Electrolux EWMGD65HIW Installation Instructions - Page 7

Installation Requirements 7 Exhaust system requirements, ccntinued th WARNING EXPLOSION HAZARD Do not install tie dryer whale gasoline or other nen enables aro kept m stviwi. If the Lem is nstaileci in a garage. It must be a minimum of 18 riches (45.7 cm) above tn) Icor. Failure to ao so can result in death. explosion. fire or Cums. • Compression or cilmping c$ the exhaust system will Cause an increase in vent restilcnon. • The exhaust system snouic be Inspected and cleaned a minimum of every 18 monthswith normal usage. Tne more the dryer Is used, the more often you should check the exhaust system and vent hood for proper operation. 1 Connect an inclined or Clonal manometer between trie dryer ana tne paint tne ecnaust connects to the dryer. 2 Set tne dryer timer and temperature to air fluff (cool awn) and start the dryer 3 Read tne measurement on the manometer 4 The system back pressure MUST NOT be higher tnan 1.0 Inch of waer column. if the system bath pressure Is less tnan 1.0 inch of water column, the system Is acceptable. lithe manometer reading Is higher than 1.0 Inch of water column, the system Is too restilotIve and tne installation Is unacceptable. Exhaust direction Directional exhausting can beaocomplisnea by inflaming a quick-turn Or Myer vent elbow (tiredly to mhaust outlet of dryer. Dyer vent elbows are avUlable tnrougn your local parts distributor or haawaro storo. Anhougn vertical orientation of the exhaust system *accEptaltie. certain extenuating circumstances cpula affect the performance of the dryer. • Only tne ngla metal duct won( should be used. • Venting vertically through a root may expose the exhaust system to clown drafts causing an increase in vent restrIctior. 80 also CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS on Me nod page. • Running the exhaust system through an uninsulated area may cause conaensation and faster aocumulation of lint NOTE We of 90° quick-turn eiDow required to meet rrInIMuMIn= tation depth. Manufactured or mobile home installation 1 installation MUST contain to current manufactured Home ConstuctIon &Safety Standard. Title 24 CFR, Part 32-80 (Tcarnedy the Federal Standard for Moble Home Construction and Safety, Tine 24, HUD Part 280) orStandar° CAWCSAZ240 MH. 2 Dryer MUST be exhausted OUt°40$ (outdoors. not beneath tile!while home)maig mutts] Uuelllig that win not support combustion. Metal ducting must be 4 Malin (10.16 cn) in 0lameter with no obstructions. Rigla metal cuct is preferred. 3 if dryer is exhausted tnroLgh tne floor ana area beneath tne mobile rove is enclosed. tne exhaust system MUST terminate outside tne enclosure with the teminatlon securely fastened to the mobile none structure. 4. Rater to previous sections n this guide for other important exhaust venting system requirements. 5. when Installing a gas dryer into a mobile home, a provision must be mule lor outside make up alt. llils pontsion is to be iut less than helve the area of the dryer exhaust outlet. IL Installer MUST anchor this :1) dryer or (2) dryer mounted on pedestal to the floor with approved Mobile Home installation Kt - PM 137087200.