GE 500A187P044 - Manual (Page 5)

Installation Instructions, Indoor Exhausting
USING FLEXIBLE METAL DUCTS
If rigid all-metal duct cannot be used, then flexible all-metal ducting
can be used, but it will reduce the maximum recommended duct
length. In special installations when it is impossible to use only
metal ducting, then UL-listed clothes dryer flexible metal transition
duct may be used as transition venting between the dryer and wall
connection only. The use of this ducting will affect dry time.
If flexible transition duct is necessary, the following directions must
be followed.
• Use the Shortest Length Possible.
• Stretch the Duct to Its Maximum Length to avoid kinks.
• Do Not Crush or Collapse the Duct.
• Never Use Transition Duct Inside the Wall or
Inside the Dryer.
• Avoid Resting the Duct on Sharp Objects.
• Venting Must Conform to Local Building Codes.
ELBOW HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
DO NOT USE
EXCESSIVE
EXHAUST
LENGTH
6] 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 vented to the outdoors. See the
EXHAUST INFORMATION sections 3 & 4.
* Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent
walls or other surfaces is:
0 in. either side
3 in. front and rear
► Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead cabinets,
ceiling, etc. is 52 in.
* Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated and
must contain a minimum of 60 sq. in. of open area equally
distributed. If the closet contains both a washer and a
dryer, doors must contain a minimum of 120 sq. in. of open
area equally distributed.
m BATHROOM OR BEDROOM
INSTALLATION
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. See
EXHAUST INFORMATION section 3 & 4.
• The installation must conform with local codes or, in the
absence of local codes, with the NATIONAL ELECTRI­
CAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA NO. 70.
m MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED
HOME INSTALLATION
• Installation must conform to the MANUFACTURED
HOME CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY STANDARD,
TITLE 24, PART 32-80 or, when such standard is not
applicable, with AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
FOR MOBILE HOME, ANSI/NFPA NO. 501B.
• The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors with the
termination securely fastened to the mobile home
structure. (See EXHAUST INFORMATION
section 3 & 4.)
• The vent MUST NOT be terminated beneath a mobile or
manufactured home.
• The vent duct material MUST BE METAL.
• Do not use sheet metal screws or other fastening devices
which extend into the interior of the exhaust vent.
• See section 2 for electrical connection information.