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Step 2. Connecting the exhaust
system
Caution!
• To reduce the risk of re this appliance
MUST BE EXHAUSTED OUTDOORS.
• The appliance shall not be exhausted
into a chimney, a wall, a ceiling, an attic,
a crawl space, or a concealed space of
building.
• Only rigid or exible metal duct should
be used, for exhausting.
• The total length of exible metal duct
shall not exceed 2.4 m.
• Do not use plastic or thin foil duct unless
it is UL certied.
• Failure to follow these instructions can
result in death or re.
• Clean old ducts before installing this
dryer.
Caution!
The exhaust must be vented to the outside.
Improper taping and incorrect installation
will cause dryer malfunction.
In addition to the above warnings, please
refer to manual section on Exhaust
Requirements and Maintenance.
Note!
To reduce the risk of re, combustion,
and gas accumulation, the dryer must be
vented to the outdoors. Please follow the
instructions (and all others in this manual)
very carefully.
• Foil-type exible ducts shall comply
with the outline for dryer transition duct,
Subject UL 2158A, shall be used.
• Use 4” (10.2 cm) diameter rigid or
semi-rigid metal duct (NOTE! Venting
materials are not supplied with the
dryer, and you should obtain the
venting materials necessary for proper
installation)
• Use the maximum duct length and
number of bends as described in the
“Exhaust requirements” section.
• Position the dryer so that the exhaust
duct run is as short as possible.
• The duct shall not be assembled with
screws or other fastening means that
extend into the duct and catch lint.
Clean old ducts before installing
this dryer
• The male end of each section of exhaust
duct must point away from the dryer.
• Use as few elbow joints as possible.
• Use duct tape on all duct joints.
• Insulate duct work that runs through
unheated areas in order to reduce
condensation and lint build-up on pipe
walls.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT
FAILURE TO EXHAUST THE
DRYER CORRECTLY WILL VOID
THE DRYER’S WARRANTY.
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