installing your dryer
LOCATION CONSIDERATIONS
The dryer should be located where there is enough space in front for loading the dryer, and enough space behind for the exhaust system. This dryer is
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
ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION
The dryer must be exhausted to the outside to reduce the risk of fire when installed in an alcove or
WARNING closet.
•No other
•WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, this dryer MUST BE EXHAUSTED TO THE OUTDOORS. See EXHAUST INFORMATION section.
•Minimum clearances between the dryer and adjacent walls or other surfaces are: 2” in front, 17” on top, 1” on either side, and 2.375” in the back.
•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 louvered door with equivalent space clearance is acceptable.
EXHAUSTING
Exhausting the dryer to the outside will prevent large amounts of lint and moisture from being blown into the room.
In the United States:
•All dryers must be exhausted to the outside.
•Only a rigid or flexible metal duct should be used for exhausting.
In Canada:
•All dryers must be exhausted to the outside.
The dryer must be exhausted to the outside to reduce the risk of fire when installed in an WARNING alcove or closet.
NEVER USE A PLASTIC OR NON-METAL FLEXIBLE DUCT.
If your existing ductwork is plastic,
Use only a metal exhaust duct that is
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