GE WX9X2 Installation Instructions Manual page 3

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR
CLOSET INSTALLATION
WARNING
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline,
away from dryer.
Place dryer at least 18" (46 cm) above the floor for a
garage installation.
Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.
• If the dryer is approved for installation in an
alcove or closet, it will be stated on a label on the
dryer back.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
the EXHAUSTING THE DRYER section.
• Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and
adjacent walls or other surfaces is:
0" either side
3" front
3" rear
52" from floor to overhead cabinets
• Consideration must be given to provide adequate
clearance for installation and service.
• Closet ventilation openings required: 2 louvers
each 60 square inches (387 square cm), located 3
inches (7.6 cm) from top and bottom of door.
NOTE: WHEN THE EXHAUST DUCT IS LOCATED AT
THE REAR OF THE DRYER, MINIMUM CLEARANCE
FROM THE WALL IS 5.5 in.
Gas Dryers Only:
• No other fuel burning appliance shall be installed
in the same closet as a gas dryer.
• The dryer must be disconnected from the gas
supply piping during pressure testing at pressures
greater than ½ psi (3.5 kPa).
• A 1/8 inch NPT minimum plugged tapping,
accessible for test gauge connection, must be
installed immediately upstream of the gas supply
connection to the dryer.
Installation Instructions
- Explosion Hazard
MINIMUM CLEARANCE OTHER THAN
ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION
Minimum clearance to combustible surfaces and
for air opening are: 0" both sides, 1" front, 3" rear
and 1" top. Consideration must be given to provide
adequate clearance for installation and service.
MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME
INSTALLATION
• Installation must conform to the
MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND
SAFETY STANDARD, TITLE 24, PART 32–80 or
Standard CAN/CSA-Z240 MH, or, when such
standard is not applicable, with AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARD FOR MOBILE HOME,
ANSI/NFPA NO. 501B.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. The
exhaust vent must be securely fastened to a
non-combustible portion of the mobile home.
• The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a
mobile or manufactured home.
• The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
• KIT 14-D346-33 MUST be used to attach the dryer
securely to the structure.
• The vent MUST NOT be connected to any other
duct, vent or chimney.
• Do not use sheet metal screws or other
fastening devices which extend into the interior
of the exhaust vent.
• Provide an opening with a free area of at least
25 square inches for introduction of outside air
into the dryer room.
• See the sections for electrical connection
information.
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