GE PTDS650GMWT - Manual (Page 6)

Installation Instructions
6
CONNECTING THE DRYER
TO HOUSE VENT
RIGID METAL TRANSITION DUCT
• For best drying performance, a rigid metal transition duct is
recommended.
• Rigid metal transitions ducts reduce the risk of crushing and
kinking.
UL-LISTED FLEXIBLE METAL (SEMI-RIGID TRANSITION DUCT
• If rigid metal duct cannot be used, then UL-listed flexible metal
(semi-rigid) ducting can be used (Kit WX08X10077).
• Never install flexible metal duct in walls, ceilings, floors or
other enclosed spaces.
• Total length of flexible metal duct should not exceed 8 feet
(2.4m).
• For many applications, installing elbows at both the dryer
and the wall is highly recommended (see illustrations below).
Elbows allow the dryer to sit close to the wall without kinking
and or crushing the transition duct, maximizing drying
performance.
• Avoid resting the duct on sharp objects. UL-LISTED FLEXIBLE
METAL (FOIL-TYPE) TRANSITION DUCT
• In special installations, it may be necessary to connect the
dryer to the house vent using a flexible metal (foiltype) duct.
A UL-listed flexible metal (foil-type)duct may be used ONLY
in installations where rigid metal or flexible metal (semi-rigid)
ducting cannot be used AND where a 4” diameter can be
maintained throughout the entire length of the transition
duct.
• In Canada and the United States, only the flexible metal(foil-
type) ducts that comply with the “Outline for Clothes Dryer
Transition Duct Subject 2158A” shall be used.
• Never install flexible metal duct in walls, ceilings, floors or
other enclosed spaces.
• Total length of flexible metal duct should not exceed 8 feet
(2.4m).
• Avoid resting the duct on sharp objects.
• For best drying performance:
1. Slide one end of the duct over the clothes dryer
outlet pipe.
2. Secure the duct with a clamp.
3. With the dryer in its permanent position, extend the
duct to its full length. Allow 2” of duct to overlap the
exhaust pipe. Cut off and remove excess duct. Keep
the duct as straight as possible for maximum airflow.
4. Secure the duct to the exhaust pipe with the other
clamp.
ELBOWS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
ELBOW HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
DO
DO NOT
SIT D RYER
ON FLEXIBLE
EXHAUS T.
DO NOT USE
EXCESSIVE
EXHAUST
LENGTH
DO NOT
CRUSH
FLEXIBLE
EXHAUST
AGAINST
WALL.
DON’T
9 ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION
• If your dryer is approved for installation in an alcove or closet,
it will be 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:
0 in. either side
3 in. front and rear
• Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead cabinets,
ceiling, etc. is 52 in.
• Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated and
must contain a minimum of 60 sq. in. of open area equally
distributed. If the closet contains both a washer and a dryer,
doors must contain a minimum of 120 sq.in. of open area
equally distributed.
• The closet should be vented to the outdoors to prevent gas
pocketing in case of a gas leak in the supply line.
• No other fuel-burning appliance shall be installed in the same
closet with the dryer.
11 MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION
• 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 EXHAUST INFORMATION section 6.)
• The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a mobile or
manufactured home.
• The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
• KIT 14-D346-33 MUST be used to attach the dryer securely to
the structure.
• 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.or
introduction of outside air into the dryer room.
10 BATHROOM OR BEDROOM INSTALLATION
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See EXHAUST
INFORMATION section 6.
• The installation must conform with local codes or, in the
absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE,
ANSI Z223.