Manual

Installation Instructions
EXHAUST SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
Use only 4" (10.2 cm) dJmneter (minimum) rigid metaJ
duct for best performm_ce, or flexible metal duct, and
approved veut hood which has swiug-out dalnpels that
open when the dryer is in oi)eration, X,_l/en the dlTer
stops, the dampei_ autolnatically close to i_revent drafts
aud tile eutrauce (ff iusects aud rodeuts. To avoid
restrictii_g the outlet, maiimfin a miifinmln (ff 19"
(30.5 Cln) clearance between the vent hood and the
ground or any other obstruction.
It all rigid inetal duct calmot be used, then flexible
all-metal vei_ting can be used, but it will reduce the
um_umln recolnmei_ded duct length. See Additional
h_stallation h_sO'uctions tollowiug.
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./k WARNING - Thefollowing are specific
requiremeuts for proper mid safe operatiou
of your dryer. Faihue to follow these instructions can
create excessive drying times mid fire hazards.
DO NOT ttse i)lastic flexible duct to exhatLst tile dIyeI:
Excessive lint can b/fild ul) inside exhaust system and create
a fire hazard and restrict air flox_: Restricted air flow will
increase dITiug times. If your preseiu systeln is lnade up of
plastic duct or lnetal toil duct, replace it with rigid or
flexible lnetal duct. Ensure the present duct is free of any
liut prior to installiug dryer duct.
If the dryer is not exhausted outdoors, some fine lint will
be expelled into the laundry area. An accuumlatioi_ of lint
in anv area of the home can create a health and fire haa_M.
This dryer exhaust system MUST BE EXHAUSTED TO
THE OUTSIDE of the dwelling.
DO NOT allow conlbusfible inaterials (for exalnl)le:
clothing, di_q)eries/curtains, paper) to coine in contact wifll
exhaust svstelIl.
_/kWARNING
The dryer MUST NOT be exhausted into a chinmey,
a wall, a ceiling, a commou duct with a kitchen exhaust or
any concealed space of a building which can accumulate
lint, resulting in a fire hazard.
DO NOT exceed tile length of duct pipe or ntm_ber of
elbows allowed in tile Maximmn Length charts, i.int can
accunmlate in tile exhaust system, l)lugging tile s}:stem and
creating a fire hazmvl, as xxell as increasing di?ing times.
DO NOT screen the exhaust ends of the vent systeln, or
use any screws or rivets to asselnble tile exhaust s)steln.
I,int can become caught in the screen, on the screws or
rivets, clogging the duct work and creating a fire hazard
as well as ii_creasing drying tilnes. Use an ai)proved vent
hood to tennilmte the duct outdooI_, and seal all joints
with duct tape. _dl inale duct pipe fittings MUST be
installed dowi_stream with the flow ot all:
EXPLOSION HAZARD. Do not install tile (hyer where
gasoline or other flamlnal)les are kept or stored. If tile
diTer is installed in a garage, it lnust be a uliuinlunl ot 18"
(45.7 Cln) above the flooi: [<Sfihu'e to do so can result in
death, explosion, fire or burns.
ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
If all rigid metal duct calmot be used, then flexible
all-metal venting can be used, but it will reduce the
nmxiumm recomlnei_ded duct length. In spedal
installations when it is imi)ossible to lnake a coimection
with tile above recomlnei_datioi_s, then UL-llsted clothes
dryer (*mlsition duct ma x be used as ti'al_sition venting
between tile (liTer and wall COlmecfion OldV. Tile use ot
this ducting will affect dryii_g tilne.
If flexible mmsition duct is necessary, only UL-listed duct
identified for use with dothes dryers is approved.
The following directions must be followed.
') Use tile shortest length possible.
• Stretch tile duct to its umxinmm length.
• Do uot Cl'tlsh Ol" collapse.
" Never use transition duct inside the wall or inside
the diwei:
" Avoid resting tile duct on shaq) objects.
') Venting umst coI_flmn to local building codes.
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