Fisher & Paykel Smartload DEGX1US User manual

Installation instructions
DEGX1US
Electric Dryer

Important safety instructions
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow
basic precautions, including the following:
1. Read all instructions before using the appliance.
2. Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer or service agency.
3. Make sure the power cord is located so that it will not be stepped on, tripped over or
otherwise subject to stress or damage.
4. Pressing the POWER button to turn the dryer off, does NOT disconnect the dryer from the
power supply, even though the dryer lights are out.
5. Do not operate this dryer if it is damaged, malfunctioning, partially disassembled or has
missing or broken parts, including a damaged cord or plug.
6. Do not dry articles that have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted
with, gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other flammable or explosive substances as they give off
vapors that could ignite or explode.
7. Close supervision is necessary if this dryer is used by or near children. Do not allow children to
play inside, around or with this dryer or any other appliance.
8. Before the appliance is removed from service or discarded, remove the lid and drum door to
the drying compartment.
9. Do not reach into the appliance if the drum is moving.
10. Do not install or store this appliance where it is exposed to water and or the weather.
11. Do not tamper with the controls or the lid lock.
12. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance or attempt any servicing unless specifically
recommended in the user-maintenance instructions or in published user-repair instructions
that you understand and have the skills to carry out.
13. Unless specifically recommended by their manufacturer, do not use fabric softeners or similar
products in a tumble dryer.
14. Do not use heat to dry articles containing foam rubber or similar textured rubber-like materials.
15. Check to see if the lint bucket needs emptying. Empty before the lint reaches the top of the
transparent section (usually once a week).
16. Keep area around the exhaust opening and adjacent surrounding areas free from the
accumulation of lint, dust, and dirt.
17. Have the interior of the appliance and exhaust duct cleaned periodically by qualified service
personnel.
18. Do not place items exposed to cooking oils or other vegetable oils in your dryer. Items
contaminated with cooking and other vegetable oils may contribute to a chemical reaction
that could cause a load to catch fire.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Read this before you start installing your dryer
This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt
you and others. The safety alert symbol and the word DANGER or WARNING will
precede all safety messages. These words mean:
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
immediately
follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow
instructions.
All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell
you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.
WARNING
DANGER
Check to make sure you have all the tools and parts necessary to correctly install this appliance.
Tools required
 ’’ nut driver or socket wrench
 Phillips screwdriver
 Flat-blade screwdriver
 Adjustable wrench that opens to 1’’ or 1’’ hex-head socket wrench (for adjusting the feet)
 Level
 Caulking gun and compound (for installing new exhaust vent)
 Gloves
 Safety glasses
 Knife
 Duct Tape
Parts supplied
 2 feet inserts
Check to make sure all parts have been supplied.
Accessories
 Kit Element 208V Part No 395500
 Mobile Home Installation Kit Part No 395488
 Drying Rack Part No 395332P
Parts needed
Check with local codes and read electrical and venting requirements (pages 8–18) before
purchasing parts. If you need to purchase a power supply cord kit or power supply cable, they
must meet the requirements on page 18.
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To the installer
The correct installation of the dryer is your responsibility.
Be sure you read the following instructions carefully before you start to install the dryer. These
instructions should be left with the home owner for future reference.
It is your responsibility to:
 Observe all governing codes and ordinances.
 Check code requirements. Some codes limit or do not permit installation of clothes dryers in
garages, closets, mobile homes or sleeping quarters. Contact your local building inspector.
 Adhere to these installation instructions.
 Allow for spacing requirements with side by side installations (refer page 6).
 Make sure you have all items necessary for correct installation.
 Properly install the dryer.
 Contact a qualified installer to ensure that the electrical installation meets all national and local
codes and ordinances.
Location requirements
WARNING
Explosion Hazard
Keep flammable materials and vapours, such as gasoline,
away from the dryer.
Place dryer at least 18 inches (46 cm) above the floor for a
garage installation.
Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, fire, or burns.
The dryer must be installed or stored in an area which is not exposed to water or weather.
It is extremely important that the dryer is installed in a well ventilated location. This dryer must
exhaust air outdoors. Do not install the dryer in any room or closet which does not permit the
free flow of replacement air.
Before installing the dryer ensure that there is sufficient height to fully open the lid. Allow
sufficient room behind the dryer for the exhaust. The air intake is at the rear of the dryer. Ensure
that there is a sufficient air passage on each side of the dryer for intake air.
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The area in which the dryer is located must be kept clear and free from combustible materials,
gasoline and other flammable vapours and liquids. A dryer produces combustible lint so the area
around the dryer must be cleaned regularly to keep it free of lint.
This dryer can only be vented from the rear and must be exhausted to the outdoors.
Alcove or closet installation
WARNING
When installing a dryer in a closet/alcove it must be
exhausted to the outdoors. No fuel burning appliance
can be installed in the same closet or alcove.
The top opening area in the door must be a minimum of 48 square inches (310cm2) and the
bottom opening area must have a minimum of 24 square inches (155cm2). These openings must
never be obstructed (a louvred door with the minimum air opening is acceptable). Minimum
installation clearances are required but more clearance is recommended.
1" (25mm) 1" (25mm) 1" (25mm) min 2" (50mm) min 3" (76mm)
total ventation area
72 sq" (465cm2)
24 sq" (155cm2)
48 sq" (310cm2)
min 56"
(1372 – 1422mm)
1" (25mm) 1" (25mm) 1" (25mm) min 2" (50mm) min 3" (76mm)
total ventation area
72 sq" (465cm2)
24 sq" (155cm2)
48 sq" (310cm2)
min 56"
(1372 – 1422mm)
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Dimensions
Lid clearance
Check that there is enough clearance for the lid to fully open.
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Exhaust outlet location
13 7/8" (352mm) 13 1/8" (333mm)
Exhaust outlet
4 3/8"
(111mm)
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Mobile home installation
The installation of the dryer in a mobile home must conform to the Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standard Title 24 CFR, Part 32-80 {formerly the Federal Standard for
Mobile Home Construction and Safety, Title 24 HUD (Part 280), 1975} for the United States.
When installing a dryer in a mobile home, provisions for anchoring the dryer to the floor must
be made.
A Mobile Home Installation kit is available with instructions (see Accessories page 3). Locate
in an area that has adequate make up air (a minimum of 72 square inches of unobstructed
opening is required).
Mobile home installations must be exhausted to the outdoors with the exhaust duct
termination securely fastened to the mobile home structure, using materials that will not
support combustion.
The exhaust duct must not terminate beneath the mobile home. See the section on exhausting
for more information.
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Exhausting
The dryer must be exhausted to the outdoors. This will prevent the build up of lint and moisture
in the room in which it is located and reduce the risk of fire.
WARNING
Fire Hazard
The dryer must be vented to the outdoors.
Use rigid or thick wall flexible metal exhaust duct.
Do not use a plastic exhaust duct.
Do not use a metal foil exhaust duct.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire.
This appliance must always be vented to the outdoors.
Exhaust ducting products can be purchased from your local Appliance store or Hardware store.
Plastic or metal foil flexible duct can kink, sag, be punctured, reduce airflow, extend drying times
and affect dryer operation.
A minimum of 4 inch (100mm) thick wall flexible metal or rigid galvanised metal duct must be
used. Using ducts larger than 4 inches (100mm) diameter may result in more lint accumulating.
Using straight rigid metal ducting will minimise lint accumulation. Thick wall flexible metal
ducting may be used but care must be exercised to avoid sharp bends which may squash the
duct & cause blockages. Do not use plastic ducting or thin wall flexible metal ducting.
Use duct tape to secure joints. Do not use screws as they collect lint.
Keep ducting as short and straight as possible. Do not exceed the maximum exhaust duct
lengths stated later in these installation instructions.
Do not exhaust the dryer into a chimney or gas vent, a wall, a ceiling or any concealed space in a
building. Do not exhaust the dryer under a house or mobile home or a porch, or into a window
well or other area that will accumulate lint.
The exhaust duct should end with an exhaust hood with a swing
out damper to prevent back drafts and entry of wild life. Never use
exhaust hoods with a magnetic damper. The hood should have
at least 12 inches (305mm) clearance between the bottom of the
hood and the ground or other obstruction. The hood opening
should point down. Never install a screen over the exhaust outlet.
12" (305mm)
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To reduce condensation, insulate any ducting which passes through unheated areas.
Slope the duct gently downwards to the hood, to drain condensation and reduce lint build up.
Avoid sag or loops in the duct as they may collect and store water and accumulate lint.
Before using an existing exhaust duct system for a dryer ensure that:
 No plastic or other potentially combustible duct or flexible metal foil ducting has been used.
 The duct is not pierced, kinked or crushed.
 The duct does not exceed the maximum recommended length for the new dryer.
 The exhaust hood damper opens and closes freely and with sufficient movement.
 Static pressure in the exhaust ducting does not exceed 1 inch (250Pa), or is not less than 0 inches
of water column (ie. negative pressure), when measured with a manometer in the first 6 inches
of the duct, with the dryer running on Air Dry (no heat) setting.
 The exhaust duct system meets all relevant local, state and national codes.
All ducting should be inspected and cleaned at least once a year to remove accumulated lint.
Frequently check that the damper on the exhaust hood moves sufficiently and opens and
shuts freely.
Mobile home installations
A Mobile Home Installation Kit is available (see Accessories page 3 and notes page 7).
Determine vent duct length
This dryer can only be vented from the rear and must be exhausted to the outdoors.
Different types of vent arrangements are shown below.
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Choose a 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 (rigid duct) or making turns (thick wall flexible metal duct), allow as much
room as possible. With thick wall flexible metal duct bend duct gradually to avoid kinking and
avoid 90˚ turns.
recommended acceptable
Maximum length of exhaust duct
The maximum length of the exhaust duct system depends upon:
 The type of ducts (rigid or thick walled flexible metal).
 The number of elbows or bends used.
1. Refer to the exhaust duct length chart that matches your hood type for the maximum duct
lengths you can use. Do not use duct runs longer than specified in the exhaust duct length
charts (refer to next page).
Exhaust duct systems longer than specified will:
 Accumulate lint creating a potential fire hazard.
 Shorten the life of the dryer.
 Reduce performance, resulting in longer drying times and an increased energy usage.
2. Determine the number of elbows/bends you will need.
3. In the column listing the type of metal duct you are using (rigid or thick wall flexible metal),
find the maximum length of metal duct on the same line as the number of elbows/bends to
be used (refer to next page).
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