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STEP 3, Connecting, the Exhaust, and Venting, System. - gas dryer

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STEP 3: Connecting the Exhaust and Venting System. In addition to the following warnings, please refer to manual section on Exhaust Requirements and Maintenance. IMPORTANT." To reduce the risk of fire, combustion, and gas accumulation, the dryer must be vented to the outdoors. Please follow the instructions (and all others in this manual) very carefully. • Do not use thin plastic or foil ducting. • Use 4" (10.2 cm) diameter rigid or flexible metal duct (note: venting materials are not supplied with the dryer, and you should obtain the venting materials necessary for proper installation) • Position the dryer where the exhaust duct is shorter as possible • Clean old ducts beJbre installing this dryer • The male end of each section of exhaust duct must point away from the dryer • Use fewer elbow joints as possible • Use duct tape on all duct joints • Insulate ductwork that runs through unheated areas in order to reduce condensation and lint build-up on pipe walls; and • PLEASE BE AWARE THAT FAILURE EXHAUST THE DRYER CORRECTLY VOID THE DRYER'S WARRANTY. TO WILL WARNING! • Use a heavy metal vent. • Do not use a plastic vent. • Do not use a metal foil vent. • Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire. • Clean old ducts before installing this dryer • ALTERNATE EXHAUST DIRECTIONS 1. Remove screw & exhaust duct. '3 /_,, Detach and remove the bottom, left, or right side knockout as desired. (Right side vent not avitable on gas dryer.) f PORTION A i "_ ® hol_) \ (# J 3, Reconnect the new duct[11 in(28cm)] to the blower housing, and Fixing the duct to the base. 4. Pre-assembte 4" elbow with 4" duct. Wrap duct tape around joint. DUCT TAPE 5. Insert elbow duct assembly first, through the side opening and connect the elbow to the dryer internal duct. J

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STEP 3:
Connecting
the Exhaust
and Venting
System.
In addition
to the following
warnings,
please
refer
to manual
section
on Exhaust
Requirements
and
Maintenance.
IMPORTANT."
To reduce
the risk of
fire,
combustion,
and gas
accumulation,
the dryer
must
be vented
to the outdoors.
Please
follow
the
instructions
(and
all others
in this
manual)
very
carefully.
• Do not use thin
plastic
or foil
ducting.
• Use 4" (10.2
cm)
diameter
rigid
or flexible
metal
duct
(note:
venting
materials
are not supplied
with
the dryer,
and you
should
obtain
the
venting
materials
necessary
for proper
installation)
• Position
the
dryer
where
the exhaust
duct
is
shorter
as possible
•
Clean
old ducts
beJbre
installing
this
dryer
• The male
end of each
section
of exhaust
duct
must
point
away
from
the dryer
• Use fewer
elbow
joints
as
possible
• Use duct
tape
on
all
duct joints
• Insulate
ductwork
that runs
through
unheated
areas
in order
to reduce
condensation
and
lint
build-up
on pipe
walls;
and
•
PLEASE
BE
AWARE
THAT
FAILURE
TO
EXHAUST
THE
DRYER
CORRECTLY
WILL
VOID
THE
DRYER'S
WARRANTY.
WARNING!
•
Use a heavy
metal
vent.
• Do not use a plastic
vent.
• Do not use a metal
foil vent.
• Failure
to follow
these
instructions
can
result
in
death
or fire.
• Clean
old ducts
before
installing
this dryer
•
ALTERNATE
EXHAUST
DIRECTIONS
1.
Remove
screw
& exhaust
duct.
'3
/_,,
Detach
and remove
the bottom,
left, or right
side
knockout
as desired.
(Right side vent not avitable
on gas dryer.)
f
PORTION
A
i
"_
®
hol_)
\
(#
J
3,
Reconnect
the new duct[11
in(28cm)]
to the
blower
housing,
and
Fixing
the duct
to the
base.
4.
Pre-assembte
4" elbow
with 4" duct.
Wrap
duct tape around joint.
DUCT
TAPE
5.
Insert elbow
duct assembly
first, through
the
side opening
and connect
the elbow
to the
dryer
internal
duct.
J