GE PCVH480EK, PCVH485EK owner manual Bathroom or Bedroom Installation, Undercounter Installation

Models: PCVH480EK PCVH485EK

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Installation Instructions

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION

Your dryer is approved for installation in an alcove or closet, as stated on a label on the dryer back.

The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See the EXHAUSTING THE DRYER section.

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

0either side

3front and rear

Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead shelves, cabinets, ceilings, etc., is 52.

Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated and have at least 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.

NOTE: WHEN THE EXHAUST DUCT IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE DRYER, MINIMUM CLEARANCE FROM THE WALL IS 5.5 INCHES.

Wire frame spacer

5.5

(140 mm)

BATHROOM OR BEDROOM

INSTALLATION

The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See

EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.

The installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA NO. 70 (for electric dryers) or NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223 (for gas dryers).

UNDERCOUNTER INSTALLATION

If an undercounter installation is desired:

No special dryer installation kit is required.

If the dryer is installed alone, a minimum of 60 square inches of open area is required. If a washer and dryer are installed together,

a minimum of 120 square inches of open area

is required.

Dryer installed alone

Countertop and side cabinets

60

square

inches

min.

open

area

Washer and Dryer installed together

Countertop and side cabinets

120

square

inches

min. open

area

MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION

The installation must conform to the

MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY STANDARD, TITLE 24, PART 32–80 or, when such standard is not applicable, with AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR MOBILE HOME,

NO. 501B.

The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with the termination securely fastened to the mobile home structure. (See EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.)

The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a mobile or manufactured home.

The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.

Do not use sheet metal screws or other refastening devices which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent .

Provide an opening with a free area of at least 25 sq. in. for introduction of outside air into the dryer room.

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GE PCVH480EK Bathroom or Bedroom Installation, Undercounter Installation, Mobile or Manufactured Home Installation

PCVH480EK, PCVH485EK specifications

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