GE gcvh6800 User Manual

Installation Instructions

ELECtrICaL rEQUIrEMEntS

CIrCUIt –Individual,properlypolarizedandgrounded

15-ampbranchcircuitfusedwith15-amptime-delayfuse

orcircuitbreaker.
POWEr SUPPLy –2-wire,withground,120-volt,

single-phase,60-Hz,alternatingcurrent.
OUtLEt rECEPtaCLE –Properly

grounded3-prongreceptacletobe

locatedsothepowersupplycord

isaccessiblewhenthewasheris

inaninstalledposition.

WarnIng:

Improperconnectionofthe

equipmentgroundingconductorcanresultinarisk

ofelectricalshock.Checkwithalicensedelectrician

ifyouareindoubtastowhethertheapplianceis

properlygrounded.

1. ThewasherMUSt begrounded.Intheeventof

malfunctionorbreakdown,groundingwillreduce

theriskofelectricalshockbyprovidingapathofleast

resistanceforelectricalcurrent.

2. Sinceyourwasherisequippedwithapowersupply

cordhavinganequipment-groundingconductorand

agroundingplug,theplugMUSt bepluggedintoan

appropriate,copper-wiredreceptaclethatisproperly

installedandgroundedinaccordancewithalllocal

codesandordinancesorintheabsenceoflocalcodes,

withtheNationalElectricalCodes,ANSI/NFPA70(latest

edition).Ifindoubt,callalicensedelectrician.DO nOt

cutofforalterthegroundingprongonthepowersupply

cord.Insituationswhereatwo-slotreceptacleispresent,

itistheowner’sresponsibilitytohavealicensed

electricianreplaceitwithaproperly grounded

three-pronggrounding-typereceptacle.

read these instructions completely

and carefully.

grOUnDIng rEQUIrEMEntS

WatEr SUPPLy rEQUIrEMEntS

HotandcoldwaterfaucetsMUSt beinstalledwithin

42inches(107cm)ofyourwasher’swaterinlet.Thefaucets

MUSt be3/4″ (1.9cm)gardenhose-typesoinlethosescan

beconnected.WaterpressureMUSt bebetween10and

120poundspersquareinch.Yourwaterdepartmentcan

adviseyouofyourwaterpressure.Thehotwater

temperatureshouldbesettodeliverwaterat120°to140°F

(48°–60°C).

DraIn rEQUIrEMEntS

1. Draincapableofeliminating17gals(64.3L)

perminute.

2. Astandpipediameterof1–1/4″ (3.18cm)minimum.
3. Thestandpipeheightabovethefloorshouldbe:

Minimumheight:24″ (61cm)

Maximumheight:96″ (244cm)

nOtE: Thedrainhoseattachedtothewashercanreach

a58″ (147cm)highstandpipe.Forahigherstandpipe,

contactanauthorizedpartsdistributor.

96 in.

(244 cm)

Max.

24 in.

(61 cm)

Min.

BACK

WarnIng—

tO rEDUCE tHE rISk OF

FIrE, ELECtrICaL SHOCk anD PErSOnaL InJUry:

• DO nOt USE an ExtEnSIOn COrD Or an aDaPtEr

PLUg WItH tHIS aPPLIanCE.

Washer must be electrically grounded in accordance

with local codes and ordinances, or in the absence

of local codes, in accordance with the natIOnaL

ELECtrICaL CODE, anSI/nFPa nO. 70.