Connect Vent - Whirlpool Duet GEW9250PW Use & Care Manual

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3. Determine the number of elbows you will need.
IMPORTANT:
Do not use vent runs longer than those
specified in the Vent Length Chart,
The following chart helps you determine your maximum vent
length based on the number of 90 ° turns or elbows you will
need and the type of vent (rigid or flexible metal) and hood
that you will use.
Vent Length Chart
Number of
Type of
Box or
Angled
90 ° turns
vent
Louvered
hoods
or elbows
hoods
0
Rigid metal
64 ft (20 m)
58 ft (17.7 m)
Flexible metal
36 ft (11 m)
28 ft (8.5 m)
1
Rigid metal
54 ft (16.5 m)
48 ft (14.6 m)
Flexible metal
31 ft (9.4 m)
23 ft (7 m)
2
Rigid metal
44 ft (13.4 m)
38 ft (11.6 m)
Flexible metal
27 ft (8.2 m)
19 ft (5.8 m)
3
Rigid metal
35 ft (10.7 m)
29 ft (8.8 m)
Flexible metal
25 ft (7.6 m)
17 ft (5.2 m)
4
Rigid metal
27 ft (8.2 m)
21 ft (6.4 m)
Flexible metal
23 ft (7 m)
15 ft (4.6 m)
NOTE: Side and bottom exhaust installations have a 90 ° turn
inside the dryer. To determine maximum exhaust length, add one
90 ° turn to the chart.
1. (Optional) Put on safety glasses and gloves.
2. Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal exterior
wall opening around exhaust hood,
3. Connect vent to exhaust hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust
hood. Secure vent to exhaust hood with 4" (10.2 cm) clamp,
4. Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible.
See "Determine Vent Length." Avoid 90 ° 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.
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install dryer.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
To protect the floor, use a large flat piece of cardboard from
the dryer carton, Place cardboard under the entire back edge
of the dryer. See illustration.
Firmly grasp the body of the dryer (not the console panel).
Gently lay the dryer on the cardboard.
Examine the leveling legs. Find the diamond marking.
4. Screw the legs into the leg holes by hand. Use a wrench to
finish turning the legs until the diamond marking is no longer
visible.
5. Place a carton corner post under each of the 2 dryer back
corners. Stand the dryer up. Slide the dryer on the corner
posts until it is close to its final location, Leave enough room
to connect the exhaust vent,
6. Once connection is made and dryer is in final location,
remove corner posts and cardboard,
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