GE GFDN100 owner manual Stacking, Before YOU Begin, For Your Safety, Alcove or Closet Installation

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Safety

Read these instructions completely and carefully.

n IMPORTANT: Save these instructions for local electrical inspector’s use.

n IMPORTANT: Observe all governing codes and ordinances.

n Note to Installer – Be sure to leave these instructions with the Consumer.

n Note to Consumer – Keep these instructions for future reference.

n Installation must be performed by a qualified installer.

n Proper installation is the responsibility of the installer.

Instructions

FOR YOUR SAFETY

WARNING!

Dryer must be securely attached to the washer.

 

n Avoid Tipping and Rupture of Utility Services.

n Electric Shock Hazard. Disconnect power before

DO NOT place the washer on top of the dryer.

Failure to do so could result in personal

installing. Failure to do so could result in serious

injury/death or property damage.

injury or death.

 

n Potential Personal Injury. More than two

n Mobile Home or Manufactured Home

Installation – Stacking of a gas dryer is not

people are recommended to lift the dryer into

permitted in a mobile home or manufactured

position because of its weight and size. Failure

home.

to do so could result in personal injury or

 

death.

 

mINImUm CLEARANCE OTHER THAN ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION

Minimum clearance to combustible surfaces

and for air opening are: 0both sides and 1rear. Consideration must be given to provide adequate clearance for installation and service.

ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION

Operating Instructions

Troubleshooting

n If your dryer is approved for installation in an alcove or closet, it will be stated on a label on the dryer back.

n The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. Refer to dryer Installation Instructions for details.

n Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent walls or other surfaces is:

0either side

3front and rear

n Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead

cabinets, ceiling, etc. is 43without pedestal, 55with pedestal and 84stacked.

n Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated and must contain a minimum of 60 square inches of open area equally distributed. If the closet contains both a washer and a dryer, doors must contain a minimum of 120 square inches of open area equally distributed.

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GE GFDN100 Stacking, Before YOU Begin, For Your Safety, MINImUm Clearance Other than Alcove or Closet Installation