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If the new dryer is installed into an existing exhaust system you must make
sure:
.
The exhaust system
meets all local, state, and national codes.
.
That a flexible plastic duct is not used.
.
To Inspect
and clean all lint buildup
from inside the existing duct.
.
The duct is not kinked or crushed.
.
The exhaust hood damper
opens and closes freely.
The static pressure
in any exhaust system
must not exceed 0.83 inches of water column,
or be
less than 0.
This can be measured
with the dryer running with a manometer
at the point where the exhaust
duct connects
to the dryer. A no-heat
setting should
be used. The dryer tumbler
should
be
empty and the lint filter clean.
IMPORTANT
TO INSTALLER
Please read the following
instructions
carefully before installing the dryer. These instructions
should
be kept
for future reference.
w,Z_,,, REMOVE THE DOOR FROM ALL DISCARDED
APPLIANCES
TO AVOID THE DANGER
OF A CHILD
SUFFOCATING.
LOCATION
CONSIDERATIONS
The dryer should
be located
where there is enough space at the front for loading the dryer, and enough
space behind for the exhaust system.
This dryer is factory-ready
for rear exhaust.
To exhaust
out the
bottom
or the right or the left, use the accessory
exhaust
kit. Instructions
are included
with the kit. It's
important
to make sure the room has enough fresh air. The dryer must be located
where there is no air-flow
obstruction.
On gas dryers, adequate
clearance
as noted on the data plate must be maintained
to ensure adequate
air
for combustion
and proper
dryer operation.
THE DRYER MUST NOT BE INSTALLED
OR STORED IN AN AREA WHERE
IT WILL BE EXPOSED TO
WATER AND/OR
WEATHER.
THE DRYER AREA IS TO BE KEPT CLEAR OF COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS,
GASOLINE,
AND OTHER FLAMMABLE
VAPORS AND LIQUIDS.
A DRYER PRODUCES
COMBUSTIBLE
LINT. THE AREA AROUND THE DRYER SHOULD
BE KEPT LINT-FREE.
ALCOVE
OR CLOSET
INSTALLATION
The dryer must be exhausted
to the outside to reduce the risk of fire when installed in an alcove
or
wA_,,,_closet.
•
No other fuel-burning
appliance
should
be installed in the same closet as the dryer.
•
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of fire, this dryer MUST BE EXHAUSTED
TO THE OUTDOORS.
See EXHAUST
INFORMATION
section.
•
The closet front must have two unobstructed
air openings
for a combined
minimum
total area of 72 in2
with 3" minimum
clearance
on the top and bottom.
A Iouvered door with equivalent
space clearance
is
acceptable.
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your dryer
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