Maytag MGDE300VF Use and Care Guide - Page 14

Excessive, Weight, Hazard, Use two or more people to move and install dryer., Failure to do so can - red

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Excessive Weight Hazard Use two or more people to move and install dryer. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. 1. To protect the floor, use a large flat piece of cardboard from the dryer carton. Place cardboard under the entire back edge of the dryer. 2. Firmly grasp the body of the dryer (not the console panel). Gently lay the dryer on the cardboard. See illustration. 1o Remove the red cap from the gas pipe. 2. Using a wrench to tighten, connect the gas supply to the dryer. Use pipe-joint compound on the threads of all non-flared male fittings. If flexible metal tubing is used, be sure there are no kinks. A B A. Flared male fitting B. Non-flared male fitting NOTE: For I.P gas connections, you must use pipe-joint compound resistant to the action of I.P gas. I)o not use TEFI.ON

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Excessive
Weight
Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install dryer.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
1.
To protect
the
floor,
use a large
flat
piece
of cardboard
from
the dryer
carton.
Place
cardboard
under
the
entire
back
edge
of the
dryer.
2.
Firmly
grasp
the
body
of the
dryer
(not
the console
panel).
Gently
lay the dryer
on
the
cardboard.
See illustration.
1o
2.
Remove
the
red cap from
the gas pipe.
Using
a wrench
to tighten,
connect
the gas supply
to the
dryer.
Use pipe-joint
compound
on
the threads
of
all non-flared
male
fittings.
If flexible
metal
tubing
is used, be sure there
are no
kinks.
A
...................
.............
B
A. Flared
male
fitting
B. Non-flared
male
fitting
NOTE:
For I.P gas connections,
you
must
use pipe-joint
compound
resistant
to the
action
of
I.P gas.
I)o
not
use TEFI.ON <_ttape.
A combination
of pipe
fittings
must
be used to
connect
the dryer
to the
existing
gas line.
Shown
is a recommended
connection.
Your connection
may be different,
according
to the
supply
line
type,
size
and
location.
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.
5.
Place
a carton
corner
post from
dryer
packaging
under
each
of the
2 dryer
back
corners.
Stand the
dryer
up.
Slide
the
dryer
on the
corner
posts
until
it is close
to
its final
location.
I.eave enough
room
to
connect
the exhaust
vent.
3°
!
B
C
A.
_/_"
flexible
gas connector
B.
_/_"
@yer
p@e
C.
_/_"
to
_/,s"
p@e elbow
D.
_/J
pipe-to-flare
adapter
fitting
Open
the shutoff
valve
in the
supply
line.
The valve
is open
when
the
handle
is parallel
to
the
gas pipe.
14
4°
A.
Closed
valve
B. Open valve
Test all connections
by brushing
on an approved
noncorrosive
leak-detection
solution.
Bubbles
will
show
a leak.
Correct
any
leak found.
%TEFLON
is a registered trademark
of E.I. Du Pont De Nemours
and Company.