Kenmore 120-volt portable electric dryers Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 15

STEP 4. Connect vent to elbow. Tape the
joint with duct tape. Tighten clamp.
STEP 5, Install one end of elbow on vent,
the other end to the exhaust hood. Tape
joints and tighten clamps,
Finish Installation, See "REVIEW
INSTALLATION" on page 17,
STEP 5. Place a clamp on each end of
vent elbow, Install one end of elbow on
vent, the other end to the exhaust hood.
Tape joints and tighten clamps.
Tape
Using 4-inch flexible heavy metal vent:
NOTE: Do not secure exhaust vent
joints with screws. Screws can catch lint
and slow the drying process, Instead, use
clamps to secure exhaust vent joints.
STEP 1. Install a 4qnch metal elbow
on the exhaust hood and, if necessary, on
the dryer exhaust outlet,
STEP 2. Measure the length of 4qnch
flexible heavy metal vent needed from the
dryer to the hood.
Flexible heavy
metalvent Elbow
Dryer
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STEP 3. Add 10 inches to the measure-
ment for each bend in the vent.
STEP 4. Add 3 more inches to the
measurement for connection over the
dryer outlet and hood.
Clamp
STEP 6, Stretch the vent only as
needed by pulling out from the center
in each direction. Do not stretch vent
sections over 6 feet. If distance is more
than 6 feet, use 2 or more sections of
rigid metal vent with flexible metal
vent attached at ends.
STEP 7. Connect the vent directly to
the dryer outlet or to a separate elbow.
Tape the joints with duct tape. Secure
with clamps.
STEP 8. To fit the vent over the duct on
the hood it may be necessary to make
two 1/2qnch cuts in the end of the vent to
allow it to expand.
Finish Installation. See "REVIEW
INSTALLATION" on page 17,
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