Bosch Appliances WTXD5500UC manual Special Exhaust

DO NOT assemble the ductwork	More than two °90turns are not
with screws or fasteners that	recommended. For best

extend into the duct. They will serveperformance,			separate all turns by
as an accumulation point	for lint.	at least 4 ft. of straight duct,
Joints should be secured	with	including distance between last turn
aluminium tape.		and exhaust	hood.

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1 ! Exhaust air outlet on the rear of the appliance (standard)

2 ! Exhaust air outlet on the side (optional)

3 ! Exhaust air outlet on the underside of the appliance (optional)

Special

exhaust

air

connections

must be obtained from our

All

joints

should

be

tight

to

avoid

customer service

for

either

leaks. The

male

end

of

each

duct Exhaust

vent

hood

connection

type

(see page￿11).

section

must point

away

from

the

The

exhaust

duct

must

end

with an

-

Side air exhaust

dryer.

approved

exhaust

vent

hood

with

swing out

damper(s). DO

NOTuse

-

Bottom

air

exhaust

Whether

connecting

to an

existing

venting

system

or

a

new

venting

an

exhaust

vent hood

with

A

qualified

technician should

system,

make

sure

that

all

ducting magnetic

latches.

change

the

exhaust

air

outlet to

theis

clean

and free

of

lint.

To

avoid

exhaust

restriction,

the

optional

connection

location.

The maximum

permitted

length

for

outlet must

be a

minimum

of

Ductwork

both rigid and flexible metal

duct

12￿inches

(30

cm)

above ground

is

shown

in

the

table

below.

level or any other obstructing

surface.

Number

of

Rigid

Duct

Flexible

Duct

90°

Turns

or

Elbows

0

66 ft.

45

ft.

(2011

cm)

(1372

cm)

1

56 ft.

36

ft.

(1707

cm)

(1097

cm)

2

48 ft.

29

ft.

To

ensure

optimum

performance,

(1463

cm)

(884

cm)

the

ducting

system

of

the dryer

3

39 ft.

22

ft.

should

be

as

short

as

possible

with

Required

parts

(1189

cm)

(671

cm)

a minimum

number

of

elbows.

4

30 ft.

16

ft.

The

parts

required

for

the

exhaust

Your￿dryer will

work

best when

the

air

system

(elbows,

lines,

exhaust

(914 cm)

(488

cm)

venting

system

has

as

few air

flow

air

outlets)

are not

included

in

Note:

restrictions

as

possible.

Exhaust

standard

delivery of

the

dryer.

ducting which is longer than

Side and

bottom

exhaust

recommended

may extend drying

installations

have

a

90° turn

inside

time, cause

lint

to

accumulate

and the

dryer.

To

determine

maximum

affect dryer performance and dryer

exhaust

length,

add

one

90° turn

to

life.

the

chart.

Four5inch (approx. 100 mm) diameter ducting should be used. Use either rigid metal or flexible metal ducting material. DO NOT use plastic or non5metal duct with this dryer.

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