LOCATION OF YOUR DRYER (cont.)
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR
CLOSET INSTALLATION
• Your dryer is approved for installation in an
alcove or closet, as stated on a label on the
dryer back.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors.
See the EXHAUST INFORMATION section.
• Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and
adjacent walls or other surfaces is:
1 either side
5 front and rear
• Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead
shelves, cabinets, ceilings, etc., is 52 .
• Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise
ventilated and have at least 60 square inches
of open area equally distributed. If the closet
contains both a washer and a dryer, doors must
contain a minimum of 120 square inches of open
area equally distributed.
• No other fuel-burning appliance shall be
installed in the same closet with the dryer
(gas models only).
• The closet should be vented to the outdoors
to prevent gas pocketing in case of gas in the
supply line.
Installation Instructions
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BATHROOM OR BEDROOM
INSTALLATION
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors.
See EXHAUST INFORMATION.
• The installation must conform with local codes or,
in the absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA NO. 70 (for electric
dryers) or NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223
(for gas dryers).
MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME
INSTALLATION
• The installation must conform to the
MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY
STANDARD, TITLE 24, PART 32–80 or, when such
standard is not applicable, with AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARD FOR MOBILE HOME,
NO. 501B.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with
the termination securely fastened to the mobile
home structure. (See EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.)
• The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a
mobile or manufactured home.
• The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
• FOR GAS MODELS ONLY: KIT 14-D346-33 MUST be
used to attach the dryer securely to the structure.
• FOR GAS MODELS ONLY: The vent MUST NOT be
connected to any other duct, vent or chimney.
• Do not use sheet metal screws or other
refastening devices which extend into the interior
of the exhaust vent.
• Provide an opening with a free area of at least
25 sq. in. for introduction of outside air into the
dryer room.