Plan Vent System; Venting Kits - Whirlpool W10057363B User Manual

Plan vent System

choose your exhaust installation type
Recommended exhaust installation:
A
A. Dryer
B Elbow
C. Wall
D. Exhaust hood
E. Clamps
Special provisions for mobile homes:
Exhaust vent must be securely fastened to a noncombustible
portion of mobile home and must not terminate beneath the
mobile home. Terminate exhaust vent outside.
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B
F
G
B
H
F. Rigid metal or
flexible metal vent
G. Vent length
necessary to
connect elbows
H. Exhaust outlet
Determine vent path:
Select route that will provide straightest and most direct
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path outdoors.
Plan installation to use fewest number of elbows and turns.
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When using elbows or making turns, allow as much room
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C as possible.
Bend vent gradually to avoid kinking.
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D
Use as few 90° turns as possible.
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E
Determine vent length and elbows needed for best
drying performance:
Use the following Vent System Chart to determine type of vent
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material and hood combinations acceptable to use.
noTE: Do not use vent runs longer than those specified
in Vent system chart.
Exhaust systems longer than those specified will:
Shorten life of dryer.
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Reduce performance, resulting in longer drying times
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and increased energy usage.
The Vent System Chart provides venting requirements that will
help achieve best drying performance.
Vent System chart
number of
90° elbows
0 Rigid metal
1
Rigid metal
2
Rigid metal
3
Rigid metal
4 Rigid metal
Type Box/louvered
of vent hoods
64 ft. (20 m)
54 ft. (16.5 m)
44 ft. (13.4 m)
35 ft. (10.7 m)
27 ft. (8.2 m)
Angled
hoods
58 ft. (17.7 m)
48 ft. (14.6 m)
38 ft. (11.6 m)
29 ft. (8.8 m)
21 ft. (6.4 m)