Installation
Instructions
Drger
DPVH880 and UPVH880
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read these instructions
completelg
and corefullg.
• IM PORTANT- save t hese i nstructions
for
local electrical inspector's use.
•I M PORTANT-Observe
all
governing
codes
and ordinances.
• Install the clothes drger according to the
manufacturer's
instructions
and local codes.
• Note to Installer
- Be sure to leave these
instructions with the Consumen
• Note to Consumer
- Keep these instructions
for
future reference.
• Clothes drger installation
must be performed
bg a qualified installer.
• This drger must be exhausted to the outdoors.
• Before the old drger is removed from service or
discarded, remove the drger door.
• Service information
and the wiring diagram are
located in the control console.
• Do not allow children on or in the appliance.
Close supervision
of children is necessarg when
the appliance is used near children.
• Proper installation
is the responsibilitg
of the installer.
• Product failure due to improper installation
is not covered under the Warrantg.
• To reduce the risk of severe injurg or death,
follow all installation
instructions.
FOR YOUR SAFETY:
a,WARNING
-- Risk of Fire
• Use onlg rigid metal or flexible metal 4-inch
diameter ductwork
for exhausting
to the
outdoors.
Never use plastic or other combustible
easg-to-puncture
ductwork.
• Do not install a clothes drger with flexible plastic
venting materials.
If flexible metal (foil tgpe)duct
is installed, it must be of a specific tgpe identified
bg the appliance
manufacturer
as suitable for use
with clothes drgers. Flexible venting materials
are
known to collapse, be easilg crushed, and trap
lint. These conditions
will obstruct
clothes drger
airflow and increase the risk of fire.
• This appliance
must be properlg grounded and
installed as described in these instructions.
• Do not install or store appliance
in on area where
it will be exposed to water and/or weather.
• The Notional Fuel Gas Code restricts installations
of gas appliances
in garages. Theg must be 18
inches off the ground and protected
bg a barrier
from vehicles.
• Install the drger where the temperature
is above
SO°Ffor satisfactorg
operation
of the drger
control sgstem.
FOR GAS MODELS ONLY:
NOTE: Installation
and service of this drger must
be performed
bg o qualified
installer,
service
ogencg
or the gas supplier.
In the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts:
• This product
must be installed
bg o licensed
plumber
or gas fitter.
• When using boll-tgpe
gas shut-offvolves,
theg
shall be T-hondle-tgpe.
• A flexible gas connector,
when used, must not
exceed 3 feet.
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