GE DCVH480EK Owner's Manual page 13

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR
CLOSET INSTALLATION
• Your dryer is approved for installation in
an alcove or closet, as 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 and rear
• Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead
shelves, cabinets, ceilings, etc., is 52".
• Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise
ventilated and have at least 60 square inches
of open area equally distributed. If the closet
contains both a washer and a dryer, doors must
contain a minimum of 120 square inches of open
area equally distributed.
NOTE: WHEN THE EXHAUST DUCT IS LOCATED AT
THE REAR OF THE DRYER, MINIMUM CLEARANCE
FROM THE WALL IS 5.5 INCHES.
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frame
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5.5"
(140 mm)
BATHROOM OR BEDROOM
INSTALLATION
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.
• The installation must conform with local codes or,
in the absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA NO. 70 (for electric
dryers) or NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223
(for gas dryers).
Installation Instructions
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UNDERCOUNTER INSTALLATION
If an undercounter installation is desired:
• No special dryer installation kit is required.
• If the dryer is installed alone, a minimum of
60 square inches of open area is required.
If a washer and dryer are installed together,
a minimum of 120 square inches of open area
is required.
Dryer installed alone
Countertop and side cabinets
60
square
inches
min.
open
area
Washer and Dryer installed together
Countertop and side cabinets
120
square
inches
min. open
area
MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME
INSTALLATION
• The installation must conform to the
MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY
STANDARD, TITLE 24, PART 32–80 or, when such
standard is not applicable, with AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARD FOR MOBILE HOME,
NO. 501B.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with
the termination securely fastened to the mobile
home structure. (See EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.)
• The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a
mobile or manufactured home.
• The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
• Do not use sheet metal screws or other
refastening devices which extend into the interior
of the exhaust vent.
• Provide an opening with a free area of at least
25 sq. in. for introduction of outside air into the
dryer room.