Exhaust System Materials; Make-Up Air Requirements - Amana LED20AW-PLED20AW Installation Instructions Manual

Dryer Exhaust Requirements...
WARNING
A clothes dryer produces
combustible lint. To reduce
the risk of fire and
combustion gas
accumulation the dryer
MUST be exhausted to the
outdoors..
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This gas appliance contains
or produces a chemical or
chemicals which can cause
death or serious illness and
which are known to the
State of California to cause
cancer, birth defects, or
other reproductive harm. To
reduce the risk from
substances in the fuel or
from fuel combustion, make
sure this appliance is
installed, operated, and
maintained according to the
instructions in this manual.
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To reduce the risk of fire and
the accumulation of
combustion gases, DO NOT
exhaust dryer air into a
window well, gas vent,
chimney or enclosed,
unventilated area, such as
an attic, wall, ceiling, crawl
space under a building or
concealed space of a
building.
W045
To reduce the risk of fire, DO
NOT use plastic pipe or
flexible plastic pipe to
exhaust the dryer.
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Exhaust System
Materials
Exhaust duct must be four inches
(10.2 cm) in diameter
having no
obstructions. Rigid metal duct is
recommended. Non-combustible
semi-rigid flexible metal duct is
acceptable. Do not use plastic pipe
or flexible plastic pipe, because il
contributes to poor drying
performance and collects lint, which
can lead to a fire hazard.
DO NOT use sheet metal screws on
exhaust pipe joints or other fasten mg
means which extend into the duc!
that could catch lint and reduce the
efficiency of the exhaust system.
Secure all joints with duct tape.
Make-Up Air
Requirements
For proper operation it is important
that you .ocate the drycr in an area
that hat an ample amount of make-up
air to replace the amount exhausted
by the dryer.
Energy efficient homes with low air
infiltration rates should be equipped
with an air exchanger that can
accommodate on demand inake-up
air needs in the home. These devices
can be obtained throug;h your
building contractor or building
material suppliers.
Never install flexible duct in
concealed spaces, such as a wall or
ceiling.
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