Whirlpool W10240438A manual

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    Table of Contents/Table des matieres W AS HER SA FE TY . ... .. ..... . ... .. .. ..... .. ... . . .. .... ... ... .. .. ... ... . ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 2 IN STA LLATION REQUIR E M ENTS .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... . ..... ... .. ... . ..... ... .. .. . 3 T oo ls and P arts .... ... . ..... . ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .... ... ... .. .. ... [...]

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    2 WA S H E R S A F E T Y You ca n be kill ed or serio us ly inj ured if y ou do n 't immedi ately You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed. Your sa[...]

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    3 I N ST ALLA TION R E QUI R E M E NTS T o o l s and P a rts G athe r the requir ed t oo ls and pa rts befo r e start ing instal latio n. T he parts suppli ed are in the washer basket. T ools needed for conn ecting the drain hose and water inlet hos es : NOTE : Replace inlet hoses after 5 y ea rs of use to reduce t he risk of hose failure. R ec ord[...]

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    4 Lo c a tion Require ments Selecti ng the pr oper locati on for your washer imp roves pe rformance and minimizes noise an d possible was her “walk.” Y our wash er can be installe d in a basement, laund ry r oo m, cl os et, or recessed area. Se e “Drain Syste m.” IMPOR TANT: Do not i nstall or store t he washer wher e it wil l be e xposed t[...]

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    5 E l ec t r i c a l R e q u i r ements A 120 vo lt, 60 Hz ., AC on ly , 15- or 20 -amp, fu sed ele ctri cal supply is requir ed. A tim e -de lay fu se or circuit br eaker is re comme nd ed. It is r e comme nde d th at a separate circu it ser ving only th is ap plian ce be provided. This wash er is equippe d with a p ower su pply cor d havi ng a 3p[...]

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    6 I N S T A L L A T I O N I N S T R U C T I O N S Befor e Y ou Star t NOTE : T o avoid floor da mage duri ng insta ll ati on, set the wa sh er o nto ca rdb oa rd be f ore mo vi ng ac ro ss floor . IMPO RT AN T : Be su re the f oam sh ippi ng ba se has b e en re mo ved fr om the bott om of the wash er as di r ec te d in the Unp ac ki n g Instruc tio[...]

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    7 La u n d ry t u b drain or s t an d p ipe drain C o n n ecting the drain hose fo rm to t he co r r u gated dr a i nh os e To k e e p drain water from going b a ck into t h e washer: Do n ot f orce exc ess drain hose into stan dpip e . Ho se sho uld be sec ur e but loo se enough to provide a gap for a ir . Do no t lay exce ss h ose on the b ott om[...]

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    8 4 . Us ing plie rs, ti ghte n the co upling w i th an ad di tio nal two-th ird s tu rn. NOTE : Do not over ti gh ten or use tape or seal an ts on th e va lve. Da mage to the valves c an result. 5. Attac h the cold water hose to the in let va lve labeled cold. 6. Screw on coupli ng by hand u ntil i t is seate d on the washer . 7. Us ing plie rs, t[...]

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    9 4. Check the levelness of the washer. First, place a level on the lid near the console. Then place the level on the side of the washer in the crease between the top of the washer and the cabinet. L evel the front. Level the sid e. 5. If the washer is not level, move the washer out slightly, tip back and prop up the front of the washer with a wood[...]

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    10 S É C U R I T É DE LA LA V E U SE Risque possible de décès ou de blessure grave si vous ne suivez pas immédiatement les instructions. Risque possible de décès ou de blessure grave si vous ne suivez pas les instructions. Tous les messages de sécurité vous diront quel est le danger potentiel et vous disent comment réduire le risque de bl[...]

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    11 E X I G E N C E S D’I N S T A L L A TION Outill a g e et pi è c es Rassembler les outils et pièc es n éc essaires avant d e co mmen cer l'installat ion. Les pièce s fournies se trouvent dans le panier de la laveuse . Out il s né c es s a ires au r a c cordement du tuyau de vidange e t d e s tuyaux d' ar r ivée d'eau : REMA[...]

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    12 E x i gences d’em p l a cement Le choix d'un emplace ment appr opr ié pour la lave use en améliore le rendement et réduit au minimum le bruit et le “d épla ce ment” possi ble de la laveus e. La laveuse peut êt re installée dans un sous- sol, une salle de buanderie, un pla card ou un encastrement. V oir “Système de vid ang e ?[...]

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    13 Système de vid ange avec év ier de buan derie (vue C) L'évier de buan derie do it avoir une cap acité min imale de 20 ga l. (76 L). Le somm et de l'évier doit être au moins à 39" (9 90 mm) au dess us du sol et au maxi mum à 96 " (24 40 mm) de la base de la laveuse . S ystème d e vid ange a u plan cher (vu e D) Le sys[...]

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    14 INS TRUC T ION S D ’I N S T A LL A T I ON Avan t d e c o m m enc er REMARQ UE : Pour évite r d'en d omm ager le plancher pendan t l’installat ion, poser la lav euse sur un ca rton avant d e la dépla cer sur le s ol. IMPO RT ANT : Vé ri fier que la bas e d'exp édition en mousse a été retirée de la pa rt ie inférieur e de la [...]

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    15 Décharge d e l’eau d e lavage da ns un év ier de buan derie o u tuyau de re jet à l’égout C onnexion de la bride de retenu e pour tuyau de vidange sur le tuyau de vidang e ondulé Pour empê cher l’eau de vi dange de refluer dan s la l a v e u se : Ne pas forcer l'excédent du tuyau de vidange dan s le tuyau ri gide de rejet à l&[...]

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    16 3. Vi ss e r co mplètement le racc ord à la main pour qu'il comprime la r ondelle. 4. À l'aide d'une pi nce, serrer le raccord en effectuant d eux tiers de tour supplémentair es. REMA RQ UE : N e pas serrer ex cessi vem ent ou ut iliser du ruban adhés if ou un calfeutrant sur la valve. Les valves risquent d'êt r e endom[...]

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    17 4. A c hever l’inst a l l ation 1. Consulter les sp écifications é lectriques. Véri fier que la tension él ectrique dispon ible est co rrecte et que la prise de couran t est conve nablement reliée à l a terre. V oir “Spécificat ions électri ques”. 2. Vérifier que tou tes les pi èc es sont m ainte nant ins tallées. S'il rest[...]

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    © 2008 Whir lpool Co r poration . All righ ts reser ved. T ous dr oits rés ervés . ® Reg i ste red T r ade mark/T M T r adem ark o f W hirl p o ol, U.S .A ., Whirlpool C anada LP li censee in C ana da ® Marque dé posée/TM Ma rque de com m erce de Whirl po ol, U .S.A., Emploi sous lic ence par Whi rl po ol C anada LP au Ca na da 12 /08 Printe[...]