GE PFD95 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 16

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR
CLOSET INSTALLATION
WARNING
- Explosion Hazard
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline,
away from dryer.
Place dryer at least 18" (46 cm) above the floor for a
garage installation.
Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors.
• Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and
adjacent walls or other surfaces is:
0" (0 cm) either side
0" (0 cm) front
0" (0 cm) rear
0" (0 cm) top
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For improved performance, a 1/2" (12.7 mm)
clearance is suggested on each side.
• The rear of the dryer should face a wall.
• Consideration must be given to provide adequate
clearance for installation and service.
• Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise
ventilated and have at least 60 square inches (387
cm 2 ) of open area. If the closet contains both a
washer and a dryer, doors must contain a minimum
of 120 square inches (774 cm
NOTE: WHEN THE EXHAUST DUCT IS LOCATED AT
THE REAR OF THE DRYER, THE CONFIGURATION
OF THE DUCTING MAY REQUIRE GREATER
CLEARANCE.
Gas Dryers Only:
• No other fuel burning appliance shall be installed in
the same closet as a gas dryer.
• The dryer must be disconnected from the gas
supply piping during pressure testing at pressures
greater than 1/2 psi (3.5 kPa).
• A 1/8" (3.2 mm) NPT minimum plugged tapping,
accessible for test gauge connection, must be
installed immediately upstream of the gas supply
connection to the dryer.
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Installation Instructions
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2 ) of open area.
MINIMUM CLEARANCE OTHER
THAN ALCOVE OR CLOSET
INSTALLATION
Minimum clearance to combustible surfaces and for
air opening are: 0" (0 cm) both sides
and 0" (0 cm) top.
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For improved performance, a 1/2" (12.7 mm)
clearance is suggested on each side.
The rear of the dryer should face a wall.
Consideration must be given to provide adequate
clearance for installation and service.
MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED
HOME INSTALLATION
• Installation MUST conform to the
MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION
AND SAFETY STANDARD, TITLE 24, PART
3280 or STANDARD FOR MOBILE HOMES
CAN/CSA-Z240 MH, or, when such standards
are not applicable, with AMERICAN NATIONAL
STANDARD FOR MOBILE HOME, ANSI/NFPA
NO. 501B.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors.
• The exhaust vent MUST be securely fastened to a
non-combustible portion of the mobile home.
• The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a
mobile or manufactured home.
• The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
• KIT 14-D346-33 MUST be used to attach the dryer
securely to the structure.
• The vent MUST NOT be connected to any other
duct, vent or chimney.
• DO NOT use sheet metal screws or other
fastening devices which extend into the interior of
the exhaust vent.
• Provide an opening with a free area of at least 25
square inches (63 cm 2 ) for introduction of outside
air into the dryer room.
• See the sections for electrical connection information.
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, 0" (0 cm) rear
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