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Whirlpool 240-VOLT ELECTRIC DRYER Use & Care Manual
Installation spacing for recessed area
or closet installation
n All dimensions show recommended and minimum spacing
allowed.
n Additional spacing should be considered for ease of
installation and servicing.
n Additional clearances might be required for wall, door, floor
moldings, and dryer venting.
n Additional spacing should be considered on all sides of the
dryer to reduce noise transfer.
n For closet installation with a door, minimum ventilation
openings in the top and bottom of the door are required.
Louvered doors with equivalent ventilation openings are
acceptable.
n Companion appliance spacing should also be considered.
Custom undercounter installation (dryer only):
1"
(594 mm)
(25 mm)
Recessed or closet installation (dryer only):
18" min
(457 mm)
(229 mm)
3"
(76 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
10
33
"
/
1
4
(845 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
23
/
"
3
8
3"
(76 mm)
48 in.
9"
(310 cm
24 in.
(155 cm
3"
(76 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
Recessed or closet installation –
Stacked with stack kit:
5
/
"
1
4
(133 mm)
Mobile home - Additional installation requirements:
This dryer is suitable for mobile home installations.
The installation must conform to the Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR,
Part 3280 (formerly the Federal Standard for Mobile home
construction and Safety, Title 24, HUD Part 280).
Mobile home installations require:
n Metal exhaust system hardware, available for purchase
from your dealer.
n Special provisions must be made in mobile homes to
introduce outside air into dryer. Openings (such as a nearby
window) should be at least twice as large as dryer exhaust
opening.
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ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

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It is your responsibility:
n To contact a qualified electrical installer.
n To be sure that the electrical connection is adequate and in
conformance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA
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70 – latest edition and all local codes and ordinances.
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The National Electrical Code requires a 4-wire power supply
connection for homes built after 1996, dryer circuits involved
in remodeling after 1996, and all mobile home installations.
A copy of the above code standards can be obtained from:
National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch
Park, Quincy, MA 02269.
n To supply the required 3 or 4 wire, single phase, 120/240
volt, 60 Hz, AC only electrical supply (or 3 or 4 wire, 120/208
volt electrical supply, if specified on the serial/rating plate)
on a separate 30-amp circuit, fused on both sides of the
line. Connect to an individual branch circuit. Do not have
a fuse in the neutral or grounding circuit.
n Do not use an extension cord.
n If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used, it is
recommended that a qualified electrician determine that
the ground path is adequate.
12"
(305 mm)
3"
(76 mm)
66
/
"
1
4
(1683 mm)
3"
(76 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
48 in.
2
(310 cm
)
2
24 in.
2
(155 cm
)
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