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Exhaust Installation—Separate Ducts (preferred)
EXHAUST
INSTALLATION—
SEPARATE DUCTS
(PREFERRED)
For ductwork less than 14 feet (5 m) and 2 elbows equivalent and less
than 0.3 inches (8 mm) static pressure.
NEVER exhaust the dryer into a chimney.
NEVER install wire mesh screen over the exhaust or make-
up air area.
NEVER exhaust into a wall, ceiling, or concealed space.
1. Make-Up Air opening from outside the building may enter the enclosure
from the top or side walls. (See Dryer Make-Up Air
Requirements Chart)
2. Enclosure (plenum) with service door. This separates the dryer
air from the room comfort air.
3. Zero inches clearance to combustible material allowed on sides
and at points within 4 inches (102 mm) of front on top.
4. Heat loss into laundry room from dryer front panels is about 60
Btu/hr per square foot.
5. As shown below, separate 12” (305 mm) ducts are recommended
for each 75 lb. (35 kg) Stack Dryer.
