Maytag MED3500FW Installation Guide - Page 5

Installation spacing for recessed area or closet installation All dimensions show recommended and minimum spacing allowed. ■■Additional spacing should be considered for ease of installation and servicing. ■■Additional clearances might be required for wall, door, floor moldings, and dryer venting. ■■Additional spacing should be considered on all sides of the dryer to reduce noise transfer. ■■For closet installation with a door, minimum ventilation openings in the top and bottom of the door are required. Louvered doors with equivalent ventilation openings are acceptable. ■■Companion appliance spacing should also be considered. Recommended installation clearances (dryer only): 18" min. (457 mm) 3" (76 mm) 48 in.2 min. (310 cm2) 5" (1207"-m5"m* ) (0 mm-127 mm) 24 in.2 min. (155 cm2) 3" (76 mm) 1" (25 mm) 1" (25 mm) *0" (0 mm) spacing is allowed for straight-back venting only. For steam models only, inlet hose must not be kinked. Minimum installation clearances (dryer only): Recessed Closet Front NA NA Sides Rear Top 0" (0 mm) 0" (0 mm)** 0" (0 mm) 0" (0 mm) 0" (0 mm)** 0" (0 mm) **0" (0 mm) spacing is allowed for straight-back venting only. Mobile home - Additional installation requirements: This dryer is suitable for mobile home installations. The installation must conform to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280 (formerly the Federal Standard for Mobile home construction and Safety, Title 24, HUD Part 280) or Standard CAN/CSA-Z240 MH. Mobile home installations require: ■■Metal exhaust system hardware, available for purchase from your dealer. For further information, see "Assistance or Service" section in your Use and Care Guide. ■■Special provisions must be made in mobile homes to introduce outside air into dryer. Openings (such as a nearby window) should be at least twice as large as dryer exhaust opening. ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS It is your responsibility: ■■To contact a qualified electrical installer. ■■To be sure that the electrical connection is adequate and in conformance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/ NFPA 70 - latest edition and all local codes and ordinances. The National Electrical Code requires a 4-wire power supply connection for homes built after 1996, dryer circuits involved in remodeling after 1996, and all mobile home installations. A copy of the above code standards can be obtained from: National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269. ■■To supply the required 3- or 4-wire, single phase, 120/240 volt, 60 Hz, AC only electrical supply (or 3- or 4-wire, 120/208 volt electrical supply, if specified on the serial/rating plate) on a separate 30-amp circuit, fused on both sides of the line. Connect to an individual branch circuit. Do not have a fuse in the neutral or grounding circuit. ■■Do not use an extension cord. ■■If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used, it is recommended that a qualified electrician determine that the ground path is adequate. Electrical Connection To properly install your dryer, you must determine the type of electrical connection you will be using and follow the instructions provided for it here. ■■This dryer is manufactured ready to install with a 3-wire electrical supply connection. The neutral ground conductor is permanently connected to the neutral conductor (white wire) within the dryer. If the dryer is installed with a 4-wire electrical supply connection, the neutral ground conductor must be removed from the external ground connector (green screw), and secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal block. When the neutral ground conductor is secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal block, the dryer cabinet is isolated from the neutral conductor. The green ground wire of the 4-wire power cord must be secured to the dryer cabinet with the green ground screw. ■■If local codes do not permit the connection of a neutral ground wire to the neutral wire, see "Optional External Ground for 3-Wire Connection" in the "Power Supply Cord Connection" section. ■■A 4-wire power supply connection must be used when the appliance is installed in a location where grounding through the neutral conductor is prohibited. Grounding through the neutral is prohibited for (1) new branch-circuit installations after 1996, (2) mobile homes, (3) recreational vehicles, and (4) areas where local codes prohibit grounding through the neutral conductors. If using a power supply cord: Use a UL-listed power supply cord kit marked for use with clothes dryers. The kit should contain: ■■A UL-listed 30-amp power supply cord, rated 120/240 volt minimum. The cord should be type SRD or SRDT and be at least 4 ft. (1.22 m) long. The wires that connect to the dryer must end in ring terminals or spade terminals with upturned ends. ■■A UL-listed strain relief. 5