Maytag MLG20PDCGW, Installation Instructions Manual

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INSTALLING STACKED WASHER/DRYER
Route Drain Hose
Proper routing of the drain hose avoids damage to your floor due
to water leakage. Read and follow these instructions.
Remove drain hose from the washer drum
1. Using locking pliers, squeeze hose clamp tabs together and
insert over the end of the drain hose.
2. Slide the drain hose onto the washer connection.
Laundry tub drain or standpipe drain
Connect the drain hose form to the corrugated drain hose.
Snap either end of the drain hose form to the drain
hose at the point where the corrugation begins.
Bend drain hose over drain hose form and snap
into place.
NOTE: Hose must not extend more than
25 mm (1") past the end of the U bend.
To keep drain water from going back into the washer:
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Do not straighten the drain hose, do not force excess drain
hose into standpipe. Hose should be secure, but loose enough
to provide a gap for air.
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Do not lay excess hose on the bottom of the laundry tub.
Floor drain
You may need additional parts. See “Alternate Parts.”
Secure Drain Hose
1. Drape the power cord over the washer top.
2. Move the washer to its final location.
3. Place the drain hose
in the laundry tub or
standpipe as shown.
4. Secure the drain hose using
the supplied beaded tie
strap.
3. Once the drain hose is in place, release the pliers.
4. The washer drain system can be installed using a floor drain,
wall standpipe, floor standpipe, or laundry tub.
5. If the washer faucets and the drain
standpipe are recessed, put the
hooked end of the drain hose in
the standpipe as shown.
NOTES:
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Do not force excess drain hose
back into the rear of the washer.
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To avoid siphoning, do not seal the
drain hose into the standpipe.