Maytag MGDB850WB Use and Care Guide - Page 11

Install Vent System, Install Leveling Legs

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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. 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 90º turns or elbows Type of vent Box or Louvered hoods Angled 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) 2 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 (17.4 m) Install Vent System 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" (102 mm) clamp. 3. Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible. See "Determine vent path" in "Plan Vent System." Avoid 90º 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, because they can catch lint. Install Leveling Legs WARNING 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 avoid damaging 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. 11

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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.
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
90º turns
or elbows
Type of
vent
Box or
Louvered
hoods
Angled
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)
2
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 (17.4 m)
Install Vent System
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" (102 mm) clamp.
3.
Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible. See “Determine vent path” in
“Plan Vent System.” Avoid 90º 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,
because they can catch lint.
Install Leveling Legs
WARNING
Excessive Wei
g
ht Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install dryer.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
1.
To avoid damaging 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.