Installing your dryer _
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LOCATION CONSIDERATIONS
The dryer should be located where there is enough space at the front for loading the dryer, and enough
space behind for the exhaust system. This dryer is factory-ready for the rear exhaust option. To exhaust out
the bottom, right or the left, use the accessory exhaust kit. Instructions are included with the kit. Make sure
the room in which the dryer is located has enough fresh air. The dryer must be located where there are no
air-fl ow obstructions.
For gas dryers, adequate clearance must be maintained as noted on the data plate to ensure adequate air
for combustion and the proper dryer operation.
The dryer must not be installed or stored in an area where it will be exposed to water and/or weather. The
dryer area must be kept clear of combustible materials, gasoline, and other fl ammable vapors and liquids. A
dryer produces combustible lint. The area around the dryer should be kept lint-free.
ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATIONS
The dryer must be exhausted to the outside to reduce the risk of fi re when installed in an alcove or
closet.
• No other fuel-burning appliance should be installed in the same closet as the dryer.
• WARNING: To reduce the risk of fi re, this dryer must be exhausted to the outside. Refer to the
“
Exhausting
” section on page 15.
Minimum clearances between the dryer and adjacent walls or other
surfaces
Sides
1 in / 25 mm
Rear
5 in / 127 mm
Top
17 in / 432 mm
Front
2 in / 51 mm
• The front of the closet must have two unobstructed air openings for a combined minimum
total area of 72 in² (465 cm²) with a minimum clearance of 3” (7.6 cm) at the top and bottom.
A slatted door with equivalent space clearances is acceptable.
Recessed area
Side view - closet or confi ned area
1 in.
(2.5 cm)
1 in.
(2.5 cm)
1 in.
(2.5 cm)
27 in.
(68.6 cm)
27 in.
(68.6 cm)
2 in.
(5 cm)
5 in.
(12.7 cm)
34.1 in.
(86.5 cm)
17 in.
(43.2 cm)
WARNING
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