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Installation Instructions, Exhausting

CONNECTING THE DRYER TO HOUSE VENT

ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION

• If your dryer is approved for installation in an alcove or closet,

it will be stated on a label on the dryer back.

• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See the EXHAUST

INFORMATION sections 3 & 4.

• Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent

walls or other surfaces is:

0 in. either side

3 in. front and rear

• Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead cabinets,

ceiling, etc. is 43 in. without pedestal, 55 in. with pedestal.

• Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated and

must contain a minimum of 60 sq. in. of open area equally

distributed. If the closet contains both a washer and a dryer,

doors must contain a minimum of 120 sq. in. of open area

equally distributed.

NOTE: WHEN THE EXHAUST DUCT IS LOCATED AT THE

REAR OF THE DRYER, MINIMUM CLEARANCE FROM THE

WALL IS 5.5 IN.

BATHROOM OR BEDROOM

INSTALLATION

• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See EXHAUST

INFORMATION section 3 & 4.

• The installation must conform with local codes or, in the

absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE,

ANSI/NFPA NO. 70.

MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME

INSTALLATION

• 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, ANSI/NFPA NO.

501B.

• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with the termina-

tion securely fastened to the mobile home structure. (See

EXHAUST INFORMATION section 3 & 4.)

• The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a mobile or

manufactured home.

• The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.

• Do not use sheet metal screws or other fastening devices

which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent.

• See section 2 for electrical connection information.

DO NOT

SIT DRYER

ON FLEXIBLE

EXHAUST.

DO NOT USE

EXCESSIVE

EXHAUST

LENGTH

DO NOT

CRUSH

FLEXIBLE

EXHAUST

AGAINST

WALL.

DON’T

Rigid metal transitions ducts reduce the risk of crushing and

kinking.

•

Never install flexible metal duct in walls, ceilings, floors or other

enclosed spaces.

•

For best drying performance, a rigid metal transition duct is

recommended.

Avoid resting the duct on sharp objects.•

In Canada and the United States, only the flexible metal(foil-

type) ducts that comply with the “Outline for Clothes Dryer

Transition Duct Subject 2158A” shall be used.

•

For many applications, installing elbows at both the dryer and

the wall is highly recommended (see illustrations below). Elbows

allow the dryer to sit close to the wall without kinking and or

crushing the transition duct, maximizing drying performance.

•

Total length of flexible metal duct should not exceed 8 feet

(2.4m).

•

RIGID METAL TRANSITION DUCT

•

If rigid metal duct cannot be used, then UL-listed flexible metal

(semi-rigid) ducting can be used (Kit WX08X10077).

UL-LISTED FLEXIBLE METAL (SEMI-RIGID) TRANSITION DUCT

•

In special installations, it may be necessary to connect the dryer

to the house vent using a flexible metal (foil- type) duct. A

UL-listed flexible metal (foil-type)duct may be used ONLY in

installations where rigid metal or flexible metal (semi-rigid)

ducting cannot be used AND where a 4" diameter can be

maintained throughout the entire length of the transition duct.

Never install flexible metal duct in walls, ceilings, floors or other

enclosed spaces.

•

Total length of flexible metal duct should not exceed 8 feet

(2.4m).

•

Avoid resting the duct on sharp objects.

•

For best drying performance:

•

1. Slide one end of the duct over the clothes dryer outlet

pipe.

2. Secure the duct with a clamp.

3. With the dryer in its permanent position, extend the

duct to its full length. Allow 2” of duct to overlap the

exhaust pipe. Cut off and remove excess duct. Keep the

duct as straight as possible for maximum airflow.

4. Secure the duct to the exhaust pipe with the other

clamp.

UL-LISTED FLEXIBLE METAL (FOIL-TYPE) TRANSITION DUCT

ELBOW HIGHLY

RECOMMENDED

ELBOWS HIGHLY

RECOMMENDED

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