Install Vent System; Make Gas Connection - Whirlpool WGD7990X Instructions Pour L'installation

The Vent System Chart provides venting requirements that will
help achieve best drying performance.
NOTE: Bottom exhaust installation have a 90° turn inside the
dryer. To determine maximum exhaust length, add on 90° turn
to the chart.
Vent System Chart
Number of Type
of vent
90° elbows
0 Rigid metal
1
Rigid metal
2
Rigid metal
3
Rigid metal
4
Rigid metal

INSTALL vENT SYSTEM

1.
Install exhaust hood
Install exhaust hood and use caulking compound to seal
exterior wall opening around exhaust hood.
2.
Connect vent to exhaust hood
Vent must fit over the exhaust hood. Secure vent to exhaust
hood with 4" (102 mm) clamp. Run vent to dryer location using
straightest path possible. Avoid 90° turns. Use clamps to seal
all joints. Do not use duct tape, screws, or other fastening
devices that extend into interior of vent to secure vent,
because they can catch lint.
12
Box/louvered
Angled
hoods
hoods
58 ft. (17.7 m)
64 ft. (20 m)
54 ft. (16.5 m) 48 ft. (14.6 m)
44 ft. (13.4 m) 38 ft. (11.6 m)
35 ft. (10.7 m) 29 ft. (8.8 m)
27 ft. (8.2 m)
21 ft. (6.4 m)
12" min.
(305 mm)
12" min.
(305 mm)

MAKE gAS CONNECTION

1.
Connect gas supply to dryer
A. Flared male fitting
B. Non-flared male fitting
Remove red cap from gas pipe. Using a wrench to tighten,
connect gas supply to dryer. Use pipe-joint compound on
threads of all non-flared male fittings. If flexible metal tubing
is used, be sure there are no kinks.
NOTE:
For LP gas connections, you must use pipe-joint
compound resistant to action of LP gas. Do not use
TEFLON tape.
®†
2.
Plan pipe fitting connection
A
B
A. 3/8" flexible gas connector
B. 3/8" dryer pipe
A combination of pipe fittings must be used to connect dryer to
existing gas line. A recommended connection is shown. Your
connection may be different, according to supply line type, size,
and location.
3.
Open shut-off valve
A
A
A. Closed valve
Open shut-off valve in supply line; valve is open when handle is
parallel to gas pipe. Then, test all connections by brushing on
an approved noncorrosive leak-detection solution. Bubbles will
show a leak. Correct any leaks found.
†®TEFLON is a registered trademark of E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Company.
B
C
C. 3/8" to 3/8" pipe elbow
D. 3/8" pipe-to-flare adapter fitting
B
B
B. Open valve
D