Installation guide
INSTALLATION
REQUIREMENTS
Exhaust
system
requirements,
continued
4
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
combustibie
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.
fy
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
wail,
a
ceiling,
or
any
concealed
space
of
a
building
which
can
accumulate
lint,
resulting
in a
fire
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
fire
hazard
as
well
as
increasing
drying
times.
Use
an
approved
vent
hood
to
terminate
the
duct
outdoors,
and
seal
all
joints
with
metal
foil
duct
tape.
All
male
duct
pipe
fittings
MUST
be
installed
downstream
with
the
flow
of
air.
4
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
fire
hazard,
as
well
as
increase
drying
times.
material.
MAXIMUM
LENGTH
>
of
4”
(102
mm)
Rigid
Metal
Duct
5
VENT
HOOD
TYPE
8
(Preferred)
2
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Oo
o
5
SE
3
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w
4"
2.5"
(10.2
cm)
louvered
(6.35
cm)
0
56
ft.
(17
m)
42
ft.
(13
m)
1
48
ft.
(14.5
m)
34
ft.
(10.5 m)
2
40
ft.
(12
m)
26
ft.
(8
m)
3
32
ft.
(9.5
m)
18
ft.
(5.5
m)
4
WARNING
FIRE
HAZARD
e
Do
not
install
flexible
plastic
or
flexible
foil
venting
«
Tf
installing
semi-rigid
venting,
do
not
exceed
8
ft.
(2.4
m)
duct
length.