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Installation Instructions
4
5
LEVELING AND STABILIZING YOUR DRYER
LEVEL
SIDE-TO-SIDE.
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RECOMMENDED
CONFIGURATION
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EXHAUST
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RECOMMENDED
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RECOMMENDED
NOTE: ELBOWS WILL PREVENT DUCT
KINKING AND COLLAPSING.
STANDARD REAR EXHAUST
(Vented above floor level)