Gas Supply Requirements; Location Of Your Dryer - Frigidaire AEQ6700FE - AffinityTM 5.8 Cu. Ft. Dryera Installation Instructions Manual

GAS SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

Replace copper connecting pipe that is
not plastic-coated. Stainless steel or plastic-coated brass
MUST be used.
1. Installation MUST conform with local codes, or in the
absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code,
ANSI Z223.1 (latest edition).
2. The gas supply line should be of 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) pipe.
3. If codes allow, flexible metal tubing may be used to
connect your dryer to the gas supply line. The tubing MUST
be constructed of stainless steel or plastic-coated brass.
4. The gas supply line MUST have an individual shutoff valve.
5. A 1/8 inch (0.32 cm) N.P.T. plugged tapping,
accessible for test gauge connection, MUST be installed
immediately upstream of the gas supply connection to
the dryer.
6. The dryer MUST be disconnected from the gas supply
piping system during any pressure testing of the gas supply
piping system at test pressures in excess of 1/2 psig (3.45
kPa).
7. The dryer MUST be isolated from the gas supply piping
system during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping
system at test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 psig
(3.45 kPa).

LOCATION OF YOUR DRYER

DO NOT INSTALL YOUR DRYER:
1. In an area exposed to dripping water or outside weather
conditions.
2. In an area where it will come in contact with curtains,
drapes, or anything that will obstruct the flow of
combustion and ventilation air.
3. On carpet. Floor MUST be solid with a maximum slope of
1 inch (2.54 cm).
INSTALLATION IN RECESS OR CLOSET
1. A dryer installed in a bedroom, bathroom, recess or closet,
MUST be exhausted outdoors.
2. No other fuel burning appliance shall be installed in the
same closet as the Gas dryer.
3. Your dryer needs the space around it for proper ventilation.
DO NOT install your dryer in a closet with a solid
door.
4. A minimum of 120 square inches (774.2 square cm) of
opening, equally divided at the top and bottom of the
door, is required. Air openings are required to be
unobstructed when a door is installed. A louvered door
with equivalent air openings for the full length of the door
is acceptable.
MINIMUM INSTALLATION CLEARANCES - Inches (cm)
SIDES REAR
Alcove 0 (0 cm) 0 (0 cm)
Closet 0 (0 cm) 0 (0 cm)
Closet door ventilation required: 2 louvered openings each
60 square inches (387 square centimeters) — 3 inches (7.6
cm) from bottom and top of door.
This dryer MUST be exhausted outdoors.
5. The following illustrations show minimum clearance
dimensions for proper operation in a recess or closet
installation.
1" (2.54 cm)
5
TOP FRONT
1 (2.54 cm)
60 sq. inches
(387.1 sq. cm)
60 sq. inches
(387.1 sq. cm)
CLOSET DOOR
0" (0 cm)
0" (0 cm)
0" (0 cm)