Make Gas Connection; Connect Vent - Whirlpool NGD5800TQ Instructions Pour L'installation

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 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. Leave enough room
to connect the exhaust vent.
6. Once connection is made and dryer is in final location,
remove corner posts and cardboard.
For mobile home use
Gas dryers must be securely fastened to the floor.
Mobile home installations require a Mobile Home Installation Kit.
For information on ordering, please reference the Dryer User
Instructions.

Make Gas Connection

1. 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
A. Flared male thread
B. Non-flared male thread
NOTE: For LP gas connections, you must use pipe-joint
compound resistant to the action of LP gas. Do not use
TEFLON ®† tape.
†®TEFLON is a registered trademark of E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company.
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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. Open the shutoff valve in the supply line. The valve is open
when the handle is parallel to the gas pipe.
4. Test all connections by brushing on an approved
noncorrosive leak-detection solution. Bubbles will show
a leak. Correct any leak found.
1. Using a 4" (10.2 cm) clamp, connect vent to exhaust outlet in
B
dryer. If connecting to existing vent, make sure the vent is
clean. The dryer vent must fit over the dryer exhaust outlet
and inside the exhaust hood. Check that the vent is secured
to exhaust hood with a 4" (10.2 cm) clamp.
2. Move dryer into its final location. Do not crush or kink vent.
3. (On gas models) Check that there are no kinks in the flexible
gas line.
4. Once the exhaust vent connection is made, remove the
corner posts and cardboard.
A
B
A. ³⁄₈ " flexible gas connector
³⁄₈
B. " dryer pipe
³⁄₈ ³⁄₈
C. " to " pipe elbow
³⁄₈
D. " pipe-to-flare adapter fitting
A
A. Closed valve
B. Open valve

Connect Vent

D
C
B