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Special Installation Requirements:
Alcove or Closet Installation: 
•  If your dryer is approved for installation in an alcove or closet, it will be  

stated on a label on the dryer back.

• The dryer MUST be exhausted to the outside.
•  Minimum clearances between dryer cabinet and adjacent walls or other  

surfaces are: 0" either side, 3" front and rear

• Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead cabinets, ceilings, etc. is 52".
•  Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated and must contain a  

minimum of 60 sq. in. of open area equally distributed. If this closet contains  
both a washer and a dryer, doors must contain a minimum of 120 sq. in. of  
open area equally distributed.

•  No other fuel-burning appliance shall be installed in the same closet with  

a gas dryer.

Bathroom or Bedroom Installation: 
• The dryer MUST be exhausted to the outdoors.
•  The installation must conform with the local codes, or in the absence of  

local codes, with the National Electric Code and National Fuel Gas Code,  
ANSI Z223 for gas dryers.

Minimum Clearance other than Alcove or Closet Installations: 
• Minimum clearances to combustible surfaces 0" both sides, 3" rear.
For more information on venting kits and accessories,  

please call 1-800-GE-CARES.

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Specification Revised 4/13

360501

GFDR480EF/485EF 

GE

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 8.3 cu. ft. capacity RightHeight

 Design Front Load electric dryer with steam

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