Installation Requirements; Tools And Parts; Location Requirements - Maytag MDE17MN Installation Instructions Manual

Tools and Parts

Gather the required tools and parts before starting installation.
Read and follow the instructions provided with any tools
listed here.
Tools needed:
■ 200 mm (8") or 250 mm
(10") Pipe wrench
■ 200 mm (8") or 250 mm
(10") Adjustable wrench
■ Flat-blade screwdriver
■
Phillips screwdriver
■ Adjustable wrench that
opens to 25 mm (1") or
hex-head socket wrench
■
Level

Location Requirements

IMPORTANT: Observe all governing codes and ordinances.
■ Check code requirements: Some codes limit or do not permit
installation of clothes dryers in garages, closets, or sleeping
quarters. Contact your local building inspector.
NOTE: The dryer must not be installed in an area where it will be
exposed to water and/or weather.
Recessed Area and Closet Installation Instructions
This dryer may be installed in a recessed area or closet. This
dryer must not be installed behind a lockable door, a sliding door,
or a door with a hinge on the opposite side to that on the dryer.
The installation spacing is in mm and is the minimum allowable.
Additional spacing should be considered for ease of installation,
servicing, and compliance with local codes and ordinances.
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INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

■ 8 mm (5/16") socket
wrench
■ Utility knife
■ Vent clamps
■ Caulk gun and caulk
(for installing new
exhaust vent)
■ Pliers
■ Stiff-bladed putty knife
Parts supplied:
Remove parts bag from dryer drum. Check that all parts were
included.
■ Foot boot (4)
■
Dryer foot (4)
NOTE: The circuit diagram for this dryer is located inside the
lower front panel, within the Tech Sheets.
Technical
Specifications:
220 – 240 V, 50 Hz. AC
4575W
Total mass: 68 kg max.
NOISE: Sound Pressure Level, Lpa: 58 dBA (uncertainty, Kpa:
+/–10 dBA).
If installed in a closet with a door, the minimum unobstructed air
opening in the top and bottom is required. Louvered doors
with equivalent air openings are acceptable.
The dryer must be exhausted outdoors.
No other fuel-burning appliance may be installed in the same
closet as the dryer.
Minimum Installation Clearances
381 mm
(15")*
0 mm (0")
Recessed front view
* Additional clearances for wall, door, and floor moldings may be required
or if external exhaust elbow is used.
310 cm 2
(48 in 2 .)*
Front
closet
View
door
155 cm 2
(24 in 2 .)*
Clothes Capacity:
9 kg max.
356 mm
(14") max.
Closet
door
0 mm
(0")
0 mm (0")
25 mm (1")
Closet side view
76 mm (3")
* Opening is the minimum for
a closet door. Louvered doors
with equivalent air openings
are acceptable.
76 mm (3")