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PRODUCT MODEL NUMBERS OVERALL DIMENSIONS
EXHAUST VENTING
WGD8300S
WGD8500S
Because Whirlpool Corporation policy includes a continuous commitment to improve
our products, we reserve the right to change materials and specifications without notice.
Dimensions are for planning purposes only. For complete details, see Installation
Instructions packed with product. Specifications subject to change without notice.
Ref. 8578902
06-21-06
36"
(91.4 cm)
*28.65"
(72.77 cm)
27"
(68.6 cm)
50½"
(128.27 cm)
RECESSED AREA AND CLOSET INSTALLATION
*Side or bottom venting - 0
"
(0 cm) spacing is allowed
A.Side view - closet or confined area
B.Closet door with vents
A
B
14" max.
(35.6 cm)
15" min.
(38.1 cm)
1"
5"*
(12.7 cm)
28.65"
(72.77 cm)
48 in.
2
(310 cm
2
)
24 in.
2
(155 cm
2
)
3"
(7.6 cm)
3"
(7.6 cm)
(2.5 cm)
*Required spacing
**Side or bottom venting - 0
"
(0 cm) spacing is allowed
A.Recessed area
B.Side view - closet or confined area
AB
1"*
(2.5 cm)
1"*
(2.5 cm)
1"
(2.5 cm)
5"**
(12.7 cm)
27"
(68.6 cm)
28.65"
(72.77 cm)
15" min.
(38.1 cm)
14" max.
(35.6 cm)
*Required spacing
**Side or bottom venting - 0
"
(0 cm) spacing is allowed
7" (17.8 cm)
9"
(22.9 cm
7" (17.8 cm)
5"**
(12.7 cm)
28.65"
(72.77 cm)
27"
(68.6 cm)
1"
(2.5 cm)
1"* 1"*
(2.5 cm)
(2.5 cm)
For closet installation, with a door, the minimum ventilation openings in the top and
bottom of the door are required. Louvered doors with equivalent air ventilation openings
in the top and bottom are acceptable.
NOTE:
Side and bottom exhaust installations have a 90° turn
inside the dryer. To determine maximum exhaust length, add one
90° turn to the chart.
Number of
90° turns
or elbows
Type of
vent
Box or
Louvered
hoods
Angled
hoods
0Rigid metal
Flexible metal
64 ft (20 m)
36 ft (11 m)
58 ft (17.7 m)
28 ft (8.5 m)
1Rigid metal
Flexible metal
54 ft (16.5 m)
31 ft (9.4 m)
48 ft (14.6 m)
23 ft (7 m)
2Rigid metal
Flexible metal
44 ft (13.4 m)
27 ft (8.2 m)
38 ft (11.6 m)
19 ft (5.8 m)
3Rigid metal
Flexible metal
35 ft (10.7 m)
25 ft (7.6 m)
29 ft (8.8 m)
17 ft (5.2 m)
4Rigid metal
Flexible metal
27 ft (8.2 m)
23 ft (7 m)
21 ft (6.4 m)
15 ft (4.6 m)
A. Louvered hood style
B. Box hood style
4"
(10.2 cm)
4"
(10.2 cm)
A
B
4"
(10.2 cm)
2.5"
(6.4 cm)
Recommended hood styles
Dryer only
Dryer on pedestal
Angled hood style is
acceptable.
Select the route that will provide the straightest and most direct path
outdoors. Plan the installation to use the fewest number of elbows and turns.
Use the fewest 90° turns possible.
Do not use vent runs longer than specified in vent length chart.
Determine the number of elbows you will need.
Recommended installation
spacing for cabinet installation
For cabinet installation, with a door, the
minimum ventilation openings in the top
are required.
Electronic Gas Dryer
* Most installations require a minimum 5”
(12.7 cm) clearance behind the dryer for the
exhaust vent with elbow. See Installations
Instructions, “Venting Requirements.”
®
Gas supply: Dryer is equipped for use with
NATURAL gas. Dryer can be converted to L.P. gas.
When rigid pipe is used it should be 1/2 inch IPS.
When acceptable to the gas supplier and local
codes, 3/8 inch approved tubing may be used for
lengths under 20 feet. For lengths over 20 feet,
larger tubing should be used. Pipe-joint
compounds resistant to the action of L.P. gas must
be used. If local codes permit, it is recommended
that new flexible metal tubing, design-certified by
AGA or CSA, be used for connecting the appliance
to the rigid gas supply line. (The gas pipe which
extends through the lower rear of the appliance
has 3/8 inch male pipe thread.) An individual
manual shutoff valve must be installed within 6
feet of the dryer in accordance with the National
Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1.
Electrical: A four-wire or three-wire, single
phase, 120-volt, 60 Hz, AC-only, electrical supply
is required on a separate 15 or 20 amp circuit,
fused on both sides of the line. A time-delay fuse
or circuit breaker is recommended.
Exhaust venting: Exhaust your dryer to the
outside. Four inch diameter vent is required. Rigid
or flexible metal exhaust vent must be used. Do
Not use plastic or metal foil vent. Exhaust outlet
hood must be at least 12 inches from the ground
or any object that may be in the path of the
exhaust.
2"*
(5 cm)
1"*
(2.5 cm)
1"*
(2.5 cm)
36" min.
(91.4 cm)
27"
(68.6 cm)
*Required spacing