Warning, Installation instructions, Leveling and stabilizing your dryer – GE GTDP740EDWW User Manual
Page 7: Alcove or closet installation

Installation Instructions
4 LEVELING LEGS
LEVELING AND STABILIZING YOUR DRYER
the 4 leveling legs, at the corners, to ensure that the dryer
is level from side to side and front to rear.
5
LEVEL
SIDE-TO-SIDE
OPEN
DOOR 90
O
LEVEL
FRONT-TO-BACK
4 LEVELING LEGS
6
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 sections 3 & 4.
>Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent walls or
other surfaces is:
0 in. either side
52 in. from floor to overhead cabinets.
3 in. front
3 in. rear
>
ceiling, etc. is 52 in.
> Closet ventilation openings required: 2 louvers each 60 square in.
(387 square cm), located 3 inches (7.6 cm) from top and bottom
of door. If the closet contains both a washer and a dryer, doors
must contain a minimum of 120 sq. in. of open area equally
distributed.
Before the “Alcove or Closet
installation”.
>
Keep flammable materials and vapors,
such as gasoline, away from dryer.
>
Failure to do so can result in death,
explosion, or fire.
Explosion Hazard
>
Consideration must be given to provide adequate clearance for
installation and service
WARNING