GAS SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS
1. Installation
MUST
conform with local codes, or in the
absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas
Code, ANSI Z223.1 (latest edition) or in Canada, the
current AN/CGA B149.
2. The gas supply line should be of 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) pipe.
3. If codes allow, flexible metal tubing may be used to connect
your dryer to the gas supply line. The tubing
MUST
be
constructed of stainless steel or plastic-coated brass.
4. The gas supply line
MUST
have an individual shutoff valve.
5. A 1/8 inch (0.32 cm) N. P. T. plugged tapping, accessible
for test gage connection,
MUST
be installed immediately
upstream of the gas supply connection to the dryer.
6. The dryer and its individual shutoff valve
MUST
be
disconnected from the gas supply piping system during
any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at
test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 psig (3.45 kPa).
7. The dryer
MUST
be isolated from the gas supply piping
system by closing its individual manual shutoff valve during
any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at
test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 psig (3.45 kPa).
LOCATION OF YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER
DO NOT INSTALL YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER:
1. In an area exposed to dripping water or outside weather
conditions.
2. In an area where it will come in contact with curtains or
drapes.
3. On carpet. Floor
MUST
be solid with a maximum slope of 1
inch (2.54 cm).
INSTALLATION IN RECESS OR CLOSET
1. A laundry center installed in a bedroom, bathroom, recess
or closet,
MUST
be exhausted outdoors.
2. No other fuel burning appliance shall be installed in the
same closet as the
Gas
laundry center.
3. Your laundry center needs the space around it for proper
ventilation.
DO NOT INSTALL YOUR LAUNDRY CENTER IN A CLOSET
WITH A
SOLID DOOR.
4. A minimum of 120 square inches (774.2 square cm) of
opening, equally divided at the top and bottom of the door,
is required. Air openings are required to be unobstructed
when a door is installed. A louvered door with equivalent
air openings for the full length of the door is acceptable.
5. The following illustrations show minimum clearance
dimensions and air openings for proper operation in a recess
or closet installation.
MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION
1. Dryer
MUST
be exhausted outside (outdoors, not
beneath the mobile home) using metal ducting that
will not support combustion. Metal ducting must be 4
inches (10.16 cm) in diameter with no obstructions.
Rigid metal duct is preferred.
2. If dryer is exhausted through the floor and area beneath
the mobile home is enclosed, the exhaust system
MUST
terminate outside the enclosure with the termination
securely fastened to the mobile home structure.
3. Refer to page 3 for other important venting requirements.
4. When installing a gas dryer into a mobile home, a
provision must be made for outside make up air. This
provision is to be not less than twice the area of the
dryer exhaust outlet.
5. Installation
MUST
conform to current Manufactured
Home Construction & Safety Standard (which is a
Federal Regulation Title 24 CFR-Part 32-80) or when
such standard is not applicable, with American National
Standard for Mobile Homes. In Canada, the CSA Z240
is applicable.
The laundry center is designed under
ANSI Z 21.5.1 for
HOME USE
only.
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