Special
provisions
for
mobile
home
installations
The exhaust
vent must be securely
fastened
to a noncombustible
portion
of the mobile
home
structure
and must not terminate
beneath
the mobile
home. [erminate
the exhaust
vent
outside.
Determine
vent path
•
Select the route that will provide
the straightest
and most direct
path outdoors.
•
Plan the installation
to use the fewest
number of elbows
and turns.
•
When
using elbows
or making
turns, allow
as much room as possible.
•
Bend vent gradually
to avoid kinking.
•
Use the fewest 90 ° turns possible.
Determine
vent length
and elbows
needed
for
best drying
performance
•
Use the following
Vent system chart to determine
type of vent material
and hood
combinations
acceptable
to use.
NOTE: Do not use vent runs longer than those specified
in the Vent system chart.
Exhaust
systems longer than those specified
will:
•
Shorten the life of the dryer.
•
Reduce performance,
resulting
in longer
drying times and increased
energy
usage.
]he Vent system chart provides
venting
requirements
that will help to achieve
the best drying
performance.
Vent
system
chart
NOTE: Side and bottom
exhaust
installations
have a 90 ° turn inside the dryer. lb determine
maximum
exhaust
length,
add one 90 ° turn to the chart.
Number
of
Type of
Box or
Angled
90 ° turns
vent
Iouvered
hoods
or elbows
hoods
0
Rigid metal
64 ft (20 m)
58 ft (17.7 m)
Flexible
metal
36 ft (11 m)
28 ft/8.5
m)
1
Rigid metal
54 ft (16.5 m)
48 ft (14.6 m)
Flexible
metal
31 ft (9.4 m)
23 ft (7 m)
2
Rigid metal
44 ff (13.4 m)
38 ft (11.6 m)
Flexible
metal
27 ff (8.2 m)
19 ft (5.8 m)
3
Rigid metal
35 ft (10.7 m)
29 ft (8.8 m)
Flexible
metal
25 ff (7.6 m)
17 ft (5.2 m)
4
Rigid metal
27 ff (8.2 m)
21 ft (6.4 m)
Flexible
metal
23 ff (7 m)
15 ft (4.6 m)
2.
3.
Install exhaust
hood.
Use caulking
compound
to seal exterior
wall opening
around
exhaust
hood.
Connect
vent to exhaust
hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust
hood.
Secure vent to exhaust
hood with 4" (10.2 cm) clamp.
Run vent to dryer location.
Use the straightest
path possible.
See "]Z)etermine
vent path" in
"Plan Vent System."
Avoid
90 ° turns.
Use clamps
to seal all joints.
Do not use duct tape,
screws or other fastening
devices that extend
into the interior
of the vent to secure vent.
Excessive
Weight
Hazard
Use two or more
people
to move
and install
dryer.
Failure
to do so can result
in back or other
injury.
lb protect
the floor,
use a large flat piece of cardboard
from the dryer carton.
Place
cardboard
under the entire
back edge of the dryer.
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