GE DCVH680EJBB - Manual (Page 4)

Installation Instructions
4 EXHAUST CONNECTION
4
NOTE: ELBOWS WILL PREVENT DUCT
KINKING AND COLLAPSING.
5 LEVELING AND STABILIZING YOUR
DRYER
ELBOW HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
ELBOW HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDED
CONFIGURATION
TO MINIMIZE
EXHAUST
BLOCKAGE.
LEVEL
SIDE-TO-SIDE
4 LEVELING
LEGS
LEVEL
FRONT-TO-BACK
Stand the dryer upright near the final location and adjust
the 4 leveling legs, at the corners, to ensure that the dryer
is level from side to side and front to rear.
WARNING - TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF FIRE OR PERSONAL INJURY:
• This clothes dryer must be exhausted to the outdoors.
• Use only 4” rigid metal ducting for the home exhaust duct.
Use only 4” rigid metal or UL-listed flexible metal (semi-rigid
or foil-type) duct to connect the dryer to the home exhaust
duct. It must be installed in accordance with the instructions
found in “Connecting The Dryer To House Vent” on page 5 of
this manual.
•
Do not terminate exhaust in a chimney, a wall, a ceiling, gas
vent, crawl space, attic, under an enclosed floor, or in any
other concealed space of a building. The accumulated lint
could create a fire hazard.
•
Never terminate the exhaust into a common duct with a
kitchen exhaust system. A combination of grease and lint
creates a potential fire hazard.
•
Do not use duct longer than specified in the exhaust length
table. Longer ducts can accumulate lint, creating a potential
fire hazard.
•
Never install a screen in or over the exhaust duct. This will
cause lint to accumulate, creating a potential fire hazard.
•
Do not assemble ductwork with any fasteners that extend
into the duct. These fasteners can accumulate lint, creating
a potential fire hazard.
•
Provide an access for inspection and cleaning of the exhaust
system, especially at turns and joints. Exhaust system shall
be inspected and cleaned at least once a year.
•
Do not obstruct incoming or exhausted air. •
THIS DRYER COMES READY FOR REAR
EXHAUSTING. IF SPACE IS LIMITED, USE
THE INSTRUCTIONS IN SECTION 9 TO
EXHAUST DIRECTLY FROM THE SIDES OR
BOTTOM OF THE CABINET.
DUCT TAPE OR
DUCT CLAMP
DUCT TAPE OR
DUCT CLAMP
VENT PROTECTION
BRACKET
4" METAL DUCT CUT
TO PROPER LENGTH
EXTERNAL DUCT
OPENING
STANDARD REAR EXHAUST
(Vented at floor level)
STANDARD REAR EXHAUST
(Vented above floor level)
For straight line installation, connect
the dryer exhaust to the external
exhaust hood using duct tape or
clamp.
Pull the vent protection bracket out until
it stops, and let it rest on the floor. The
bracket prevents the unit from moving too
close to the wall and crushing the rear vent.
NOTE: WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND SOLID
METAL EXHAUST DUCTING. HOWEVER, IF
FLEXIBLE DUCTING IS USED IT MUST BE
UL-LISTED METAL NOT PLASTIC.