Complete Owner's Guide

15
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.
4. DO NOT install your dryer in a closet
with a solid door.
5. Closet door ventilation required: A
minimum of 120 square inches (774.2
cm
2
) 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.
An exhaust hood positioned to line up
with the dryer exhaust can be installed
directly through the outside wall. To
exhaust to the side or down, add an 8
inch (20.3 cm) length of standard 4 inch
(102 mm) diameter duct and a 90° elbow.
To exhaust up, add an 11 inch (28 cm)
length of standard 4 inch (102 mm)
diameter duct and a 90° elbow. The unit
will be positioned about 4.5 inches (11.5
cm) away from the wall (flush to wall
exhausting may be done by going below
the dryer then sideways).
See also Clearance Requirements in this
instruction.
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm²)
3"
(7.6cm)
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm²)
3"
(7.6cm)
closet door
Manufactured or mobile
home installation
1. Installation MUST conform to current
Manufactured Home Construction &
Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR Part
3280 (formerly the Federal Standard
for Mobile Home Construction and
Safety, Title 24, HUD Part 280) or
Standard CAN/CSA-Z240 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. Exhaust ducts must be
securely fastened to a noncombustible
portion of the mobile home structure.
3. If dryer is exhausted through the floor
and area beneath the mobile home is
enclosed, the exhaust 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 floor with approved
Mobile Home Installation Kit - P/N
137067200
PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
Clearance requirements
MINIMUM INSTALLATION CLEARANCES
- Inches (cm)
SIDES REAR TOP FRONT
Alcove
0"
(0 cm)
0"
(0 cm)
1”
(2.5 cm)
n/a
Closet
0”
(0 cm)
0”
(0 cm)
1”
(2.5 cm)
1”
(2.5 cm)