LG DLE8377WM Owner's Manual page 10

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Part 3 INITIAL STEPS FOR INSTALLING YOUR DRYER
In addition
to
the
following warnings, please
refer
to
manual section
on
Exhaust
Requirements
and
Maintenance.
IMPORTANT:
To reduce the risk of
fire, combustion,
and gas
accumulation,
the
dryer
must
be vented
to
the outdoors. Please follow the
instructions
(and
all others in this
manual)
very
carefully.
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Do
not
use
Plastic
or
thin foil duct.
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Use 4"
(10.2 cm)
diameter
rigid
or
Semi-rigid
metal duct
(note: venting
materials
are
not
supplied
with the
dryer,
and you should obtain the
venting
materials necessary for proper installation)
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Position the
Dryer
such that the exhaust duct
run
is
as
short
as
possible.
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Clean old ducts before installing this dryer
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The male end of each section of exhaust duct
must
point
away from the
dryer
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Use
as
few elbow
joints
as
possible.
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Use duct
tape
on
all duct
joints
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Insulate ductwork that
runs
through
unheated
areas
in order
to
reduce condensation and lint
build-up
on
pipe
walls.
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PLEASE BE AWARE THAT FAILURE TO
EXHAUST THE DRYER CORRECTLY WILL
VOID
THE
DRYER'S
WARRANTY.
WARNING!
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Use
a
heavy
metal
vent.
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Do
not
use
plastic
or
thin foil duct.
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Failure
to
follow these instructions
can
result in death
or
fire.
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Clean old ducts before
installing this dryer
!
ALTERNATE
EXHAUST DIRECTIONS
1.
Remove
screw
and exhaust duct.
2-1.
Detach and
remove
the knockout that
matches the desired
venting
direction
(Right side not available
on
Gas Dryers)
, ,
the order of work.
2-2.
Reconnect the duct to the blower
housing
and attach the duct to the
base.(Duct
is
a
SVC
part)
3-1.
Pre-assemble 4" elbow with 4" duct.
Wrap
duct
tape
around
joint.
3-2.
Insert elbow duct
assembly
first
through
the
side
opening
and
connect
the elbow
to
the
internal duct.
STEP 3
Connecting
the Exhaust
and
Venting System.
Vent end will face to the outside home and
improper taping
and unstable installation of vent
will
cause
undesirable drying performance.
Note