGA

B149.

2.The

gas supply

line

should

be of

1/2

inch

(1.27

cm)

pipe.

3. If codes

allow,

flexible

metal

tubing

may

be

used to

connect

your

dryer

to

the

gas supply

line.

The tubing

MUST

be constructed

of

stainless

steel

or

plastic-coated

brass.

4. The gas supply

line

MUST

have

an

individual

shutoff

valve.

5. A

1/8

inch

(0.32

cm)

N. R T. plugged

tapping,

accessible

for

test

gage

connection,

MUST

be

installed

immediately

upstream

of

the

gas supply

connection

to

the

dryen

6.The

dryer

and

its individual

shutoff

valve

MUST

be

disconnected

from

the

gas supply

piping

system

during

any pressure

testing

of

the

gas supply

piping

system

at

test

pressures

equal

to

or

less

than

1/2

psig

(3.45

kPa).

7.The

dryer

MUSTbe

isolated

from

the

gas supply

piping

system

by

closing

its individual

manual

shutoff

valve

during

any

pressure

testing

of

the

gas supply

piping

system

at test

pressures

equal

to

or less than

1/2

psig

(3.45

kPa).

16 I/4

IN.

(41.27 CM)

LOCATION

OF YOUR

LAUNDRY

CENTER

DO

NOT

INSTALL

YOUR

LAUNDRY

CENTER:

1.In

an

area

exposed

to

dripping

water

or

outside

weather

conditions.

2. In an area where

it will

come

in contact

with

curtains

or drapes.

3. On carpet.

Floor

MUST

be solid

with

a maximum

slope

of

1 inch

(2.54

cm).

INSTALLATION IN RECESS

OR

CLOSET

1.A

laundry

center

installed

in

a

bedroom,

bathroom,

recess

or closet,

MUST

be

exhausted

outdoors.

2. No

other

fuel

burning

appliance

shall

be

installed

in the

same

closet

as the

Gas

laundry

centen

3. Your

laundry

center

needs

the

space

around

it for

proper

ventilation.

DO

NOT

INSTALL

YOUR

LAUNDRY

CENTER

IN A

CLOSET

WITH

A

SOLID

DOOR.

4. A

minimum

of

120

square

inches

(774.2

square

cm)

of opening,

Closet

Door

60

SQ.

IN.

(387.1

SQ.

CM)

60

SQ.

IN.

(387.1

SQ.

CM)

equally

divided

at the

top

and

bottom

of the

door,

is required.

Air

openings

are required

to

be unobstructed

when

a door

is installed.

A

louvered

door

with

equivalent

air

openings

for

the

full

length

of

the

door

is acceptable.

751/2(N.

5.The

following

illustrations

show

minimum

clearance

dimensions

(191.77 CM)

and

air

openings

for

proper

operation

in

a

recess

or

closet

installation.

36

1!161N.

(91.60

CM)

25

¼IN.

i

(64.13

CM)

_\\\\\\\

30

13/16

IN.

(78.26

CM)

2½IN.

(6.3SCM)

1 7/8 IN.

[_

(4.76 CM)

(

+

11

7116

IN.

(29.5

CM)

4 13/16

iN.

(12.22

CM)

54 5/16

IN.

(137.95

CM)

12 I/2 IN.

_

9 3/8

IN.

(31.75

CM_

(23.81

C_4)

VENT_.._

/ -1_

\ _,_

ELECTRICAL

CONNECTION

©

WATER

INLETS

_2_

(REAR)

43 IN.

(109.22

CM)

,m_

_

DRAIN OUTLET

._,_

(REAR)

\J

3%1N.

_:---(9.52

CM)

27

IN.

(68.58CM)

f--GAS

SUPPLY

PIPE (REAR)

s 1/4mN.

_13.33 CM)

1

43

IN.

/(109.22

CM)

411/4IN

I

(104.77 CM)

29

7116

IN

(74.77 CM)

"!

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