Kenmore 137631400 A Instructions D'installation page 7

Exhaust system requirements, continued
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
A clothes dryer must be exhausted outdoors. Do not
exhaust dryer into a chimney, a wall, a ceiling, an attic,
a crawl space or any concealed space of a building. A
clothes dryer produces combustible lint. If the dryer is
not exhausted outdoors, some fi ne lint will be expelled
into the laundry area. An accumulation of lint in any
area of the home can create a health and fi re hazard.
The dryer must be connected to an exhaust outdoors.
Regularly inspect the outdoor exhaust opening and remove
any accumulation of lint around the outdoor exhaust
opening and in the surrounding area.
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
• Do not allow combustible materials (for example:
clothing, draperies/curtains, paper) to come in
contact with exhaust system. The dryer MUST NOT
be exhausted into a chimney, a wall, a ceiling, or any
concealed space of a building which can accumulate
lint, resulting in a fi re hazard.
• Do not screen the exhaust ends of the vent system, or
use any screws, rivets or other fasteners that extend
into the duct to assemble the exhaust system. Lint can
become caught in the screen, on the screws or rivets,
clogging the duct work and creating a fi re hazard
as well as increasing drying times. Use an approved
vent hood to terminate the duct outdoors, and seal
all joints with metal foil duct tape. All male duct pipe
fi ttings MUST be installed downstream with the fl ow
of air.
Installation Requirements
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
Exceeding the length of duct pipe or number of elbows
allowed in the "MAXIMUM LENGTH" charts can cause
an accumulation of lint in the exhaust system. Plugging
the system could create a fi re hazard, as well as
increase drying times.
of 4" (102 mm) Rigid Metal Duct
(Preferred)
4"
(10.2 cm)
0 64 ft. (19.5 m)
1 52 ft. (15.9 m)
2 44 ft. (13.5 m)
3 36 ft. (11 m)
4 28 ft. (9.5 m)
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
• Do not install fl exible plastic or fl exible foil venting
material.
• If installing semi-rigid venting, do not exceed 8 ft.
(2.4 m) duct length.
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MAXIMUM LENGTH
VENT HOOD TYPE
2.5"
louvered (6.35cm)
48 ft. (14.6 m)
40 ft. (12.2 m)
32 ft. (9.8 m)
24 ft. (7.3 m)
16 ft. (4.9 m)