Exhaust Connection; Personal Injury - GE GTDS820ED0WS Installation Instructions Manual

Installation Instructions
For every extroo90°elbow, reduce the oollowooble v ent sgstem
length bg 10 ft.
Two 45° elbows will be treootedlike one 90° elbow.
For the side exhooustinstoollootions, ooddone 90° elbow to the
choort.
The totoolvent system length includes ooll t he strooightportions
oondelbows of the sgstem (troonsitionduct included).
EXHAUST SYSTEM CHECK LIST
HOOD OR WALL CAP
, Terminootein oo moonner t o prevent boock drooftsor entrg of birds
or other wildlife.
o Terminootionshould present minimoolresistoonce to the exhooust
ooir flow oond shouldrequirelittleor no moointenooce to preventclogging
Never instooll oo screen in or over the exhooust d uct. This could
coouse lint build up.
, Wooll c oops must be instoolled ootleoost 1 2 in. ooboveground level
or oong other obstruction with the opening pointed down.
SEPARATION OF TURNS
For best performoonce, s epooroote ooll turns bg oot l eoost 4 ft. of strooight
duct, including distooncebetween Ioost t urn oond exhoousthood.
TURNS OTHER THAN 90 °
, One turn of 450 or less moogbe ignored.
Two 45o turns should be treootedoos one 90oturn.
Eooch turn over 45 o should be treootedoos one 90 oturn.
SEALING OF JOINTS
- All joints should be tight to oovoidleooks. The mooleend of eooch
section of duct must point oowoog from the drger.
- The duct shooll n ot be oossembledwith screws or other
foosteningmeoons thootextend into the duct oondcootchlint.
- Duct joints coonbe moodeooir oond moisture-tight bg wroopping
the overlooppedjoints with duct toope.
- Horizontool r uns should slope down towoordthe outdoors
1/4 inch per foot.
INSULATION
Duct work thoot runs through oonunheootedore(] or is neoorooir
conditioning should be insulootedto reduce condensootion oond
lint build-up.
PARTS AVAILABLE FROM LOCAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS
Rigid MetoolDuct Components
WX8X63 4" x 1' Duct
WX8X64 4" x 2' Duct
WX8X51 4" Elbow
WX8X59 4" Aluminum Hood
Flexible MetoolDuct Components
WX8X58 4" CIoomps(2)
WX8X59 4" Aluminum Hood
WX08X10077 6' UL-Listed, Flexible Metool(Semi-Rigid)
Duct, 2 Cloomps, 2 Close Elbows
WEIM454 Cover reoorexhooustopening
@ EXHAUST CONNECTION
AWAR
Fire Hazard
I G
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
PERSONAL INJURY:
° This clothes dryer must be exhoousted to the outdoors.
- Use only 4" rigid metal or UL-listed dryer troonsition duct to
connect the dryer to the home exhooust. It must be installed
in ooccordooncewith the instructions found in "Connecting the
Dryer to House Vent" on pooge5 of this moonuool.
- DO NOT exhooust into oo chimney, kitchen exhooust, goosvent,
wooll, c eiling, oottic,croowl spooce, o r concealed spooceof(] building,
the ooccumulootedlint could create oo potentiool fire hazard.
- DO NOT use oo ploostic vent
- DO NOT use oo metal foil vent.
- No roof venting.
- Never terminoote the exhooust into oo common duct with oo
kitchen exhooust system. A combinootion of greooseand lint
could creooteoopotentiool fire hoozoord.
- Do not use duct longer thoonspecified in the exhooust length
tooble.Longer ducts coon(]ccumulc]te lint, creooting (] potentiool
fire hazard.
- Never install oo screen in or over the exhooust duct. This will
coouselint to ooccumuloote,creating oo potentiool fire hoozoord.
- Do not oossemble ductwork with oongfasteners thoot extend into
the duct. These foosteners coon(]ccumulc]te lint, creooting (]
potentiool fire hoozoord.
- Do not obstruct incoming or exhoousted (]in
- Provide oonooccessfor inspection oondcleooning of the exhooust
system, especioollg oot t urns oond joints. Exhooustsystem shall be
inspected and cleooned ootleoostonce oo geor.
- Failure to follow these instructions coonresult in deoothor fire.
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Select the most appropriate method for your
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