Electrolux EWMED70JSS Installation Instructions Manual page 6

Installation Requirements
6
Exhaust system requirements, continued
WARNING
A clothes dryer must be exhausted outdoors.
Do not exhaust dryer into a chimney, a wall, a
ceiling, an attic, a crawl space or any concealed
space of a building. A clothes dryer produces
combustible lint. If the dryer is not exhausted
outdoors, some fi ne lint will be expelled into the
laundry area. An accumulation of lint in any area
of the home can create a health and fi re hazard.
The dryer must be connected to an exhaust
outdoors. Regularly inspect the outdoor exhaust
opening and remove any accumulation of lint
around the outdoor exhaust opening and in the
surrounding area.
WARNING
• Do not allow combustible materials (for
example: clothing, draperies/curtains, paper)
to come in contact with exhaust system. The
dryer MUST NOT be exhausted into a chimney,
a wall, a ceiling, or any concealed space of a
building which can accumulate lint, resulting in
a fi re hazard.
• Do not screen the exhaust ends of the vent
system, or use any screws, rivets or other
fasteners that extend into the duct to assemble
the exhaust system. Lint can become caught
in the screen, on the screws or rivets, clogging
the duct work and creating a fi re hazard as well
as increasing drying times. Use an approved
vent hood to terminate the duct outdoors, and
seal all joints with metal foil tape. All male duct
pipe fi ttings MUST be installed downstream
with the fl ow of air.
WARNING
Exceeding the length of duct pipe or number
of elbows allowed in the "MAXIMUM LENGTH"
charts can cause an accumulation of lint in the
exhaust system. Plugging the system could
create a fi re hazard, as well as increase drying
times.
FIRE HAZARD
FIRE HAZARD
FIRE HAZARD
MAXIMUM LENGTH
of 4" (102mm) Rigid Metal Duct
VENT HOOD TYPE
(Preferred)
4"
(10.2cm) louvered
0 125 ft. (38.10m)
1 115 ft. (35.05m)
2 105 ft. (32.00m)
3 95 ft. (28.96m)
4 85 ft. (25.91m)
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
• Do not install fl exible plastic or fl exible foil
venting material.
• If installing semi-rigid venting, do not exceed 8
ft. (2.4 m) duct length.
Exhaust direction
Directional exhausting can be accomplished by
installing a quick-turn 90° dryer vent elbow directly
to exhaust outlet of dryer. Dryer vent elbows are
available through your local parts distributor or
hardware store.
See also CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS on the
next page.
NOTE
Use of 90° quick-turn elbow required to meet
minimum installation depth.
2.5"
(6.35cm)
110 ft. (33.53m)
100 ft. (30.48m)
90 ft. (27.43m)
80 ft. (24.38m)
70 ft. (21.34m)