GE Appliances Profile PFDS450 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 16

Installation Instructions
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR
CLOSET INSTALLATION
, Your dryer is approved for installation in
an alcove or closet, as stated on a label on
the dryer back.
. The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
the EXHAUSTING THE DRYERsection.
, Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and
adjacent walls or other surfaces is:
0" either side
3" front and rear
, Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead
shelves, cabinets, ceilings, etc., is 52".
. Closet doors must be Iouvered or otherwise
ventilated and have at least 60 square inches
of open area equally distributed. If the closet
contains both a washer and a dryer, doors must
contain a minimum of Z20 square inches of open
area equally distributed.
, The closet should be vented to the outdoors
to prevent gas pocketing in case of gas in the
supply line.
, No other fuel-burning appliance shall be
installed in the same closet with the dryer
(gas models only).
NOTE: WHEN THE EXHAUST DUCT IS LOCATED AT
THE REAR OF THE DRYER, MINIMUM CLEARANCE
FROM THE WALL IS 5.5 INCHES.
BATHROOM OR BEDROOM
INSTALLATION
, The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.
, The installation must conform with local codes or,
in the absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA NO. 70 (for electric
dryers) or NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223
(for gas dryers).
MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME
INSTALLATION
,, The 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,
NO. 501B.
, The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with
the termination securely fastened to the mobile
home structure. (See EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.)
, The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a
mobile or manufactured home.
, The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
, FOR GAS MODELS ONLY: KIT 14-D346-33 MUST be
used to attach the dryer securely to the structure.
, FOR GAS MODELS ONLY: The vent MUST NOT be
connected to any other duct, vent or chimney.
, Do not use sheet metal screws or other
refostening devices which extend into the interior
of the exhaust vent.
, Provide on opening with a free area of at least
25 sq. in. for introduction of outside air into the
dryer room.
GARAGE INSTALLATION (IF ALLOWED BY
LOCAL CODES)
, Dryers installed in garages must be elevated 18
inches (46cm) above the floor.
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