GE GFDS260EFWW Installation Instructions - Page 14
Requirements For Alcove Or, Closet Installation, Mobile Or Manufactured Home, Installation
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Installation Instructions REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION WARNING - Explosion Hazard Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer. Place dryer at least 18" (46 cm) above the floor for a garage installation. Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire. • If the 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. • Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent walls or other surfaces is: 0" either side 3" front 3" rear 1" top 52" from floor to overhead cabinets • Consideration must be given to provide adequate clearance for installation and service. • Closet ventilation openings required: 2 louvers each 60 square inches (387 square cm), located 3 inches (7.6 cm) from top and bottom of door. Gas Dryers Only: • No other fuel burning appliance shall be installed in the same closet as a gas dryer. • The dryer must be disconnected from the gas supply piping during pressure testing at pressures greater than ½ psi (3.5 kPa). • A 1/8 inch NPT minimum plugged tapping, accessible for test gauge connection, must be installed immediately upstream of the gas supply connection to the dryer. MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION • Installation must conform to the MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND 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. The exhaust vent must be securely fastened to a non-combustible portion of the mobile home. • The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a mobile or manufactured home. • The vent duct material MUST BE METAL. • KIT 14-D346-33 MUST be used to attach the dryer securely to the structure. • The vent MUST NOT be connected to any other duct, vent or chimney. • Do not use sheet metal screws or other fastening devices which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent. • Provide an opening with a free area of at least 25 square inches for introduction of outside air into the dryer room. • See the sections for electrical connection information. 14