GE DWSR483E Installation Instructions - Page 5

Installation Instructions, Indoor Exhausting USING FLEXIBLE METAL DUCTS If rigid all-metal duct cannot be used, then flexible all-metal ducting can be used, but it will reduce the maximum recommended duct length. In special installations when it is impossible to use only metal ducting, then UL-listed clothes dryer flexible metal transition duct may be used as transition venting between the dryer and wall connection only. The use of this ducting will affect dry time. If flexible transition duct is necessary, the following directions must be followed. INDOOR EXHAUSTING NOTE: MOBILE HOME, BEDROOM, BATHROOM, ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATIONS MUST BE EXHAUSTED TO THE OUTDOORS OTHER INSTALLATIONS: If the installation makes it impossible to exhaust to the outdoors, a 4" exhaust deflector (WE25X278) must be installed. A clearance of 8" is required between the rear of the dryer and the wall, and the deflector should be pointing up. • Use the Shortest Length Possible. • Stretch the Duct to Its Maximum Length to avoid kinks. • Do Not Crush or Collapse the Duct. • Never Use Transition Duct Inside the Wall or Inside the Dryer. • Avoid Resting the Duct on Sharp Objects. • Venting Must Conform to Local Building Codes. DO ELBOW HIGHLY RECOMMENDED NOTE: EXHAUSTING TO THE OUTDOORS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, EXHAUSTING INDOORS MAY CAUSE LINT ACCUMULATION, AND MOISTURE DAMAGE INCLUDING MOLD AND MILDEW. 6 ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION • If your dryer is approved for installation in an alcove or closet, it will be stated on a label on the dryer back. • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See the EXHAUST INFORMATION sections 3 & 4. • Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent walls or other surfaces is: 0 in. either side 3 in. front and rear • Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead cabinets, ceiling, etc. is 52 in. • Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated and must contain a minimum of 60 sq. in. of open area equally distributed. If the closet contains both a washer and a dryer, doors must contain a minimum of 120 sq. in. of open area equally distributed. DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE EXHAUST LENGTH ELBOWS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DON'T DO NOT SIT DRYER ON FLEXIBLE EXHAUST. DO NOT CRUSH FLEXIBLE EXHAUST AGAINST WALL. 7 BATHROOM OR BEDROOM INSTALLATION • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See EXHAUST INFORMATION section 3 & 4. • The installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA NO. 70. 8 MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION • 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, ANSI/NFPA NO. 501B. • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with the termination securely fastened to the mobile home structure. (See EXHAUST INFORMATION section 3 & 4.) • The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a mobile or manufactured home. • The vent duct material MUST BE METAL. • Do not use sheet metal screws or other fastening devices which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent. 5 • See section 2 for electrical connection information.