GE DLSR483EEWW - Manual (Page 5)

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Installation Instructions, Indoor Exhausting
6 ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION
7 BATHROOM OR BEDROOM
INSTALLATION
8 MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED
HOME INSTALLATION
If rigid all-metal duct cannot be used, then flexible all-metal ducting
can be used, but it will reduce the maximum recommended duct
length. In special installations when it is impossible to use only
metal ducting, then UL-listed clothes dryer flexible metal transition
duct may be used as transition venting between the dryer and wall
connection only. The use of this ducting will affect dry time.
If flexible transition duct is necessary, the following directions must
be followed.
• Use the Shortest Length Possible.
• Stretch the Duct to Its Maximum Length to avoid kinks.
• Do Not Crush or Collapse the Duct.
• Never Use Transition Duct Inside the Wall or
Inside the Dryer.
• Avoid Resting the Duct on Sharp Objects.
• Venting Must Conform to Local Building Codes.
USING FLEXIBLE METAL DUCTS
• 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 sections 3 & 4.
• 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.
OTHER INSTALLATIONS: If the installation makes it
impossible to exhaust to the outdoors, a 4" exhaust
deflector (WE25X278) must be installed. A clearance of 8"
is required between the rear of the dryer and the wall, and
the deflector should be pointing up.
• 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, ANSI/NFPA NO. 501B.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with the
termination securely fastened to the mobile home
structure. (See EXHAUST INFORMATION
section 3 & 4.)
• The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a mobile or
manufactured home.
• The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
• Do not use sheet metal screws or other fastening devices
which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent.
• See section 2 for electrical connection information.
INDOOR EXHAUSTING
NOTE: MOBILE HOME, BEDROOM, BATHROOM,
ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATIONS
MUST BE EXHAUSTED TO THE OUTDOORS
NOTE: EXHAUSTING TO THE OUTDOORS IS
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, EXHAUSTING
INDOORS MAY CAUSE LINT ACCUMULATION,
AND MOISTURE DAMAGE INCLUDING MOLD
AND MILDEW.
ELBOWS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
ELBOW HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
DO NOT
SIT DRYER
ON FLEXIBLE
EXHAUST.
DO NOT USE
EXCESSIVE
EXHAUST
LENGTH
DO NOT
CRUSH
FLEXIBLE
EXHAUST
AGAINST
WALL.
DO
DON’T
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
EXHAUST INFORMATION section 3 & 4.
• The installation must conform with local codes or, in the
absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL ELECTRI-
CAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA NO. 70.
ELBOWS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
ELBOW HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
DO DO