Part8. Exhaust Requirements And Maintenance - LG DLE8377WM Owner's Manual

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Part 8 EXHAUST REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTENANCE
Following
are
important
instructions and information
concerning
the exhaust
requirements
for your
dryer.
Important Warning:
To reduce the risk of
fire, combustion,
or
accumulation of combustible gases, DO NOT
exhaust
dryer
air into
an
enclosed and unventilated
area,
such
as an
attic, wall, ceiling,
crawl space,
chimney,
gas
vent,
or
concealed space of
a
building.
To reduce the risk of
fire,
DO NOT exhaust the
dryer
with
plastic
or
thin foil
ducting.
Exhaust
Requirements
and Instructions:
1. Venting materials
are
not
provided with the dryer
and you should obtain the necessary
venting
materials locally. For
example,
the
outer
end of
exhaust
pipe
must
have
a
weather hood with
hinged
dampers to
prevent
back-draft when the
dryer
is
not
in
use.
2. The exhaust duct
must
be four inches
(10.2 cm)
in
diameter with
no
obstructions. The exhaust duct
should be
kept
as
short
as
possible.
Make
sure
to
clean any old ducts before
installing
your
new
dryer.
3.
Rigid
or
semi-rigid
metal
ducting
is recommended
for
use as
transition ducting between the dryer and
and the wall. In
special
installations when it is
impossible to
make
a
connection with the above
recommendations, then
a
UL-listed flexible metal
transition duct may be used between the
dryer
and
wall connection
only.
The
use
of this
ducting
will
affect
dry
time.
4. DO NOT
use
sheet metal
screws on
exhaust
pipe
joints
or
other
fastening
means
which extend into
the duct that could catch lint and reduce the
efficiency
of the exhaust
system.
Secure all
joints
with duct
tape.
5. To maximize
operating results, please
observe the
duct
length
limitations noted in the chart above.
!
Number of 90°
Elbows
Weather Hood
Type
Recommended
Maximum
length
of 4"
(10.2 cm)
diameter
rigid
metal duct
Maximum
length
of 4"
(10.2 cm)
diameter
flexible metal duct
NOTE
:
Deduct 6 feet
(1.8 m)
for each additional elbow.
It is not recommended to
use more
than 4 90° elbows.
Use Only for Short Run
Installations
0
1
2
3
4
0
1
2
3
4
65 feet
(19.8 m)
55 feet (16.8 m)
47 feet
(14.3 m)
36 feet (11.0 m)
28 feet
(8.5 m)
45 feet
(13.7 m)
35 feet
(10.7 m)
30 feet
(9.1 m)
25 feet (7.6 m)
20 feet
(6.1 m)
55 feet
(16.8 m)
47 feet (14.3 m)
41 feet (12.5 m)
30 feet
(9.1 m)
22 feet
(6.7 m)
35 feet
(10.7 m)
27 feet (8.2 m)
21 feet
(6.4 m)
17 feet (5.2 m)
15 feet
(4.5m)
4"
(10.2 cm)
4"
(10.2 cm)
2-1/2"
(6.35 cm)