Kenmore Elite 27-Inch Wide GAS DRYERS Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 21

STEP 4. Connect vent to elbow. Tape the
joint with duct tape. Tighten clamp.
STEP 5. Install one end of etbow on vent,
the other end to the exhaust hood. Tape
joints and tighten clamps.
Finish installation. See "REVIEW
INSTALLATION".
Using 4-inch flexible 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 f. install a 4-inch metal elbow
on the exhaust hood and, if necessary, on
the dryer's exhaust outlet.
STEP 2. Measure the length of 4-inch
flexible metal vent needed from the dryer
to the hood.
Flexible Elbow
metalvent
Dryer ,_ _
i i
Duct tape& clamp
f Wall
Exhaust
_" hood
_++ OllCt
tape&
clamps
.... STEP 2
Dnct
.... tape &
clamp
_ Elbow
(optional)
STEP 5. Place a clamp on each end of
vent elbow. InstalI one end of elbow on
vent, the other end to the exhaust hood.
Tape joints and tighten clamps.
Tape
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
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 connect the vent to the
section of the exhaust hood that is inside
your wall, it may be necessary to make
two _ inch cuts in the end of the flexible
vent to allow it to expand.
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's exhaust outlet and hood.
Finish Installation. See
"REVIEW INSTALLATION".
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