GE GTDS850GDWS - Manual (Page 7)

Installation Instructions
7
7 EXHAUST CONNECTION
There are multiple installation options.
Select the most appropriate method for
your installation situation.
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NOTE: WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND SOLID
METAL EXHAUST DUCTING. HOWEVER, IF
FLEXIBLE DUCTING IS USED IT MUST BE
UL-LISTED METAL, NOT PLASTIC.
STANDARD REAR EXHAUST
STANDARD REAR EXHAUST
NOTE: ELBOWS WILL PREVENT DUCT
KINKING AND COLLAPSING.
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CONFIGURATION
TO MINIMIZE
EXHAUST
BLOCKAGE.
We recommend that you install your dryer before
installing your washer. This will permit direct access for
easier exhaust connection. @
DO NOT use a plastic vent.
DO NOT use a metal foil vent.
No roof venting.
Fire Hazard
could create a potential fire hazard.
The accumulated could create a potential fire hazard
WARNING