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Using 4-inch rigid metal duct:
NOTE: Do NOT secure exhaust duct
joints with screws. Screws can catch lint
and slow the drying process.
STEP 1. Install a 4-inch metal elbow on
the hood and on the dryer exhaust outlet.
STEP 2. Measure the length of 4-inch
metal duct needed to connect the two
elbows.
Rigid
metal
duct
Dryer
Using 4-inch flexible
metal duct:
NOTE: Do NOT secure exhaust duct
joints with screws. Screws can catch lin
and slcw the drying process.
STEP :J. Install a 4-inch metal elbow on
the hocd and on the dryer exhaust ou:tlet
if nece_<;sary (optional).
Ducttape &
clamps
The duct usually comes in 2-foot lengths.
Cut 2 inches longer than measurement
for connection.
STEP 3. Connect elbow to dryer outlet.
Tape the joint with duct tape. Tighten
clamp.
Clamp
Tape
STEP 4. Connect
rigid metal duct to
elbow. Tape the joint with duct tape.
Tighten clamp.
STEP 5. Install one end of elbow on rigid
metal duct, the other end to the exhaust
hood. Tape joints and tighten clamps.
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Elbow
hood
tape &
clamp
STEP 2
Elbow
Ducttape & clamp
STEP 2. Measure the length of 4-inch
flexible metal duct needed from the dq/er
to the hcod.
STEP 3. Add 10 inches to the measure-
ment for each bend in the duct.
STEP 4. Add 2 more inches to the mea-
surement
for connection
over the dryer
outlet an,'l hood.
STEP 5. Install one end of elbow on
flexible metal duct, the other end to the
exhaust
hood. Tape joints and tighten
clamps.
Tape
Clamp
STEP 6. Stretch the duct only as
needed by pulling out from the center
in each direction.
Do not stretch duct
sections over 6 feet. If distance is more
than 6 feet, use 2 or more sections of
rigid metal duct with flexible metal duct
attached
at ends.
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