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.

The “Vent System Chart” provides venting requirements that will help achieve best drying performance.

Vent System Chart

 

Number of

Type

Box/louvered

Angled

 

 

90° turns or

of vent

hoods

hoods

 

 

elbows

 

 

 

 

 

0

Rigid metal

64 ft. (20 m)

58 ft. (17.7 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Rigid metal

54 ft. (16.5 m)

48 ft. (14.6 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Rigid metal

44 ft. (13.4 m)

38 ft. (11.6 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Rigid metal

35 ft. (10.7 m)

29 ft. (8.8 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Rigid metal

27 ft. (8.2 m)

21 ft. (6.4 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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 specified

in “Vent System Chart.” Exhaust systems longer than those specified will:

Shorten life of dryer.

Reduce performance, resulting in longer drying times and increased energy usage.

NOTE: Side and bottom exhaust installations for 27" wide models have a 90º turn inside the dryer. To determine maximum exhaust length, add one 90º turn to the chart.

Vent System Chart

(29" Wide Long Vent Models Only)

 

Number of

Type

Box/louvered, or

 

 

 

90° turns

of vent

Angled hoods

 

 

 

or elbows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Rigid metal

120 ft. (36.6 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Rigid metal

110 ft. (33.5 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Rigid metal

100 ft. (30.5 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Rigid metal

90 ft. (27.4 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Rigid metal

80 ft. (24.4 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Rigid metal

70 ft. (21.3 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Install Vent System

1. Install exhaust hood

12" min.

(305 mm)

12" min. (305 mm)

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

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