Drain System - Whirlpool W10858720B - SP Use & Care Manual

Installation spacing for recessed area
or closet installation
All dimensions show recommended and minimum spacing
allowed.
Additional spacing should be considered for ease of
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installation and servicing.
Additional clearances might be required for wall, door,
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floor, moldings, and drain system.
Additional spacing should be considered on all sides
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of the dryer to reduce noise transfer.
For closet installation with a door, minimum ventilation
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openings in the top and bottom of the door are required.
Louvered doors with equivalent ventilation openings are
acceptable.
Companion appliance spacing should also be considered.
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Recommended installation clearances (dryer only):
18" min.
(457 mm)
0" - 5"*
(0 mm - 127 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
16
3"
(76 mm)
48 in. min.
2
(310 cm
24 in. min.
2
(155 cm
3"
(76 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
*NOTE: 0"–5"
(0 mm–127 mm)
spacing is allowed
behind dryer, providing
drain hose is not kinked
or pinched.
Custom under-counter installation:
0" Min.
(0 mm)
Mobile home – Additional installation requirements:
This dryer is suitable for mobile home installations.
The installation must conform to the Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR,
Part 3280 (formerly the Federal Standard for Mobile
home construction and Safety, Title 24, HUD Part 280)
or Standard CAN/CSA-Z240 MH.

Drain System

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Drain system can be installed by routing the white hose to
a floor drain, wall standpipe, floor standpipe, or laundry tub
instead of to the water tank. Select the method you need.
IMPORTANT: To avoid siphoning, only 4.5" (114 mm) of drain
hose should be inside standpipe; do not force excess hose
) into standpipe. Always secure drain hose with a cable tie
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(not supplied).
Floor standpipe drain system
4.5" 4.5"
(114 mm) (114 mm)
Minimum diameter for a standpipe drain: 2" (51 mm). Top of
standpipe must be at least 30" (762 mm) high; install no higher
than 36" (910 mm) from bottom of dryer.
1" Min.
(25 mm)
1" Min.
(25 mm)
max. 36" max. 48"
(1219 mm) (910 mm)
min. 30"
min. 30"
(762 mm)
(762 mm)
34 ⁄ " Min.
1
2
(876 mm)