Maytag MED6600TQ Use and Care Guide - Page 16

Alternate

installations

for

close

clearances

Venting

systems

come

ill

many

varieties.

Select

the

type

best for

your

installation.

Two

close-

clearance

installations

are shown.

Refer to the

manufacturer's

instructions.

A

B

C

A. Over-the-top

installation

(also

available" with one offset

elbow)

B. Periscope installation

C. Rear exhaust installation

to left or right side

NOTE:

The following

kits for close

clearance

alternate

installations

are available

for purchase.

Please see the

"Assistance

or Service"

section

to order.

•

Over-the-Top

Installation:

Part Number

4"¢96028

•

Periscope

Installation

(For use with

dryer

vent

to wall

vent

mismatch):

Part Number

43960"¢7

- 0" (0 cm)

to 18"

(45.72

cm)

mismatch

Part Number

4396011

- 1 8" (45.72

cm) to 29"

(7"X66

cm)

mismatch

Part Number

4396014

- 29"

(73.66

cm) to

50" (127

cm)

mismatch

•

Rear exhaust

installation

to

left or right

side:

Part Number

4"¢96011

•

Vent

extension:

Part Number

8544761

Special

provisions

for mobile

home

installations

The exhaust

vent

must

be securely

fastened

to a noncombustible

portion

of the

mobile

home

structure

and

must

not terminate

beneath

the

mobile

home.

[erminate

the

exhaust

vent

outside.

/

Determine

vent

path

•

Select

the

route

that

will

provide

the

straightest

and

most

direct

path

outdoors.

•

Plan the

installation

to

use the fewest

number

of elbows

and turns.

•

When

using

elbows

or making

turns,

allow

as much

room

as possible.

•

Bend

vent

gradually

to avoid

kinking.

•

Use the fewest

90 ° turns

possible.

Determine

vent

length

and

elbows

needed

for

best

drying

performance

•

Use the following

Vent

system

chart

to

determine

type

of vent

material

and

hood

combinations

acceptable

to use.

NOTE:

Do

not

use vent

runs

longer

than

those

specified

in the Vent

system

chart.

Exhaust

systems

longer

than

those

specified

will:

•

Shorten

the

life of the

dryer.

•

Reduce

performance,

resulting

in longer

drying

times

and

increased

energy

usage.

[he

Vent

system

chart

provides

venting

requirements

that

will

help

to achieve

the

best drying

performance.

Vent

system

chart

NOTE:

Performance

of rear exhaust

to either

side

of the dryer

is equiw_lent

to adding

one

elbow.

lb

determine

maximum

exhaust

length,

add

one

elbow

to the

chart.

Number

of

Type of

Box or

Angled

90 ° turns

vent

Louvered

hoods

or elbows

hoods

0

Rigid metal

64 ft (20

m)

58 ft (17.7

m)

Flexible

metal

36 ft (11

m)

28 ft/8.5

m)

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

Rigid metal

54 ft (16.5

m)

48 ft (14.6

m)

Flexible

metal

31 ft (9.4

m)

23 ft 17 m)

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

2

Rigid metal

44 ft (13.4

m)

38 ft (11.6

m)

Flexible

metal

27

ft (8.2

m)

I9

ft 15.8 m)

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3

Rigid metal

35 ft (10.7

m)

29 ft (8.8

m)

Flexible

metal

25

ft 17.6 m)

17 ft/5.2

m)

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

4

Rigid metal

27

ft (8.2

m)

21 ft (6.4

m)

Flexible

metal

23

ft (7 m)

15 ft (4.6

m)

1.

Install

exhaust

hood.

Use

caulking

compound

to seal

exterior

wall

opening

around

exhaust

hood.

2.

Connect

vent

to exhaust

hood.

Vent

must fit

inside

exhaust

hood.

Secure

vent

to exhaust

hood

with

4" (10.2

cm)

clamp.

3.

Run vent to

dryer

location.

Use

the

straightest

path

possible.

See

"Determine

vent

path"

in

"Plan

Vent

System."

Avoid

90 ° turns.

Use clamps

to seal all joints.

Do

not

use duct

tape,

screws

or other

fastening

devices

that

extend

into

the

interior

of the

vent to

secure

vent.

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