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Installation instructions
USING FLEXIBLE METAL DUCTS
If rigid all metal
duct cammt
be used,
then flexible
all metal
venting
cart be used,
but it will redtlce
the maximum
recommended
duct length.
In special
installations
when
it is
impossible
to make
connection
with
the above
recomlnendations,
then UL listed
clothes
dryer
transition
duct may be used as
transition
venting
between
the dryer
and wall connection
only. The
use of this ducting
will aflect
dry time.
If flexible
transition
duct is necessary,
the fbllowing
directions
must
be followed.
• Use the Shortest
Length
Possible.
• Stretch
the Duct
to Its Maximmn
Length.
• Do Not Crush
or Collapse.
• Never
Use _lYansition
Duct
Inside
the Wall or
Inside
the Dryer.
• Avoid
Resting
the Duct
on Sharp
Objects.
• Venting
Must
Conform
to Local
BuiMing
Codes.
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[] ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION
o If yore'
dryer
is approved
for installation
in an alcove
or
closet,
it will be stated
on a label
on the
dryer
back.
o The
dryer
MUST
be vented
to the
outdoors.
See the
EXHAUST
INFORMATION
section.
o Mininmm
clearance
between
dryer
cabinet
and
adjacent
walls
or other
surfaces
is:
0 in. either
side
3 in. fl'ont
and
rear
o Minimum
vertical
space
from
floor
to overhead
cabinets,
ceiling,
etc. is 52 in.
o Closet
doors
must
be louvered
or otherwise
ventilated
and
mtlst
contain
a minimum
of 60 sq
in. of open
area
equally
distribmed.
If
the
closet
contains
both
a washer
and
a
dryer,
doors
nmst
contain
a mininmm
of 120 sq
in. of open
area
equally
distributed
o The
closet
sbotfld
be vented
to the
omdoors
to prevent
gas
pocketing
in case
of a gas leak
in the
supply
line.
o No other
tirol-burning
appliance
shall
be installed
in the
same
closet
with
the
dryer.
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BATHROOM
OR BEDROOM
INSTALLATION
6
o The dryer
MUST
be vented
to the outdoors,
See
EXHAUST
INFORMATION
section
6
o The installation
nmst conform
with local codes
or, in the
absence
of local codes,
with the NATIONAL
FUEL
GAS
CODE,
ANSI
Z223
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MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED
HOME INSTALLATION
o Installation
must conform to the MANUFACTURED
HOME
CONSTRUCTION
& SAFETY STANDARD,
TITLE 24, PART 32-80 or, when such standard is not
applicable,
with AMERICAN
NATIONAL
STANDARD
FOR MOBILE
HOME,
NO. 501B,
o The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with the
termination
securely fastened to the mobile home
structure. (See EXHAUST
INFORMATION
section 6.)
o The vent MUST NOT be terminated
beneath a mobile or
manufactm'ed
home.
o The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
* KIT 14-D346-33 MUST be used to attach the dryer
securely to the structure
o The vent MUST NOT be connected
to any other duct,
vent, or chimney.
o Do not use sheet metal screws or other refastening
devices which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent.
o Provide an opening with a free area of at least 25 sq, in.
for introduction
of outside air into the dryer room.
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