Maytag MEDB800VQ Use and Care Guide - Page 18

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.

Terminate

the exhaust

vent

outside.

f

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.

The 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 equivalent

to adding

one

elbow.

To determine

maximum

exhaust

length,

add

one

elbow

to the

chart.

NOTE:

Bottom

exhaust

performance

is equivalent

to adding

two

elbows.

To 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

100

ft (30.5

m)

94 ft (28.7

m)

1

Rigid metal

90 ft (27.4

m)

84 ft (25.6

m)

Number

of

Type of

Box

or

Angled

90 ° turns

vent

Louvered

hoods

or elbows

hoods

Rigid metal

80 ft (24.4

m)

74 ft (22.6

m)

3

Rigid metal

71 ft (21.6

m)

65 ft (19.8

m)

4

Rigid metal

63 ft (19.2

m)

57 ft (1 7.4

m)

1.

2.

3.

Install

exhaust

hood.

Use caulking

compound

to seal

exterior

wall

opening

around

exhaust

hood.

Connect

vent

to exhaust

hood.

Vent

must fit

inside

exhaust

hood.

Secure

vent

to exhaust

hood

with

4" (102

mm)

clamp.

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.

Items

sticking

through

the vent

can

catch

lint.

Excessive

Weight

Hazard

Use

two

or more

people

to

move

and

install

dryer.

Failure

to do so

can

result

in back

or other

injury.

1.

To protect

the

floor,

use a large,

flat piece

of cardboard

from

the

dryer

carton.

Place

cardboard

under

the

entire

back

edge

of the

dryer.

2.

Firmly

grasp

the

body

of the

dryer

(not

the top

or console

panel).

Gently

lay the

dryer

on

the

cardboard.

See illustration.

3.

4.

Examine

the

leveling

legs.

Find the

diamond

marking.

Screw

the

legs into

the

leg holes

by hand.

Use a wrench

to finish

turning

the

legs until

the

diamond

marking

is no

longer

visible.

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