Installation Instructions; Preparing To Install Your Dryer - GE Spacemaker DSXH43 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

Installation
Instructions
Spacemaker Dryer
DCXH46, D SXH43D, D PXH46,DH43,PSXH43
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
• IMPORTANT - S},ve these
instructions for local inspector's use.
• IMPORTANT - Obse,, e
governing codes and ordinances.
• Note to Installer
-
Be sure
to leave these
instructions with the Gonsumer.
• Note to Consumer - Keep
these instructions
for fi_ture reference.
• Sldll level - Installation of tiffs appliance requires
basic mechanical and electrical skills.
• Completion time - 1-3 hours
• Proper installation is the responsibility of the
installm.
• Product failure due to improper installation is not
covered under the _rarranty.
• Remove and discard existing plastic or metal foil
duct and replace with UL-listed duct.
IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
• This product must be installed by a licensed
plumber or gas fitter
• When using ball-type gas shut-off valves, they
shall be the T-handle type.
• A flexible gas connector, when used, must not
exceed 3 feet.
CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER
AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT
This act requires the governor of California to publish
a list of substances known t0 the state t0 cause cance_,
birth defects or other reproductive harm and requires
businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to
such substances. (;as appliances can cause minor
exposure to four of these substances, namely benzene,
carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused
primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural
gas or LP feels. Properly adjusted dryers will minimize
incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances
can be minimized further by properly venting the
dryer to the outdoors.
FOR YOUR SAFETY:
WARNING
• To reduce file risk of severe iqju_T or dead1, follow all
installation insuucfions.
• Clothes d_yer installation must be perfomled by a
qualified insmlleL
• Install the clothes d_yer according to these insnucfions
and in accordance with local codes.
• This d_yer illust be exhausmd m the outdooi_.
• Use only 4" rigid metal ducfing for exhausting the
clothes d_yer m the outdoors.
• DO NOT install a clothes &yet with flexible plastic
ducfing materials. If flexible metal (semi-rigid or foil-
type) duct is installed, it must be UIAismd and installed
in accordance with the insnucfions found in
"Connecting the Diyer m House Vent" on page 12 of
this manual. Flexible ducfing mamrials are known m
collapse, be easily crushed, and nap lint. These
conditions will obsn-uct d_yer airflow and increase the
risk of fire.
• Do not install or store this appliance in any location
where it could be exposed m wamr and/or weatheL
• Save these insn-ucfions. (Installers: Be sure to leave
these insnucfions with the cusmmeL)
• The National Fuel Gas code resnicts installations of
gas appliances in ga_wges. They must be 18" (45.7 cm)
off"the ground and protecmd flom vehicles by a
barrieL See Location of YourDryer section.
• The electrical service to the &yet must conform with
local codes and ordinances and the latest edition of the
National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 or in Canada,
CSA C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code Part 1.
• The gas service to the duet must conform with local
codes and ordinances or the lamst edition of the
National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1 or in Canada,
CAN/CGA B149.12. The gas dIyer is designed under
ANSI Z 21.5.1 or ANSI/UL2158-(_N/CSA C22.2
(latest editions) for home use only. This dryer is not
recommended for commercial applications such _ts
restatmmts or beauty salons.
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