Location Of Your Dryer - GE Spacemaker DH43 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

LOCATION OF YOUR DRYER

Do Not Install the Dryer:
1. Do not install the dryer in an area exposed to dripping
water or outside weather conditions.
2. Do not install the dryer in an area where it will come
in contact with curtains, drapes, or anything that will
obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilation air.
3. Do not install the dryer on carpet.
Floor MUST be solid with a maximum slope
of 1 (2.54 cm).
Undercounter Installation:
If an undercounter* installation is desired, the dryer
MUST have a top sheet kit installed, Pub. No. 14–A008.
Kit is available from an authorized parts distributor.
*Custom-sized countertop is required.
Installation in Recess or Closet:
1. A dryer 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 DRYER.
3. Your dryer needs the space around it for proper
ventilation. DO NOT INSTALL YOUR DRYER 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
Installation Instructions
3 in.
(7.6 cm)
60 sq. in.
(387.1 sq. cm)
60 sq. in.
(387.1 sq. cm)
3 in.
(7.6 cm)
14
Allow the following clearances for ease of installation:
FRONT
Alcove or 0 (0 cm)
under counter
Closet 1 (2.54 cm)
Closet door ventilation required: 2 louvered openings each
60 square inches (387.1 square cm), located 3
(7.6 cm) from bottom and top of door.
THIS DRYER MUST BE EXHAUSTED OUTDOORS.
5. The following illustrations show minimum clearance
dimensions for proper operation in a recess or closet
installation.
0
(0 cm)
1
(2.54 cm)
NOTE: Undercounter and stack models—0 (0 cm) for
sides, rear and top
SIDES REAR TOP
0 (0 cm) 0 (0 cm) 0 (0 cm)
0 (0 cm) 0 (0 cm) 0 (0 cm)
0
(0 cm)
0
(0 cm)