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3. Determine the number of elbows you will need.
IMPORTANT: Do not use vent runs longer than those
specified in the Vent Length Chart,
The following chart helps you determine your maximum vent
length based on the number of 90 ° turns or elbows you will
need and the type of vent (rigid metal or flexible metal) and
hood that you will use.
Vent Length Chart
Number of
Type of Vent
Box or
Angled
90 ° turns
Louvered
hoods
or elbows
hoods
0
Rigid metal
43 ft (13.1 m)
36 ft (11.0 m)
Flexible metal
30 ft (9.7 m)
24 ft (7.3 m)
1
Rigid metal
33 ft (10.1 m)
26 ft (7.9 m)
Flexible metal
24 ft (7.3 m)
18 ft (5.5 m)
2
Rigid metal
24 ft (7.3 m)
16 ft (4.9 m)
Flexible metal
16 ft (4.9 m)
10 ft (3.0 m)
NOTE: Side exhaust adds a 90 ° turn inside the washer/dryer. To
determine maximum exhaust length, add one 90 ° turn to the
chart.
1. Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal exterior
wall opening around exhaust hood.
2. Connect vent to exhaust hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust
hood. Secure vent to exhaust hood with 4" (10.2 cm) clamp.
3. Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible.
See "Determine vent length." Avoid 90 ° turns. Use clamps to
seal all joints. Do not use duct tape, screws or other fastening
devices that extend into the interior of the vent to secure vent.
Properly leveling your washer/dryer
prevents excessive noise and
vibration.
1. Check the levelness of the washer/dryer
by placing a level on
the top edge of the washer, first side to side, then front to
back.
1,
2.
Remove the red cap from the flexible gas connector.
Remove the 1/2"NPT adapter from the flexible gas connector.
(it will be necessary to use two adjustable wrenches).
Install the adapter on the 1/2"rigid gas supply pipe using pipe-
joint compound.
A. _/2" rigid gas supply pipe
B. Use pipe-joint compound
C. _/2" NPTadapter
D. Do not use pipe-joint compound
E. Flexible gas connector
NOTE: For LP gas connections,
you must use pipe-joint
compound
resistant to the action of LP gas. Do not use
TEFLON _ tape.
Attach the flexible gas connector to the 1/2"NPT adapter. Do
not use pipe-joint compound for this connection.
There should be a natural loop in the flexible gas connector.
The flexible gas connector must not be twisted, kinked or
attached with any sharp bends.
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5. All connections must be wrench tightened.
6. Open the shutoff valve in the supply. The valve is open when
the handle is parallel to the gas pipe.
2,
If the washer/dryer
is not level, prop up the front with a wood
block and adjust the feet up or down as necessary. Remove
wood block and lower washer/dryer.
Repeat this step until the
washer/dryer
is level.
A. Closed valve
B. Open valve
Test all connections by brushing on an approved noncorrosive
leak-detection
solution. Bubbles will show a leak. Correct any
leak found.
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