Alliance Laundry Systems DRY684C manual Connect Dryer Exhaust System

Step 2: Connect Dryer Exhaust System

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire and combustion gas accumulation the dryer MUST be exhausted to the outdoors.

W604

To reduce the risk of fire and the accumulation of combustion gases, DO NOT exhaust dryer air into a window well, gas vent, chimney or enclosed, unventilated area, such as an attic, wall, ceiling, crawl space under a building or concealed space of a building.

W045

WARNING

This gas appliance contains or produces a chemical or chemicals which can cause death or serious illness and which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. To reduce the risk from substances in the fuel or from fuel combustion, make sure this appliance is installed, operated, and maintained according to the instructions in this manual.

W115

To reduce the risk of fire, DO NOT use plastic or thin foil ducting to exhaust the dryer.

W354

To reduce the risk of fire, the exhaust duct and weather hood MUST be fabricated of a material that will not support combustion.

Rigid or flexible metal pipe is recommended for a clothes dryer.

W048

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire due to increased static pressure, we do not recommend installation of in-line secondary lint filters or lint collectors. If secondary systems are mandated, frequently clean the system to assure safe operation.

W749

Installation

IMPORTANT: Installing in-line filters or lint collectors will cause increased static pressure. Failure to maintain the secondary lint system will decrease dryer efficiency and may void machine warranty.

•DO NOT use plastic or thin foil ducting. Rigid metal duct is recommended.

	D740I
DO	DON’T
	D740I

Figure 4

•Locate dryer so exhaust duct is as short as possible.

•Be certain old ducts are cleaned before installing your new dryer.

•Use 4 inch (10.2 cm) diameter rigid or flexible metal duct.

•The male end of each section of duct must point away from the dryer.

•Use as few elbows as possible.

•Use duct tape or pop-rivets on all duct joints. DO NOT use sheet metal screws or fasteners on exhaust pipe joints which extend into the duct and catch lint.

•Ductwork that runs through unheated areas must be insulated to help reduce condensation and lint build-up on pipe walls.

•Install backdraft dampers in multi-dryer installations.

•In mobile home installations, dryer exhaust duct must be secured to mobile home structure.

•Dryer exhaust duct MUST NOT terminate under mobile home.

•Dryer exhausts 220 cfm (measured at back of dryer).

•DO NOT install flexible duct in concealed spaces, such as a wall or ceiling.

513220 © Copyright, Alliance Laundry Systems LLC – DO NOT COPY or TRANSMIT 9