Clearance Requirements; Manufactured Or Mobile Home Installation; Exhaust Direction - Electrolux Electric Dryer Owner's Manual

Exhaust system requirements, continued

Exhaust direction

All dryers shipped from the factory are set up for rear
exhausting. However, on electric dryers, exhausting can
be to the right or left side of the cabinet or the bottom of
the dryer. On gas dryers, exhausting can be to the right
side of the cabinet or the bottom of the dryer. Directional
exhausting can be accomplished by installing Exhaust Kit, P/N
131456800, available through your parts distributor. Follow
the instructions supplied with the kit.
13 1/2"
(34 cm)
4 3/8"
(11 cm)
3 3/4"
(9.5 cm)
3 3/4"
(9.5 cm)

Manufactured or mobile home installation

1. Installation MUST conform to current Manufactured
Home Construction & Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part
32-80 (formerly the Federal Standard for Mobile Home
Construction and Safety, Title 24, HUD Part 280) or
Standard CAN/CSAZ240 MH.
2. Dryer MUST be exhausted outside (outdoors, not beneath
the mobile home) using metal ducting that will not support
combustion. Metal ducting must be 4 inches (10.16 cm) in
diameter with no obstructions. Rigid metal duct is preferred.
3. If dryer is exhausted through the fl oor and area beneath
the mobile home is enclosed, the exhaust system MUST
terminate outside the enclosure with the termination
securely fastened to the mobile home structure.
4. Refer to previous sections in this guide for other important
exhaust venting system requirements.
5. When installing a gas dryer into a mobile home, a
provision must be made for outside make up air. This
provision is to be not less than twice the area of the dryer
exhaust outlet.
6. Installer MUST anchor this (1) dryer or (2) dryer mounted
on pedestal to the fl oor with approved Mobile Home
Installation Kit - P/N 137067200.
4 3/8"
(11 cm)
3 3/4"
5 7/8"
(9.5 cm)
(15 cm)
13 1/2"
(34 cm)

Clearance requirements

- EXPLOSION HAZARD - Do not install the
dryer where gasoline or other fl ammables are kept or stored.
If the dryer is installed in a garage, it must be a minimum
of 18 inches (45.7 cm) above the fl oor. Failure to do so can
result in death, explosion, fi re or burns.
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 fl ow of com-
bustion and ventilation air.
3. On carpet. Floor MUST be solid with a maximum slope of
1 inch (2.54 cm).
INSTALLATION IN A 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. Closet door ventilation required: A minimum of 120
square inches (774.2 cm²) of opening, equally divided at
the top and bottom of the door, is required. Openings
should be located 3 inches (7.6 cm) from bottom and top
of door. 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.
11
3"
(7.6cm)
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm²)
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm²)
3"
(7.6cm)
closet door