Frigidaire Laundry Center Installation Manual page 9

Manufactured or mobile home installation
1 Installation MUST conform to current Manufactured
Home Construction & Safety Standard, Title 24
CFR, Part 32-80 (formerly the Federal Standard
for Mobile Home Construction and Safety, Title 24,
HUD Part 280) or Standard CAN/CSAZ240 MH.
2 Dryer MUST be exhausted outside (outdoors, not
beneath the mobile home) using metal ducting
that will not support combustion. Metal ducting
must be 4 inches (10.16 cm) in diameter with no
obstructions. Rigid metal duct is preferred.
3 If dryer is exhausted through the fl oor and area
beneath the mobile home is enclosed, the exhaust
Clearance requirements
WARNING
EXPLOSION HAZARD
Do not install the dryer where gasoline or other
fl ammables 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 fl oor. Failure to do so can result in
death, explosion, fi re or burns.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT INSTALL YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER:
1 In an area exposed to dripping water or outside
weather conditions. The ambient temperature
should never be below 60° F (15.6° C) to
maximize detergent effectiveness.
2 In an area where it will come in contact with
curtains, drapes, or anything that will obstruct
the fl ow of combustion and ventilation air.
3 On carpet. Floor MUST be solid with a maximum
slope of 1 inch (2.5 cm). To minimize vibration
or movement, reinforcement of the fl oor may be
necessary.
Installation in a Recess or Closet
1 A dryer installed in a bedroom, bathroom, recess or
closet, MUST be exhausted outdoors.
2 No other fuel burning appliance shall be installed in
the same closet as the gas dryer.
3 Your dryer needs the space around it for proper
ventilation.
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
system MUST terminate outside the enclosure with
the termination securely fastened to the mobile
home structure.
4 Refer to previous sections in this guide for other
important exhaust venting system requirements.
5 When installing a gas dryer into a mobile home, a
provision must be made for outside make up air.
This provision is to be not less than twice the area
of the dryer exhaust outlet.
6 Installer MUST anchor this laundry center to the
fl oor with approved Mobile Home Installation Kit -
P/N 137067200.
DO NOT install your dryer in a closet with a solid door.
4 Closet door ventilation required: A minimum
of 120 square inches (774.2 cm²) of opening,
equally divided at the top and bottom of the
door, is required. Openings should be located 3
inches (7.6 cm) from bottom and top of door.
Openings are required to be unobstructed when a
door is installed. A louvered door with equivalent
air openings for the full length of the door is
acceptable.
3"
(7.6cm)
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm²)
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm²)
3"
(7.6cm)
closet door
9