Whirlpool 8535840 Installation Instructions Manual page 6

Mobile home installation
requirements
If codes permit, this dryer is suitable
for mobile home installations. The
installation of the dryer must conform
to the
U.S. Manufactured Home Construction
and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR,
Part 3280 (formerly the Federal
Standard for Mobile Homes
Construction and Safety, Title 24, HUD
Part 280) latest edition.
The dryer must be fastened to the
floor.
Order Mobile Home Installation Kit,
Part No. 346764, from your dealer. Kit
includes the necessary fastening
hardware and detailed installation
instructions. Metal exhaust system is
also available through your dealer.
Special provisions must be made for
the introduction of outside air into the
dryer when installed in a mobile home.
The area of any opening for the
introduction of outside air (such as a
nearby window) should be at least
twice as large as the dryer exhaust
opening.
floor
enclosed
area
The dryer must be exhausted
outside.
The exhaust vent must be securely
fastened to a non-combustible portion
of the mobile home structure and must
not terminate beneath the mobile
home.
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Plan the exhaust vent
installation
Typical installations exhaust from the rear
of the dryer.
straight back
Route the vent
The exhaust outlet is located at the
center of the rear of the dryer.
The exhaust vent can be routed up,
down, left, right or straight out the
back of the dryer. See "Recessed
area/closet installation" section, Page
4, for space requirements.
This dryer may be converted to exhaust
outside
out the right or left side or through the bottom.
wall
skirting
Typical installations
for left or right side
exhausting.
To convert the dryer, the following kits
are available from your dealer.
Exhaust Kit No. 279818 (white)
Exhaust Kit No. 279819 (almond)
Exhaust Kit No. 279925 (biscuit)
Exhaust Kit No. 279969 (silver)
Select the route that will provide the
straightest and most direct path
outdoors. Plan the installation to use
the fewest number of elbows and
turns. Avoid making 90° turns.
When using elbows or making
turns, allow as much room as
possible. Bend vent gradually to avoid
offset
kinking.
Determine vent length
Preferred —
Number of
90° elbows
Acceptable —
Typical installations
for bottom exhausting.
Number of
90° elbows
exhaust air
flow
acceptable
better
4"
When you have a 4' hood
Maximum length of 4" diameter
metal vent
Rigid
(fully extended
0
64 feet
1
54 feet
2
44 feet
3
35 feet
4
27 feet
When you have a 2-1/2' hood
Maximum length of 4" diameter
metal vent
Rigid
(fully extended)
0
58 feet
1
48 feet
2
38 feet
3
29 feet
4
21 feet
4"
Flexible
36 feet
31 feet
27 feet
25 feet
23 feet
2-1/2"
Flexible
28 feet
23 feet
19 feet
17 feet
15 feet