Vent system chart

NOTE: Side and bottom exhaust installations have a 90º turn inside the dryer. To determine maximum exhaust length, add one 90º turn to the chart.

Number of 90º

Type of vent

Box or louvered

Angled hoods

turns or elbows

 

hoods

 

 

 

 

 

0

Rigid metal

64 ft (20 m)

58 ft (17.7 m)

 

Flexible metal

36 ft (11 m)

28 ft (8.5 m)

 

 

 

 

1

Rigid metal

54 ft (16.5 m)

48 ft (14.6 m)

 

Flexible metal

31 ft (9.4 m)

23 ft (7 m)

 

 

 

 

2

Rigid metal

44 ft (13.4 m)

38 ft (11.6 m)

 

Flexible metal

27 ft (8.2 m)

19 ft (5.8 m)

 

 

 

 

3

Rigid metal

35 ft (10.7 m)

29 ft (8.8 m)

 

Flexible metal

25 ft (7.6 m)

17 ft (5.2 m)

 

 

 

 

4

Rigid metal

27 ft (8.2 m)

21 ft (6.4 m)

 

Flexible metal

23 ft (7 m)

15 ft (4.6 m)

Install Vent System

1.Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal exterior wall opening around exhaust hood.

2.Connect vent to exhaust hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust hood. Secure vent to exhaust hood with 4" (10.2 cm) clamp.

3.Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible. See “Determine vent path” in “Plan Vent System.” Avoid 90º turns. Use clamps to seal all joints. Do not use duct tape, screws or other fastening devices that extend into the interior of the vent to secure vent.

Install Leveling Legs

WARNING

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and install dryer.

Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

1.To protect the floor, use a large flat piece of cardboard from the dryer carton. Place cardboard under the entire back edge of the dryer.

2.Firmly grasp the body of the dryer. Gently lay the dryer on the cardboard. See illustration.

3.Examine the leveling legs. Find the diamond marking.

4.Screw the legs into the leg holes by hand. Use a wrench to finish turning the legs until the diamond marking is no longer visible.

5.Place a carton corner post from dryer packaging under each of the 2 dryer back corners. Stand the dryer up. Slide the dryer on the corner posts until it is close to its final location. Leave enough room to connect the exhaust vent or gas line.

For mobile home use

Gas dryers must be securely fastened to the floor at the time of installation.

Mobile home installations require a Mobile Home Installation Kit. For more information, please reference the service numbers in the “Assistance or Service” section.

Make Gas Connection

1.Remove the red cap from the gas pipe.

2.Using a wrench to tighten, connect the gas supply to the dryer. Use pipe-joint compound on the threads of all non-flared male fittings. If flexible metal tubing is used, be sure there are no kinks.

A B

A. Flared male fitting

B. Non-flared male fitting

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