Frigidaire FLCE7522AW electric washdry Laundry centre Installation Guide

Installation* for Frigidaire Laundry Center

*Please refer to the Use & Care instruction booklet provided with this laundry center for further details.

WARNING – RISK OF FIRE

  • Ensure the entire dryer exhaust system is clean and free of lint and debris prior to the installation of your new laundry center. The entire exhaust system should be inspected and cleaned a minimum of every 18 months with normal usage. Failure to comply with cleaning your exhaust system will increase the RISK of FIRE.
  • DO NOT install a clothes dryer with flexible plastic or flexible foil venting material. Flexible venting materials are known to collapse, be easily crushed and trap lint. These conditions will obstruct clothes dryer airflow and increase the risk of fire.
  • DO NOT screen the exhaust ends of the vent system, or use any screws, rivets or other fasteners that extend into the duct to assemble the exhaust system. NO screen or grate of any mesh size is allowed to cover the outdoor exhaust opening.
  • Install the laundry center according to the manufacturer’s instructions and local codes.
  • Laundry Center installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
  • The electrical service to the dryer must conform with local codes and ordinances and the latest edition of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, or in Canada, the Canadian Electrical Code CSA C22.1 part 1.
  • The laundry center is designed under UL 2158 – CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 112 (latest editions) for HOME USE only. This laundry center is not recommended for commercial applications such as restaurants, beauty salons, etc.
  • Destroy the carton and plastic bags after the laundry center is unpacked. Children might use them to play. Cartons covered with rugs, bedspreads, or plastic sheets can become airtight chambers causing suffocation. Place all materials in a garbage container or make materials inaccessible to children.

The instructions in this manual and all other literature included with this dryer are not meant to cover every possible condition and situation that may occur. Good safe practice and caution MUST be applied when installing, operating and maintaining any appliance.

Installation Checklist

Shipping hardware

  • Foam shipping restraint (inside wash tub) removed and stored
  • Foam shipping support (underneath appliance) removed and stored

Leveling

  • Laundry center is level, side-to-side and front-to-back
  • Cabinet is setting solid on all corners

Water supply

  • Use only new hoses and verify rubber sealing washers are installed
  • HOT supply is connected to HOT inlet and COLD supply is connected to COLD inlet
  • HOT and COLD water supply turned on
  • No leaks present at water supply connections or appliance inlet connections -recheck in 24 hours

Drain

  • Stand pipe or wall drain height min. 33″
  • Drain hose secured in place with cable tie (shipped in drum)

For detailed information, refer to the Use & Care instruction provided with this laundry center.

Exhaust venting

  • Free-flowing, clear of lint buildup
  • End of exhaust vent securely fastened to exhaust port to prevent air leaks and excess noise
  • 4 inch (102 mm) rigid or semi-rigid ducting of minimal length and turns
  • NO foil or plastic venting material
  • Approved vent hood exhausted to outdoors

240V electric supply (electric dryer)

  • Approved NEMA 10-30R or 14-30R service cord with all screws tight on terminal block
  • Approved strain relief installed
  • Terminal access cover installed before initial operation

Electrical power

  • House power turned on
  • Laundry Center plugged in

Final checks

  • Installation Instructions and Use & Care instruction read thoroughly
  • Water enters drum when cycle starts with lid lowered and dryer door latches and drum tumbles when cycle starts
  • Registration card sent in

Electrical requirements

Electric dryer
CIRCUIT – Individual 30 amp. branch circuit fused with 30 amp. time delay fuses or circuit breakers.
POWER SUPPLY – 3-wire or 4-wire, 240 volt, single phase, 60 Hz, Alternating Current. The power cord is NOT supplied with unit.
OUTLET RECEPTACLE – NEMA 10-30R or NEMA 14-30R receptacle to be located so the power supply cord is accessible when the dryer is in the installed position.
GROUNDING CONNECTION – See “Grounding requirements” in Use & Care instructions. The laundry center MUST be grounded. In the event of malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electrical shock by a path of least resistance for electrical current.

Since your laundry center is equipped with a power supply cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug, the plug MUST be plugged into an appropriate, copper wired receptacle that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances or in the absence of local codes, with the National Electrical Codes, ANSI/NFPA 70 (latest edition), or in Canada, the Canadian electrical code C22.1 part 1. If in doubt, call a licensed electrician.
DO NOT cut off or alter the grounding prong on the power supply cord. In situations where a two-slot receptacle is present, it is the owner’s responsibility to have a licensed electrician replace it with a properly grounded three prong grounding type receptacle.

WARNING
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can cause an electrical shock that may result in serious injury or death. Check with a licensed electrician if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded.

Connect or Construct Vent Exhaust

  • Use only 4 inch rigid or semi-rigid metal ducting
  • Clean lint from duct system
  • Use only metal foil tape to connect ducts (no screws)
Max. Number of 90° turns MAXIMUM LENGTH of 4″ (102 mm) Rigid Metal Duct
LONG VENT MODELS ONLY FLCE7523AW
VENT HOOD TYPE
0 127 ft. (39 m) 124 ft. (37 m)
1 117 ft. (35 m) 114 ft. (34 m)
2 107 ft. (32 m) 104 ft. (31 m)
3 97 ft. (29 m) 94 ft. (28 m)
4 87 ft. (26 m) 84 ft. (25 m)

WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
Never exceed more than four-90° elbows in the exhaust duct system.

  • Use 4″ (10.2 cm) clamp to connect dryer & exhaust system
  • Use 90° quick-turn elbow to vent left or right from dryer
Exhaust system must be vented outside
with approved nent hood.
NO screen or grate of any mesh size is allowed to cover the exhaust opening.

DO NOT exceed 8 ft. (2.4m) total duct length if installing semi-rigid venting.
DO NOT install flexible plastic or flexible foil ducting material.
For detailed information, refer to the Use & Care instruction provided with this laundry center.

TO INSTALLER: Leave these instructions with the customer.

Connect to Water Line and Drain

Connecting to the water line

  1. Run some water from the hot and cold faucets to flush the water lines and remove particles that might clog the water valve screens and to determine which faucet is hot and which is cold supply.
  2. Check to ensure that the inlet hoses have the rubber washer firmly in place. Use only new hoses.
  3. Connect the HOT inlet hose to the HOT inlet connection on the washer and the COLD inlet hose to the COLD inlet connection on the washer (cold on top). Tighten by hand until snug. Then tighten each supply connection another 2/3 turn with pliers. DO NOT cross thread or over-tighten these connections.
  4. Connect the HOT inlet hose to the HOT water supply and the COLD inlet hose to the COLD water supply. Tighten by hand until snug. Then tighten each supply connection another 2/3 turn with pliers. DO NOT bend, kink, or pinch water inlet hoses.
  5. Turn on the water and check for leaks.

Connecting to the drain

  1. Form a “U” shape on the end of the drain hose with the hose pointed toward the drain.
  2. Place the formed end in a laundry tub or a standpipe and secure the drain hose with the cable tie (provided in the enclosure package) to the standpipe, inlet hose, laundry tub, etc. so the hose does not pull out from the force of the water.

For detailed information, refer to Use & Care instruction provided with this laundry center.

Connect to Gas or Electric

WARNING

ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
A U.L. approved strain relief must be installed onto power cord. If the strain relief is not attached, the cord can be pulled out of the dryer and can be cut by any movement of the cord, resulting in electrical shock.

WARNING
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
DO NOT
use an aluminum wired receptacle with a copper wired power cord and plug (or vice versa). A chemical reaction occurs between copper and aluminum and can cause electrical shorts. The proper wiring and receptacle is a copper wired power cord with a copper wired receptacle.

Electric Dryer

For detailed information, refer to the Use & Care instruction provided with this laundry center.

DANGER

If using LP (Liquid Propane) STOP and install the LP kit before operating your gas dryer.

Level and Connect

  1. Use adjustable pliers to adjust the leveling legs so the laundry center is level front-to-rear and side-to-side, and stable corner-to-corner
  2. Connect power.

IMPORTANT
Please review “Troubleshooting” in your Use & Care instruction before calling for service.
For detailed information refer the Use & Care instruction provided with this laundry center.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

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