Installation Guide

6
Installation Requirements
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.
EXHAUST DIRECTION
Directional exhausting can be accomplished
by installing a quick-turn 90° dryer vent elbow
directly to exhaust outlet of dryer. Dryer vent
elbows are available through your local parts
distributor or hardware store.
Exhaust system requirements, continued
Number of 90° turns
MAXIMUM LENGTH
of 4” (102 mm) Rigid Metal Duct
VENT HOOD TYPE
(Preferred)
4”
(10.2 cm) louvered
2.5”
(6.35 cm)
0 125 ft. (38 m) 110 ft. (33.5 m)
1 115 ft. (35 m) 100 ft. (30.5 m)
2 105 ft. (32 m) 90 ft. (27.5 m)
3 95 ft. (29 m) 80 ft. (24.5 m)
4 85 ft. (26 m) 70 ft. (21.5 m)
NOTE
Use of 90° quick-
turn elbow required
to meet minimum
installation depth.
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
A clothes dryer must be exhausted outdoors.
Do not exhaust dryer 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 fi ne lint
will be expelled into the laundry area. An
accumulation of lint in any area of the home
can create a health and fi re hazard.
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
Exceeding the length of duct pipe or number
of elbows allowed in the “MAXIMUM LENGTH”
charts can cause an accumulation of lint in
the exhaust system. Plugging the system could
create a fi re hazard, as well as increase drying
times.
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
● Do not allow combustible materials (for
example: clothing, draperies/curtains, paper)
to come in contact with exhaust system.
The dryer MUST NOT be exhausted into a
chimney, a wall, a ceiling, or any concealed
space of a building which can accumulate
lint, resulting in a fi re hazard.
● Do not screen the exhaust ends of the
vent system, or use any screws, rivets or
other fasteners that extend into the duct
to assemble the exhaust system. Lint can
become caught in the screen, on the
screws or rivets, clogging the duct work and
creating a fi re hazard as well as increasing
drying times. Use an approved vent hood
to terminate the duct outdoors, and seal all
joints with metal foil tape. All male duct pipe
fi ttings MUST be installed downstream with
the fl ow of air.
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
● Do not install fl exible plastic or fl exible foil
venting material.
● If installing semi-rigid venting, do not exceed
8 ft. (2.4 m) duct length.
See also CLEARANCE
REQUIREMENTS on the
next page.