Mobile Home Installations; Exhausting - Samsung DV457E Serie Manual Del Usuario

Installing your dryer

MOBILE HOME INSTALLATIONS

The installation of the dryer in a mobile home must conform to the Manufactured Home Construction and
Safety Standards Title 24 CFR, Part 3280 {formerly the Federal Standards for Mobile Home Construction
and Safety, Title 24, HUD (Part 280), 1975} for the United States) or CSA Standards Z240 (for Canada).
• When installing a dryer in a mobile home, provisions for anchoring the dryer to the fl oor must be made.
• Locate an area with adequate fresh air.
• A minimum unobstructed space of 72 in² (465 cm²) is required.
• Call 1-800-SAMSUNG for information on purchasing the Floor Anchoring Kit as an accessory.
• All mobile home installations must be exhausted to the outside with the exhaust duct termination
securely fastened to the mobile home structure, using materials that will not combust.
• The exhaust duct may not terminate underneath the mobile home.
• Refer to the following "Exhausting" section for more information.

EXHAUSTING

The dryer shall not be exhausted into a chimney, a wall, a ceiling, an attic, a crawl space, or a concealed
space of a building.
Exhausting the dryer to the outside will prevent large amounts of lint and moisture from being blown into the
room.
See "Ducting requirements" in installing your dryer section for the maximum duct length
and number of bends.
• All dryers must be exhausted to the outside.
• The duct must not be assembled with screws or other fastening means that extend into the
duct and catch lint.
• The required exhaust duct is 4 inches (102 mm) in diameter.
• The total length of fl exible metal duct shall not exceed 2.4 m (7.8 ft.).
In the United States:
• Use only those foil-type fl exible ducts, if any, specifi cally identifi ed for use with the appliance
by the manufacturer and that comply with the Outline for Clothes Dryer Transition Ducts,
Subject 2158A, shall be used.
In Canada:
• Use only those foil-type fl exible ducts, if any, specifi cally identifi ed for use with the appliance
by the manufacturer.
Outside the U.S. and Canada:
• Refer to the local codes.
The dryer must be exhausted to the outside to reduce the risk of fi re when installed in an
alcove or closet.
WARNING
NEVER USE A PLASTIC OR NON-METAL FLEXIBLE DUCT.
If your existing ductwork is plastic, non-metal, or combustible, replace it with metal.
WARNING
Use only a metal exhaust duct that is non-fl ammable to ensure containment of the exhaust
air, heat, and lint.
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