Whirlpool W10096987A Electrical Requirements, Minimum Required Spacing, It is your responsibility

Dryer Dimensions	Mobile home - Additional installation requirements
	This dryer is suitable for mobile home installations. The
	installation must conform to the Manufactured Home
	Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280
	(formerly the Federal Standard for Mobile Home Construction
	and Safety, Title 24, HUD Part 280).
	■■	Metal exhaust system hardware, which is available for
		purchase from your dealer.
	■■	Special provisions must be made in mobile homes to
		introduce outside air into the dryer. The opening (such
		as a nearby window) should be at least twice as large
		as the dryer exhaust opening.

A. Large opening side-swing door

B. Large opening side-swing door

C. Wide opening side-swing door

D. Wide opening hamper door

*Most installations require a minimum 5½" (140 mm) clearance behind the dryer for the exhaust vent with elbow. See “Venting Requirements.”

Minimum spacing for recessed area or closet installation

The dimensions shown following are for the minimum spacing allowed.

■■ Additional spacing should be considered for ease of installation and servicing.

■■ Additional clearances might be required for wall, door, and floor moldings.

■■ Additional spacing of 1" (25 mm) on all sides of the dryer is recommended to reduce noise transfer.

■■ For closet installation, with a door, minimum ventilation openings in the top and bottom of the door are required. Louvered doors with equivalent ventilation openings are acceptable.

■■ Companion appliance spacing should also be considered.

Minimum Required Spacing

						3"*
				14" max.*	48 in.2*	(76 mm)
				(356 mm)
18"*					(310 cm )2
(457 mm)
					24 in.2 *	3"*
					(155 cm )2	(76 mm)
1"	29"	1"	1"*	27¾"
(25 mm)	(737 mm)	(25 mm) (25 mm) (705 mm)
	A			B		C
		A. Recessed area
		B. Side view - closet or confined				area
		C. Closet door with vents

*Additional spacing recommended

Electrical Requirements

It is your responsibility:

■■ To contact a qualified electrical installer.

■■ To be sure that the electrical connection is adequate and in conformance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70-latest edition and all local codes and ordinances.

The National Electrical Code requires a 4-wire power supply connection for homes built after 1996, dryer circuits involved in remodeling after 1996, and all mobile home installations.

A copy of the above code standards can be obtained from: National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.

■■ To supply the required 3 or 4 wire, single phase, 120/240 volt, 60 Hz, AC only electrical supply (or 3 or 4 wire, 120/208 volt electrical supply, if specified on the serial/rating plate) on a separate 30-amp circuit, fused on both sides of the line. A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is recommended. Connect to an individual branch circuit. Do not have a fuse in the neutral or grounding circuit.

■■ Do not use an extension cord.

■■ If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used, it is recommended that a qualified electrician determine that the ground path is adequate.

Electrical Connection

To properly install your dryer, you must determine the type of electrical connection you will be using and follow the instructions provided for it here.

■■ If local codes do not permit the connection of a neutral ground wire to the neutral wire, see “Optional 3-wire connection” section.

■■ This dryer is manufactured ready to install with a 3-wire electrical supply connection. The neutral ground wire is permanently connected to the neutral conductor (white wire) within the dryer. If the dryer is installed with a 4-wire electrical supply connection, the neutral ground wire must be removed from the external ground connector screw (green screw), and secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal block. When the neutral ground wire is secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal block, the dryer cabinet is isolated from the neutral conductor.

■■ A 4-wire power supply connection must be used when the dryer is installed in a location where grounding through the neutral conductor is prohibited. Grounding through the neutral is prohibited for (1) new branch-circuit installations, (2) mobile homes, (3) recreational vehicles, and (4) areas where local codes prohibit grounding through the neutral conductors.

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