Vent
system
chart
NOTE: Side and bottom
exhaust
installations
have a 90 ° turn inside the dryer. To determine
maximum
exhaust
length,
add one 90 ° turn to the chart.
Number
of 90 °
Type of vent
Box or Iouvered
Angled hoods
turns or elbows
hoods
0
Rigid metal
64 ft (20 m)
58 ft (17.7 m)
Flexible
metal
36 ft (11 m)
28 ft (8.5 m)
1
Rigid metal
54 ft (16.5 m)
48 ft (14.6 m)
Flexible
metal
31 ft (9.4 m)
23 ff (7 m)
2
Rigid metal
44 ft (13.4 m)
38 ft (11.6 m)
Flexible
metal
27 ft (8.2 m)
19 ft (5.8 m)
3
Rigid metal
35 ft (10.7 m)
29 ft (8.8 m)
Flexible
metal
25 ft (7.6 m)
17 ft (5.2 m)
4
Rigid metal
27 ft (8.2 m)
21 ft (6.4 m)
Flexible
metal
23 ft (7 m)
15 ft (4.6 m)
1.
2.
3.
Install exhaust
hood.
Use caulking
compound
to seal exterior
wall opening
around
exhaust
hood.
Connect
vent to exhaust
hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust
hood.
Secure vent to exhaust
hood with 4" (10.2 cm) clamp.
Run vent to dryer location.
Use the straightest
path possible.
See "Determine
vent path" in
"Plan Vent System."
Avoid 90 ° 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.
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install dryer.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
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 console
panel).
Gently
lay the dryer on the
cardboard.
See illustration.
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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.
I.eave enough
room to connect
the exhaust
vent.
1.
Using a 4" (10.2 cm) clamp,
connect
vent to exhaust
outlet in dryer. If connecting
to
existing
vent, make sure the vent is clean. The dryer vent must fit over the dryer exhaust
outlet
and inside the exhaust
hood. Check that the vent is secured to exhaust
hood with
a
4" (10.2 cm) clamp.
2.
Move dryer into its final
location.
Do not crush or kink vent.
3.
Once the exhaust
vent connection
is made, remove
the corner posts and cardboard.
The dryer must be connected to the cold water faucet using the new inlet hoses. Do not use
old hoses.
1.
Turn cold water faucet off and remove
washer
inlet hose.
2.
Remove old rubber washer from inlet hose and replace with new rubber washer
provided.
If space permits,
attach the brass female end of the "Y" connector
to the cold water faucet.
NOTE:
If "Y" connector
can be attached
directly
to cold water faucet,
go to Step 6. If "Y"
connector
cannot
be attached
directly
to the cold water faucet,
the short hose must be
used. Continue
with
Step 3.
3.
Attach short hose to cold water faucet.
Screw on coupling
by hand until it is seated on
faucet.
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