Frigidaire Gas & Electric Dryer Installation Instructions Manual page 4

ACAUTION
- Risk of Fire - A clothes dryer must be ex
hausted outdoors. Do not exhaust drver into a chimney, a
wall, a ceiling, an attic, a crawl space or any concealed space
of a building. A clothes dryer produces combustible lint. If the
dryer is not exhausted outdoors, some fine lint will be expelled
into the laundry area. An accumulation of lint in any area of the
home can create a health and fire hazard. The dryer must be
connected to an exhaust outdoors. Regularly inspect the
outdoor exhaust opening and remove any accumulation of lint
around the outdoor exhaust opening and in the surrounding
area.
A WARNING
I Do not allow combustible materials (for ex
ample: clothing, draperies/curtains, paper) to come in con
tact with exhaust system. The dryer MUSTNOTbe exhausted
into a chimney, a wall, a ceiling, or any concealed space of a
building which can accumulate lint, resulting in a fire hazard.
A WARNING Exceeding the length of duct pipe or num
ber of elbows allowed in the "MAXIMUM LENGTH" charts
can cause an accumulation of lint in the exhaust system. Plug
ging the system could create a fire hazard, as well as increase
drying times.
A WARNING I Do not screen the exhaust ends of the vent
system, nor use any screws, rivets or other fastening means
that extend into the duct and catch lint to assemble the
exhaust system. Lint can become caught in the screen, on the
screws or rivets, clogging the duct work and creating a fire haz
ard as well as increasing drying times. Use an approved vent
hood to terminate the duct outdoors, and seal all joints with duct
tape. All male duct pipe fittings MUSTbe installed downstream
with the flow of air.
A WARNING
,. —........ J Explosion hazard. Do not install the dryer
where gasoline or other flammables are kept or stored. If
the dryer is installed in a garage, it must be a minimum of 18
inches (45.7 cm) above the floor. Failure to do so can result in
death, explosion, fire or burns.
Number
of
90"
Turns
Number
of
90°
Turns
MAXIMUM LENGTH
of 4" (10.2 cm) Dia. Rigid Metal Duct
VENT HOOD TYPE
(Preferred)
| 1
(10.2 cm)
Louvered
60 ft.(18.28 m)
52 ft.(1S.84 m)
44 tt.(13.41 m)
32 HA9.7S m)
28 ft.(8.53 m)
4H
(6.3S cm)
48 ft.(14.63 m)
40ft.(12.19m)
32 ft. (9.75 m)
24 ft. (7.31m)
16 ft. (4.87 m)
MAXIMUM LENGTH
of 4" (10.2 cm) Dia. Flexible Metal Duct
VENT HOOD TYPE
(Preferred)
(10.2 cm)
Louvered
30 ft. (9.14 m)
22 ft. (6.71 m)
14 ft. (4.27 m)
H
(6.35 cm)
18 ft. (5.49 m)
14 ft. (4.27 m)
10 ft (3.05 m)
NOT RECOMMENDED
CORRECT W INCORRECT
INSTALL MALE FITTINGS IN CORRECT DIRECTION
In installations where the exhaust system is not described in the
charts, the following method must be used to determine if the
exhaust system is acceptable:
1. Connect an inclined or digital manometer between the dryer
and the point the exhaust connects to the dryer.
2. Set the dryer timer and temperature to air fluff (cool down)
and start the dryer.
3. Read the measurement on the manometer.
4. The system back pressure MUSTNOTbe higher than 0.75
inches of water column. If the system back pressure is less
than 0.75 inches of water column, the system is acceptable.
If the manometer reading is higher than 0.75 inches of water
column, the system is too restrictive and the installation is
unacceptable.
Although vertical orientation of the exhaust system is acceptable,
certain extenuating circumstances could affect the performance
of the dryer:
• Only the rigid metal duct work should be used.