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15
WARNING
EXPLOSION HAZARD
Do not install the dryer where gasoline or other
flammmables are kept or stored. If the dryer is installed
in a garage, it must be a minimum of 18 inches (45.7 cm)
above the floor. Failure to do so can result in death,
explosion, fire or burns.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT INSTALL YOUR DRYER:
1 In an area exposed to dripping water or outside
weather conditions.
2 In an area where it will come in contact with
curtains, drapes, or anything that will obstruct the
flow of combustion and ventilation air.
3 On carpet. Floor MUST be solid with a maximum
slope of 1 inch (2.5 cm).
Clearance requirements
1 Installation MUST conform to current Manufactured
Home Construction & Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR,
Part 32-80 (formerly the Federal Standard for
Mobile Home Construction and Safety, Title 24,
HUD Part 280) or Standard CAN/CSAZ240 MH.
2 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.
3 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.
4 Refer to previous sections in this guide for other
important exhaust venting system requirements.
5 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.
6 Installer MUST anchor this (1) dryer or (2) dryer
mounted on pedestal to the floor with
approved Mobile Home Installation Kit.
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS (Cont.)
Manufactured or Mobile Home Installation
Installation in a Recess or Closet
1 A dryer 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 dryer.
3 Your dryer needs the space around it for proper
ventilation.
DO NOT install your dryer in a closet with a solid door.
4 Closet door ventilation required: A minimum
of 120 square inches (774.2 cm²) of opening, equally
divided at the top and bottom of the door, is
required. Openings should be located 3 inches (7.6
cm) from bottom and top of door. 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.
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm²)
3”
(7.6cm)
60 sq. in.
(387.1cm²)
3”
(7.6cm)
Closet door
NOTE
To achieve an installation with 0” (0 cm) clearance for the
back of the dryer (for other than straight back venting), a
quick-turn 90° dryer vent elbow must be installed as
described previously in this manual.
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