Exhaust Connection - GE DBVH520GJ Installation Instructions Manual

7 EXHAUST CONNECTION

WARNING - TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF FIRE OR PERSONAL INJURY:
• This clothes dryer must be exhausted to the outdoors.
• Use only 4" rigid metal ducting for the home exhaust duct.
•
Use only 4" rigid metal or UL-listed flexible metal (semi-rigid
or foil-type) duct to connect the dryer to the home exhaust
duct. It must be installed in accordance with the instructions
found in "Connecting The Dryer To House Vent" on page 6 of
this manual.
•
Do not terminate exhaust in a chimney, a wall, a ceiling, gas
vent, crawl space, attic, under an enclosed floor, or in any
other concealed space of a building. The accumulated lint
could create a fire hazard.
•
Never terminate the exhaust into a common duct with a
kitchen exhaust system. A combination of grease and lint
creates a potential fire hazard.
•
Do not use duct longer than specified in the exhaust length
table. Longer ducts can accumulate lint, creating a potential
fire hazard.
•
Never install a screen in or over the exhaust duct. This will
cause lint to accumulate, creating a potential fire hazard.
•
Do not assemble ductwork with any fasteners that extend
into the duct. These fasteners can accumulate lint, creating
a potential fire hazard.
•
Do not obstruct incoming or exhausted air.
•
Provide an access for inspection and cleaning of the exhaust
system, especially at turns and joints. Exhaust system shall
be inspected and cleaned at least once a year.
THIS DRYER COMES READY FOR REAR EXHAUST-
ING. IF SPACE IS LIMITED, USE THE INSTRUC-
TIONS IN SECTION 9 TO EXHAUST DIRECTLY
FROM THE SIDES OR BOTTOM OF THE CABINET.
STANDARD REAR EXHAUST
(Vented at floor level)
For straight line installation, connect the
dryer exhaust to the external exhaust hood
using duct tape or clamp.
GAS
CSA (AGA) APPROVED
EXTERNAL INLET
DUCT NEW FLEXIBLE GAS
PIPE
OPENING LINE CONNECTOR
DUCT TAPE OR
DUCT CLAMP
4" METAL DUCT CUT
TO PROPER LENGTH
DUCT TAPE OR
DUCT CLAMP
VENT PROTECTION
BRACKET
Installation Instructions
Pull the vent protection bracket out until
it stops, and let it rest on the floor. The
bracket prevents the unit from moving too
close to the wall and crushing the rear vent.
NOTE: WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND SOLID
METAL EXHAUST DUCTING. HOWEVER, IF
FLEXIBLE DUCTING IS USED IT MUST BE
UL-LISTED METAL NOT PLASTIC.
STANDARD REAR EXHAUST
(Vented above floor level)
ELBOW HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
NOTE: ELBOWS WILL PREVENT DUCT
KINKING AND COLLAPSING.
8 LEVELING AND STABILIZING YOUR
DRYER
Stand the dryer upright near the final location and adjust
the 4 leveling legs, at the corners, to ensure that the dryer
is level from side to side and front to rear.
LEVEL
FRONT-TO-BACK
4 LEVELING
LEGS
5
ELBOW HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDED
CONFIGURATION
TO MINIMIZE
EXHAUST
BLOCKAGE.
LEVEL
SIDE-TO-SIDE