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Install Vent System

12" min.
(305 mm)
12" min.
(305 mm)

Install exhaust hood

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

Connect vent to exhaust hood

2.
Vent must t over the exhaust hood. Secure vent to exhaust
hood with 4" (102 mm) clamp. Run vent to dryer location
using straightest path possible. Avoid 90° turns. Use clamps
to seal all joints. Do not use duct tape, screws, or other
fastening devices that extend into interior of vent to secure
vent, because they can catch lint.

Vent System Chart

Number of
90° turns
or elbows
Type
of vent
Box/louvered
hoods
Angled
hoods
1
4
3
2
0Rigid metal
Rigid metal
Rigid metal
Rigid metal
Rigid metal
64 ft. (20 m)
54 ft. (16.5 m)
44 ft. (13.4 m)
35 ft. (10.7 m)
27 ft. (8.2 m)
58 ft. (17.7 m)
48 ft. (14.6 m)
38 ft. (11.6 m)
29 ft. (8.8 m)
21 ft. (6.4 m)
The “Vent System Chart” provides venting requirements that
will help achieve best drying performance.

Determine vent length and elbows needed for best

drying performance:

Use following “Vent System Chart” to determine type of vent ■
material and hood combinations acceptable to use.
NOTE: Do not use vent runs longer than those specied
in “Vent System Chart.” Exhaust systems longer than those
specied will:
Shorten life of dryer. ■
Reduce performance, resulting in longer drying times ■
and increased energy usage.
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.

Connect Vent

Connect vent to exhaust outlet

1.
Using a 4" (102 mm) clamp, connect vent to exhaust outlet
in dryer. If connecting to existing vent, make sure vent is
clean. Dryer vent must t over dryer exhaust outlet and inside
exhaust hood. Check that vent is secured to exhaust hood
with a 4" (102 mm) clamp.

Special provisions for mobile home installations:

The exhaust vent must be securely fastened to a noncombustible
portion of the mobile home structure and must not terminate
beneath the mobile home. Terminate the exhaust vent outside.
Determine vent path:
Select route that will provide straightest and most direct ■
path outdoors.
Plan installation to use fewest number of elbows and turns. ■
When using elbows or making turns, allow as much room ■
as possible.
Bend vent gradually to avoid kinking. ■
Use as few 90° turns as possible. ■