Frigidaire CAQE7011KW0 Installation Manual page 10

Clearance requirements, continued
Installation in a Recess or Closet
1 A dryer installed in a bedroom, bathroom, recess or
closet, MUST be exhausted outdoors.
2 No other fuel burning appliance shall be installed in
the same closet as the gas dryer.
3 Your dryer needs the space around it for proper
ventilation.
DO NOT install your dryer in a closet with a solid door.
4 Closet door ventilation required: A minimum
of 120 square inches (774.2 cm 2) of opening,
equally divided at the top and bottom of the
door, is required. Openings should be located 3
inches (7.6 cm) from bottom and top of door.
Openings are required to be unobstructed when a
door is installed. A Iouvered door with equivalent
air openings for the full length of the door is
acceptable.
3"
(7.6c m]
closet door
-1--
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm 2)
f
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm 2)
MINIMUM INSTALLATION CLEARANCES- Inches (cm)
SIDES REAR TOP FRONT
Alcove 0" (0 cm) 3" (0 cm)* 0" (0 cm) n/a
Under- 0" (0 cm) 3" (0 cm)* 0" (0 cm) n/a
Counter
Closet 0" (0 cm) 3" (0 cm)* 0" (0 cm) 1" (2.54 cm)
For other than straight back venting, a quick-turn
90 ° dryer vent elbow (vented right or down in free-
standing dryer or right on pedestal-mounted dryer)
must be installed to achieve 0" (0 cm) installation.
To achieve an installation with 0" (0 cm) clearance
for the back of the dryer (for other than straight back
venting), a quick-turn 90 ° dryer vent elbow must be
installed as described previously in this manual.