Gas Supply Requirements; Location; Mobile Home Installation - Frigidaire GLEH1642DS0 Installation Instructions Manual

GAS SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

1. Installation MUST conform with local codes, or in the
absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas
Code, ANSI Z223.1 (latest edition) or in Canada, the
current AN/CGA B149.
2. The gas supply line should be of 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) pipe.
3. If codes allow, flexible metal tubing may be used to connect
your dryer to the gas supply line. The tubing MUST be
constructed of stainless steel or plastic-coated brass.
4. The gas supply line MUST have an individual shutoff valve.
5. A 1/8 inch (0.32 cm) N. P. T. plugged tapping, accessible for
test gage connection, MUST be installed immediately
upstream of the gas supply connection to the dryer.
6. The dryer and its individual shutoff valve MUST be
disconnected from the gas supply piping system during
any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at
test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 psig (3.45 kPa).
7. The dryer MUST be isolated from the gas supply piping
system by closing its individual manual shutoff valve
during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system
at test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 psig (3.45 kPa).
LOCATION OF YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER
DO NOT INSTALL YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER:
1. In an area exposed to dripping water or outside weather
conditions.
2. In an area where it will come in contact with curtains or
drapes.
3. On carpet. Floor MUST be solid with a maximum slope of
1 inch (2.54 cm).
4. On a pedestal. Excessive vibration can occur.
INSTALLATION IN RECESS OR CLOSET
1. A laundry center installed in a bedroom, bathroom, recess
or closet, MUST be exhausted outdoors.
2. No other fuel burning appliance shall be installed in the
same closet as the Gas laundry center.
3. Your laundry center needs the space around it for proper
ventilation.
DO NOT INSTALL YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER IN A CLOSET
WITH A SOLID DOOR.
4. A minimum of 120 square inches (774.2 square cm) of
opening, equally divided at the top and bottom of the door,
is required. Air openings are required to be unobstructed
when a door is installed. A louvered door with equivalent
air openings for the full length of the door is acceptable.
Closet Door
5. The following illustrations show minimum clearance
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dimensions and air openings for proper operation in a recess
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DRYER
WASHER

MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION

1. Dryer MUST be exhausted outside (outdoors, not
beneath the mobile home) using metal ducting that
will not support combustion. Metal ducting must be 4
inches (10.16 cm) in diameter with no obstructions.
Rigid metal duct is preferred.
2. If dryer is exhausted through the floor and area beneath
the mobile home is enclosed, the exhaust system MUST
terminate outside the enclosure with the termination
securely fastened to the mobile home structure.
3. Refer to page 3 for other important venting requirements.
4. When installing a gas dryer into a mobile home, a
provision must be made for outside make up air. This
provision is to be not less than twice the area of the
dryer exhaust outlet.
5. Installation MUST conform to current Manufactured
Home Construction & Safety Standard (which is a
Federal Regulation Title 24 CFR-Part 32-80) or when
such standard is not applicable, with American National
Standard for Mobile Homes. In Canada, the CSA Z240
is applicable.
The laundry center is designed under
WARNING
ANSI Z 21.5.1 for HOME USE
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(2.54 CM)
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(387.1 SQ. CM)
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HOME USE only. HOME USE HOME USE HOME USE
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