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Installation Requirements

WARNING

FIREHAZARD

Exceedingthelengthofductpipeornumber

ofelbowsallowedinthe“MAXIMUMLENGTH”

charts can cause an accumulation of lint in the

exhaustsystem.Pluggingthesystemcould

create a ﬁre hazard, as well as increase drying

times.

WARNING

FIREHAZARD

Aclothesdryermustbeexhaustedoutdoors.

Donotexhaustdryerintoachimney,awall,a

ceiling, an attic, a crawl space or any concealed

space of a building. A clothes dryer produces

combustiblelint.Ifthedryerisnotexhausted

outdoors,somenelintwillbeexpelledintothe

laundry area. An accumulation of lint in any area

of the home can create a health and ﬁre hazard.

Thedryermustbeconnectedtoanexhaust

outdoors.Regularlyinspecttheoutdoorexhaust

opening and remove any accumulation of lint

aroundtheoutdoorexhaustopeningandinthe

surrounding area.

Install male ﬁttings in correct direction:

Ininstallationswheretheexhaustsystemisnot

described in the charts, the following method

mustbeusedtodetermineiftheexhaustsystem

is acceptable:

Exhaust system requirements, continued

Number of 90° turns

MAXIMUMLENGTH

of4”(10.2cm)RigidMetalDuct

VENTHOODTYPE

(Preferred)

4”

(10.2cm) louvered

2.5”

(6.35cm)

0 125ft.(38.10m) 110ft.(33.53m)

1 115ft.(35.05m) 100ft.(30.48m)

2 105ft.(32.00m) 90ft.(27.43m)

3 95ft.(28.96m) 80ft.(24.38m)

4 85ft.(25.91m) 70ft.(21.34m)

Number of 90° turns

MAXIMUMLENGTH

of4”(10.2cm)Semi-RigidMetalDuct

VENTHOODTYPE

(Preferred)

4”

(10.2cm) louvered

2.5”

(6.35cm)

0 60ft.(18.29m) 45ft.(13.72m)

1 50ft.(15.24m) 35ft.(10.67m)

2 40ft.(12.19m) 25ft.(7.62m)

3 NOTRECOMMENDED

CORRECT

INCORRECT

WARNING

FIREHAZARD

Donotallowcombustiblematerials(for•

example:clothing,draperies/curtains,paper)

tocomeincontactwithexhaustsystem.The

dryerMUSTNOTbeexhaustedintoachimney,

a wall, a ceiling, or any concealed space of a

building which can accumulate lint, resulting in

a ﬁre hazard.

Donotscreentheexhaustendsofthevent•

system, or use any screws, rivets or other

fastenersthatextendintotheducttoassemble

theexhaustsystem.Lintcanbecomecaught

in the screen, on the screws or rivets, clogging

the duct work and creating a ﬁre hazard as well

as increasing drying times. Use an approved

vent hood to terminate the duct outdoors, and

sealalljointswithducttape.Allmaleductpipe

ttingsMUSTbeinstalleddownstreamwiththe

ﬂow of air.

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