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Installation Instructions
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR
CLOSET INSTALLATION
Your dryer is approved for installation in an
alcove or closet, as stated on a label on the dryer
back.
The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
the EXHAUSTING THE DRYER section.
Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and
adjacent walls or other surfaces is:
0” either side
3” front and rear
Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead
shelves, cabinets, ceilings, etc., is 52”.
Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise
ventilated and have at least 60 square inches
of open area equally distributed. If the closet
contains both a washer and a dryer, doors must
contain a minimum of 120 square inches of open
area equally distributed.
The closet should be vented to the outdoors to
prevent gas pocketing in case of gas in the supply
line.
No other fuel-burning appliance shall be installed
in the same closet with the dryer (gas models
only).
NOTE: WHEN THE EXHAUST DUCT IS LOCATED AT
THE REAR OF THE DRYER, MINIMUM CLEARANCE
FROM THE WALL IS 5.5 INCHES.
BATHROOM OR BEDROOM INSTALLATION
The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.
The installation must conform with local codes or,
in the absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA NO. 70 (for electric
dryers) or NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223
(for gas dryers).
MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME
INSTALLATION
The installation must conform to the
MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION &
SAFETY STANDARD, TITLE 24, PART 32–80 or, when
such standard is not applicable, with AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARD FOR MOBILE HOME, NO.
501B.
The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with
the termination securely fastened to the mobile
home structure. (See EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.)
The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a
mobile or manufactured home.
The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
FOR GAS MODELS ONLY: KIT 14-D346-33 MUST be
used to attach the dryer securely to the structure.
FOR GAS MODELS ONLY: The vent MUST NOT be
connected to any other duct, vent or chimney.
Do not use sheet metal screws or other refastening
devices which extend into the interior of the
exhaust vent.
Provide an opening with a free area of at least 25
sq. in. for introduction of outside air into the dryer
room.
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GARAGE INSTALLATION (IF ALLOWED
BY LOCAL CODES)
Dryers installed in garages must be elevated 18
inches (46cm) above the floor.
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