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Installation
USING FLEXIBLE METAL DUCTS
If rigid all-metal duct cannot be used, then flexible all-metal ducting
can be used, but it will reduce the maxinmm
recommended
duct
[ength. In special installations
when it is impossible
to use only
metal ducting, then UL-listed clothes dryer flexible metal transition
duct may be used as transition venting between the dryer and wall
connection
only. The use of this ducting will affect dry time.
Instructions,
Indoor Exhausting
INDOOR EXHAUSTING
NOTE: MOBILE
HOME,
BEDROOM,
BATHROOM,
ALCOVE
OR CLOSET
INSTALLATIONS
MUST
BE EXHAUSTED
TO THE OUTDOORS
If flexible transition
duct is necessary,
the following directions
must
be followed.
• Use the Shortest Length Possible.
• Stretch the Duct to Its Maximum
Length to avoid kinks.
• Do Not Crush or Collapse the Duct,
• Never Use Transition Duct Inside the Wall or
Inside the Dryer,
• Avoid Resting the Duct on Sharp Objects.
• Venting
Must Conform
to Local Building
Codes.
ELBOW H IGHLY
RECOMMENDED
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DO NOT
CRUSH
FLEXIBLE
EXHAUST
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AGAINST
;
WALL._
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DONOTUSE
EXCESSIVE
EXHAUST
OTHER
INSTALLATIONS:
If the installation
makes it
impossible
to exhaust to the outdoors, a 4" exhaust
deflector (WE25X278) must be installed. A clearance
of 8"
is required between the rear of the dryer and the wall, and
the deflector should be pointing up.
NOTE: EXHAUSTING
TO THE OUTDOORS
IS
STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED,
EXHAUSTING
iNDOORS
MAY CAUSE
LiNT ACCUMULATION,
AND MOISTURE
DAMAGE
iNCLUDiNG
MOLD
AND MILDEW.
[] ALCOVE OR CLOSET iNSTALLATiON
• If your dryer is approved
for installation
in an alcove or
closet, it will be stated on a label on the dryer back.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See the
EXHAUST
INFORMATION
sections 3 & 4.
• Minimum
clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent
walls or other surfaces is:
0 in. either side
3 in. front and rear
• Minimum
vertical space from floor to overhead
cabinets,
ceiling, etc. is 52 in.
• Closet doors must be louvered
or otherwise ventilated
and
must contain a minimum
of 60 sq. in. of open area equally
distributed.
If the closet contains both a washer and a
dryer, doors must contain a minimum
of 120 sq. in. of open
area equally distributed.
[] BATHROOM
OR BEDROOM
INSTALLATION
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
EXHAUST
INFORMATION
section 3 & 4.
• The installation must conform with local codes or, in the
absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL
ELECTRI-
CAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA
NO. 70.
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[] MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED
HOME INSTALLATION
• Installation
must conform to tile MANUFACTURED
HOME
CONSTRUCTION
& SAFETY STANDARD,
TITLE 24, PART 32-80 or, when such standard is not
applicable,
with AMERICAN
NATIONAL
STANDARD
FOR MOBILE
HOME,
ANSI/NFPA
NO. 50lB.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with tile
termination
securely fastened to tile mobile home
structure. (See EXHAUST
INFORMATION
section 3 & 4.)
• The vent MUST NOT be terminated
beneath a mobile or
manufactured
home.
• The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
• Do not use sheet metal screws or other fastening
devices
which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent.
• See section 2 for electrical connection
information.
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