Install Vent System - Maytag 3RMED4905TW0 Use & Care Manual Installation Instructions

Special provisions for mobile home installations
The exhaust vent must be securely fastened to a noncombustible portion of the mobile home
structure and must not terminate beneath the mobile home. Terminate the exhaust vent
outside.
Determine vent path
Select the route that will provide the straightest and most direct path outdoors.
Plan the installation to use the fewest number of elbows and turns.
When using elbows or making turns, allow as much room as possible.
Bend vent gradually to avoid kinking.
Use the fewest 90° turns possible.
Determine vent length and elbows needed for best drying performance
Use the Vent system chart below to determine type of vent material and hood
combinations acceptable to use.
NOTE: Do not use vent runs longer than those specified in the Vent system chart. Exhaust
systems longer than those specified will:
Shorten the life of the dryer.
Reduce performance, resulting in longer drying times and increased energy usage.
The Vent system chart provides venting requirements that will help to achieve the best drying
performance.
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Vent system chart
NOTE: Side and bottom exhaust installations have a 90º turn inside the dryer. To
determine maximum exhaust length, add one 90º turn to the chart.
Number of 90º Type of
turns or elbows vent
0 Rigid metal
Flexible metal
1 Rigid metal
Flexible metal
2 Rigid metal
Flexible metal
3 Rigid metal
Flexible metal
4 Rigid metal
Flexible metal

Install Vent System

1. Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal exterior wall opening around
exhaust hood.
2. Connect vent to exhaust hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust hood. Secure vent to exhaust
hood with 10.2 cm (4") clamp.
3. Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible. See "Determine vent path" in
"Plan Vent System." Avoid 90º turns. Use clamps to seal all joints. Do not use duct tape,
screws or other fastening devices that extend into the interior of the vent to secure vent.
Box or louvered Angled
hoods hoods
20m (64 ft) 17.7 m (58 ft)
11m (36 ft) 8.5 m (28 ft)
16.5 m (54 ft) 14.6 m (48 ft)
9.4 m (31 ft) 7 m (23 ft)
13.4 m (44 ft) 11.6 m (38 ft)
8.2 m (27 ft) 5.8 m (19 ft)
10.7 m (35 ft) 8.8 m (29 ft)
7.6 m (25 ft) 5.2 m (17 ft)
8.2 m (27 ft) 6.4 m (21 ft)
7 m (23 ft) 4.6 m (15 ft)