GE DPVH880GJMV Owners Manual - Page 15
Installation Instructions
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Installation Instructions REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION • Your dryer is approved for installation in an alcove or closet, as stated on a label on the dryer back. • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See the EXHAUSTING THE DRYER section. • Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent walls or other surfaces is: 0″ either side 3″ front and rear • Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead shelves, cabinets, ceilings, etc., is 52″. • Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated and have at least 60 square inches of open area equally distributed. If the closet contains both a washer and a dryer, doors must contain a minimum of 120 square inches of open area equally distributed. • The closet should be vented to the outdoors to prevent gas pocketing in case of gas in the supply line. • No other fuel-burning appliance shall be installed in the same closet with the dryer (gas models only). NOTE: WHEN THE EXHAUST DUCT IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE DRYER, MINIMUM CLEARANCE FROM THE WALL IS 5.5 INCHES. BATHROOM OR BEDROOM INSTALLATION • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See EXHAUSTING THE DRYER. • The installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA NO. 70 (for electric dryers) or NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223 (for gas dryers). MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION • The 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, NO. 501B. • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with the termination securely fastened to the mobile home structure. (See EXHAUSTING THE DRYER.) • The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a mobile or manufactured home. • The vent duct material MUST BE METAL. • FOR GAS MODELS ONLY: KIT 14-D346-33 MUST be used to attach the dryer securely to the structure. • FOR GAS MODELS ONLY: The vent MUST NOT be connected to any other duct, vent or chimney. • Do not use sheet metal screws or other refastening devices which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent. • Provide an opening with a free area of at least 25 sq. in. for introduction of outside air into the dryer room. 15