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Vent system chart

NOTE: Performance of rear exhaust to either side of the dryer is
equivalent to adding one elbow. To determine maximum exhaust
length, add one elbow to the chart.
Install VentSystem
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 LevelingLegs
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 (not the top or console
panel). 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.
Mobile home installations require a Mobile Home Installation Kit.
See “Tools and Parts” section for information on ordering.
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.
NOTE: For LP gas connections, you must use pipe-joint
compound resistant to the action of LP gas. Do not use
TEFLON®† tape.
Number of
90º turns
or elbows
Type o f
vent Box or
Louvered
hoods
Angled
hoods
0 Rigid metal
Flexible metal 64 ft (20 m)
36 ft (11 m) 58 ft (17.7 m)
28 ft (8.5 m)
1 Rigid metal
Flexible metal 54 ft (16.5 m)
31 ft (9.4 m) 48 ft (14.6 m)
23 ft (7 m)
2 Rigid metal
Flexible metal 44 ft (13.4 m)
27 ft (8.2 m) 38 ft (11.6 m)
19 ft (5.8 m)
3 Rigid metal
Flexible metal 35 ft (10.7 m)
25 ft (7.6 m) 29 ft (8.8 m)
17 ft (5.2 m)
4 Rigid metal
Flexible metal 27 ft (8.2 m)
23 ft (7 m) 21 ft (6.4 m)
15 ft (4.6 m)
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.

A.Flared male thread
B.Non-flared male thread
AB
†®TEFLON is a registered trademark of E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company.