Hotpoint NWXR483GGWW Installation Instructions - Page 6

Installation Instructions USING FLEXIBLE METAL DUCTS If rigid all-metal duct cannot be used, then flexible all-metal venting can be used, but it will reduce the maximum recommended duct length. In special installations when it is impossible to make connection with the above recommendations, then UL-listed clothes dryer 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. • Use the Shortest Length Possible. • Stretch the Duct to Its Maximum Length. • Do Not Crush or Collapse. • 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 9 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 section. • 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. • The closet should be vented to the outdoors to prevent gas pocketing in case of a gas leak in the supply line. • No other fuel-burning appliance shall be installed in the same closet with the dryer. ELBOW HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 10 BATHROOM OR BEDROOM INSTALLATION • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See EXHAUST INFORMATION section 6. • The installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, ANSI Z223. 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. 11 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, NO. 501B. • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with the termination securely fastened to the mobile home structure. (See EXHAUST INFORMATION section 6.) • 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 refastening devices which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent. • Provide an opening with a free area of at least 25 sq. in. for introduction of outside air into the dryer room. 6