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installation instructions, indoor
USING FLEXIBLE METAL DUCTS
If rigid all-metal
duct cannot
be used,
then flexible
all-metal
ducting
can be used,
but it will reduce
the maximum
recommended
duct
length.
In special
installations
when
it is impossible
to use only
metal
ducting,
then
UL-listed
clothes
dryer
flexible
metal
transition
duct
may be used as transition
venting
between
the dryer
and wail
connection
only. The use of this ducting
will affect dry time,
tf flexible
transition
duct is necessary,
the following
directions
must
be followed,
• Use the Shortest
Length
Possible.
• Stretch
the Duct
to Its Maximum
Length
to avoid
kinks.
- Do Not Crush
or Collapse
the Duct.
• Never
Use Transition
Duct
Inside
the Wall or
Inside
the Dryer.
. Avoid
Resting
the Duct
on Sharp
Objects.
- Venting
Must
Conform
to Local
Building
Codes.
ELBOW HIGHLY
ELBOWS HIGHLY
DONOTUSE
EXCESSIVE
EXHAUST
i
Exhausting
[] ALCOVE OR CLOSET iNSTALLATiON
- If your dryer is approved
for installation
in an alcove or
closet, it will be stated on a label on the dryer back.
* The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See the
EXHAUST
INFORMATION
sections 3 & 4.
, Minimum
clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent
walls or other surfaces is:
0 in. either side
3 in. front and rear
, Minimum
vertical space from floor to overhead
cabinets,
ceiling, etc. is 52 in.
, Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated
and
must contain a minimum of 60 sq. in. of open area equally
distributed.
If the closet contains both a washer and a
dryer, doors must contain a minimum
of 120 sq. in. of open
area equally distributed.
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[] BATHROOM OR BEDROOM
iNSTALLATiON
" The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
EXHAUST
INFORMATION
section 3 & 4.
• The installation
must conform with local codes or, in the
absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL
ELECTRI-
CAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA
NO. 70.
[] MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED
HOME iNSTALLATiON
, Installation
must conform to the MANUFACTURED
HOME
CONSTRUCTION
& SAFETY STANDARD,
TITLE 24, PART 32-80 or, when such standard
is not
applicable,
with AMERICAN
NATIONAL
STANDARD
FOR MOBILE
HOME,
ANSI/NFPA
NO. 50lB.
- The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with the
termination
securely fastened to the mobile home
structure. (See EXHAUST
INFORMATION
section 3 & 4.)
• The vent MUST NOT be terminated
beneath a mobile or
manufactured
home.
, The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
• Do not use sheet metal screws or other fastening devices
which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent.
- See section 2 for electrical connection
information.
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