Whirlpool W10300460A User Manual

Periscope Installation (For use with dryer vent to wall vent 

 

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mismatch):

Part Number 4396037 - 0" (0 mm) to 18" (460 mm) mismatch

Part Number 4396011 - 18" (460 mm) to 29" (737 mm) 

mismatch

Part Number 4396014 - 29" (737 mm) to 50" (1270 mm) 

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The exhaust vent must be securely fastened to a noncombustible 

portion of the mobile home structure and must not terminate 

beneath the mobile home. Terminate the exhaust vent outside.

 

Select the route that will provide straightest and most direct  

 

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path outdoors.
Plan the installation to use the fewest number of elbows and 

 

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turns.
When using elbows or making turns, allow as much room  

 

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as possible.
Bend vent gradually to avoid kinking.

 

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Use as few 90° turns as possible.

 

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Use following Vent system chart to determine the elbow and 

 

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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 life of dryer.

 

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Reduce performance, resulting in longer drying times    

 

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and increased energy usage.

The Vent system chart provides venting requirements that will 

help achieve best drying performance.

noTE: Side and bottom exhaust installations have a 90º turn 

inside the dryer. To determine maximum exhaust length, add  

one 90º turn to the chart.

Rigid metal 64 ft. (20 m)

58 ft. (17.7 m)

Rigid metal 54 ft. (16.5 m)

48 ft. (14.6 m)

Rigid metal 44 ft. (13.4 m)

38 ft. (11.6 m)

Rigid metal 35 ft. (10.7 m)

29 ft. (8.8 m)

Rigid metal 27 ft. (8.2 m)

21 ft. (6.4 m)

1.  Install exhaust hood. Use caulking compound to seal exterior 

wall opening around exhaust hood.

2.  Connect vent to exhaust hood. Vent must fit inside exhaust 

hood. Secure vent to exhaust hood with 4" (102 mm) clamp.

3.  Run vent to dryer location. Use the straightest path possible. 

See “Determine vent path” in “Plan Vent System.” Avoid 90º 

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, because they can catch lint.

Check the levelness of the dryer. Check levelness first side to 

side, then front to back.

If the dryer is not level, prop up the dryer using a wood block. 

Use a wrench to adjust the legs up or down and check again  

for levelness.

noTE: It might be necessary to level the dryer again after it is 

moved into its final position.

1.  Using a 4" (102 mm) clamp, connect vent to exhaust outlet 

in dryer. If connecting to existing vent, make sure the vent is 

clean. The dryer vent must fit over the dryer exhaust outlet 

and inside the exhaust hood. Check that the vent is secured 

to exhaust hood with a 4" (102 mm) clamp.

2.  Move dryer into its final location. Do not crush or kink vent. 

Make sure dryer is level.

3.  Once the exhaust vent connection is made, remove the 

corner posts and cardboard.