GEAppliances GFD49, Owner'S Manual & Installation Instructions

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Duct
EXHAUSTING THE DRYER (cont.)
Installation Instructions
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Remove and discard existing plastic or metal foil
duct and replace with UL-listed duct.
• Remove any lint from the wall exhaust opening.
Internal
Duct
Opening
Wall
Check that exhaust
hood damper opens
and closes freely.
STANDARD REAR EXHAUST
We recommend that you install your dryer before
installing your washer. This will permit direct
access for easier exhaust connection.
Slide the end of the exhaust duct on the back of the
dryer and secure with duct tape or a hose clamp.
NOTE: We strongly recommend using rigid metal
exhaust duct. However, if flexible ducting is used it
must be UL-Listed metal, not plastic.
• For straight-line installation, connect the dryer
exhaust to the wall, using duct tape.
RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION TO
MINIMIZE EXHAUST BLOCKAGE
Using duct elbows will prevent duct kinking and
collapsing.
Transition
Ducting
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Wall Side
Dryer
Side
Duct Tape