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Special provisions for mobile home installations The exhaust vent must be securely fastened to a noncombustible portion of the mobile home structure and must not terminate beneath the mobile home. Terminate the exhaust vent outside. Determine vent path • Select the route that will provide the straightest and most direct path outdoors. • Plan the installation to use the fewest number of elbows and turns. • When using elbows or making turns, allow as much room as possible. • Bend vent gradually to avoid kinking. • Use the fewest 90 ° turns possible. Determine vent length and elbows needed for best drying performance • Use the following vent system chart to determine type of vent material and hood combinations acceptable to use. NOTE: Do not use vent runs longer than those specified Exhaust systems longer than those specified will: • Shorten the life of the dryer. in the Vent system chart. • Reduce performance, resulting in longer drying times and increased energy usage. The vent system chart provides venting requirements that will help to achieve the best drying performance. Vent system chart NOTE: Side and bottom exhaust installations have a 90 ° turn inside the dryer. To determine maximum exhaust length, add one 90 ° turn to the chart. Number of 90 ° turns or elbows Type of vent Box or Iouvered hoods Angled hoods 0 Rigid metal 64 ft (20 rn) 58 ft (17.7 rn) Flexible metal 36 ff (11 m) 28 ff (8.5 m) 1 Rigid metal 54 ft (16.5 m) 48 ft (14.6 m) Flexible metal 31 ff (9.4 m) 23 ff (7 m) 2 Rigid metal 44 ft (13.4 m) 38 ft (11.6 m) Flexible metal 27 ft (8.2 m) 19 ft (5.8 m) 3 Rigid metal 35 ft (10.7 m) 29 ft (8.8 m) Flexible metal 25 ft (7.6 m) 17 ft (5.2 m) 4 Rigid metal 27 ft (8.2 m) 21 ft (6.4 m) Flexible metal 23 ft (7 m) 15 ft (4.6 m) Z 1. Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal exterior wall opening around exhaust hood. 2. Connect vent to exhaust hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust hood. Secure vent to exhaust hood with 4" (10.2 cm) clamp. Z'I 3. Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible. See "Determine vent path" in "Plan Vent System." Avoid 90 ° turns. Use clamps to seal all joints. Do not use duct tape, screws or other fastening devices that extend into the interior of the vent to secure vent.

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Special
provisions
for mobile
home
installations
The exhaust
vent
must
be securely
fastened
to a noncombustible
portion
of the
mobile
home
structure
and
must
not terminate
beneath
the mobile
home.
Terminate
the
exhaust
vent
outside.
Determine
vent
path
•
Select
the
route
that
will
provide
the straightest
and
most direct
path
outdoors.
•
Plan the
installation
to
use the fewest
number
of elbows
and
turns.
•
When
using
elbows
or making
turns,
allow
as much
room
as possible.
•
Bend
vent
gradually
to avoid
kinking.
•
Use the fewest
90 ° turns
possible.
Determine
vent
length
and
elbows
needed
for
best
drying
performance
•
Use the following
vent
system
chart
to determine
type
of vent
material
and
hood
combinations
acceptable
to use.
NOTE:
Do
not
use vent
runs
longer
than
those
specified
in the
Vent
system
chart.
Exhaust
systems
longer
than
those
specified
will:
•
Shorten
the
life
of the
dryer.
•
Reduce
performance,
resulting
in longer
drying
times
and
increased
energy
usage.
The vent
system
chart
provides
venting
requirements
that
will
help
to achieve
the best
drying
performance.
Vent
system
chart
NOTE:
Side and
bottom
exhaust
installations
have a 90 ° turn
inside
the
dryer.
To determine
maximum
exhaust
length,
add
one
90 ° turn
to the
chart.
Number
of 90 °
Type of vent
Box or Iouvered
Angled
hoods
turns or elbows
hoods
0
Rigid
metal
64
ft (20
rn)
58
ft (17.7
rn)
Flexible
metal
36
ff (11
m)
28
ff (8.5
m)
1
Rigid
metal
54 ft (16.5
m)
48 ft (14.6
m)
Flexible
metal
31 ff (9.4 m)
23 ff (7 m)
2
Rigid
metal
44
ft (13.4
m)
38 ft (11.6
m)
Flexible
metal
27
ft (8.2 m)
19 ft (5.8
m)
3
Rigid
metal
35 ft (10.7
m)
29 ft (8.8
m)
Flexible
metal
25
ft (7.6 m)
17 ft (5.2
m)
4
Rigid
metal
27
ft (8.2 m)
21 ft (6.4
m)
Flexible
metal
23
ft (7 m)
15 ft (4.6
m)
1.
2.
3.
Install
exhaust
hood.
Use
caulking
compound
to
seal exterior
wall
opening
around
exhaust
hood.
Connect
vent
to exhaust
hood.
Vent
must fit
inside
exhaust
hood.
Secure
vent
to exhaust
hood
with
4" (10.2
cm)
clamp.
Run vent
to dryer
location.
Use the
straightest
path
possible.
See "Determine
vent
path"
in
"Plan
Vent
System."
Avoid
90 ° turns.
Use clamps
to seal
all joints.
Do
not
use duct
tape,
screws
or other
fastening
devices
that
extend
into
the
interior
of the
vent to
secure
vent.
Z
Z'I