Specification Revised 8/99
DWSR473GVWW—GE 7.0 Cu. Ft. Super Capacity Gas Dryer with Extra-Wide Opening
GE Appliances
Dryer Exhausting Information—Use Metal Duct Only
For complete information, see installation instructions packed with your dryer.
Ducting Materials:
For best performance, this dryer should be vented with 4” diameter all rigid metal exhaust duct. If “all rigid metal”
duct cannot be used, then “flexible all metal” venting can be used, but it will reduce the maximum recommended
duct length.
Exhaust Length Calculation:
1. Determine the number of 90° turns needed for your installation. If you exhaust to the side
or bottom of dryer, add one turn.
2. The maximum length of 4’ rigid (aluminum or galvanized) duct which can be tolerated is shown
in the table. The maximum length for flexible ducts are less than for rigid duct.
A turn of 45° or less may be ignored. Two 45° turns within the duct length should be treated as a 90° elbow. A
turn over 45° should be treated as a 90° elbow.
Exhausting the dryer to the outside is strongly recommended
to prevent large amounts of moisture and
lint from being blown into the room. Gas dryers or any dryer located in a closet
must
be exhausted to the outside.
Caution:
For personal safety do not terminate exhaust into a chimney, under any enclosed
house floor (crawl space), or into an attic, since the accumulated lint could create a fire hazard
or moisture could cause damage. Never terminate the exhaust into a common duct or plenum with a kitchen
exhaust, since the combination of lint and grease could create a fire hazard.
Exhaust ducts should be terminated in a dampered wall cap to prevent back drafts, bird nesting, etc. The wall
cap must also be located at least 12” above the ground or any other obstruction with the opening pointed Down.
Other terminations, such as louvered wall boxes, are acceptable provided they are equivalent to a 4” opening
dampered wall cap.
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.
• The closet should be vented to the outdoors to prevent gas pocketing in case of a gas leak in the supply line.
• No other fuel-burning appliance shall be installed in the same closet with the 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 Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z223.
Minimum Clearances other than Alcove or Closet Installation:
•Minimum clearances to combustible surfaces
0” both sides
3” rear
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Laboratories
0
90 ft.
60 ft.
55 ft.
45 ft.
1
60 ft.
45 ft.
40 ft.
30 ft.
Super & Extra-Large
2
45 ft.
35 ft.
30 ft.
20 ft.
Capacity Models
3
35 ft.
25 ft.
20 ft.
15 ft.
All Electric Dryers
4
25 ft.
15 ft.
15 ft.
10 ft.
0
45 ft.
30 ft.
30 ft.
15 ft.
Super & Extra-Large
1
35 ft.
20 ft.
20 ft.
10 ft.
Capacity Models
2
25 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
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All Gas Dryers
3
15 ft.
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—
—
0
60 ft.
48 ft.
30 ft.
18 ft.
1
52 ft.
40 ft.
22 ft.
14 ft.
Large Capacity
2
44 ft.
32 ft.
14 ft.
10 ft.
Electric and
3
32 ft.
24 ft.
—
— ft.
Gas Dryers
4
28 ft.
16 ft.
—
— ft.
Number
of
90°
Turns
Maximum Length of 4"
Dia. Rigid Metal Duct
Maximum Length of 4"
Dia. Flexible Metal Duct
Exhaust Hood Type
Exhaust Hood Type
Domestic
Dryer Models
Cat. No.
WX8X59
(Preferred)
A
4" Opening
B
2-1/2"
Opening
Cat. No.
WX8X59
(Preferred)
A
4" Opening
B
2-1/2"
Opening
A
4
Best Performance
B
2-1/2
A
