Before you start...
Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING — To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill
or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING”. These words mean:
DANGER
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t immediately follow instructions.
WARNING
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions.
All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.
precautions, including the following:
1. | Read all instructions before using the |
| appliance. |
2. | Do not dry articles that have been |
| previously cleaned in, washed in, |
| soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, |
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| flammable or explosive substances, as |
| they give off vapours that could ignite |
| or explode. |
3. | Do not allow children to play on or in |
| the appliance. Close supervision of |
| children is necessary when the |
| appliance is used near children. |
4. | Before the appliance is removed from |
| service or discarded, remove the door |
| to the drying compartment. |
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| • Do not touch any electrical |
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| information in this manual must be |
| switch; do not use any phone in |
| followed to minimize the risk of fire or |
| your building. |
| explosion or to prevent property |
| • Clear the room, building or area of |
| damage, personal injury or death. |
| all occupants. |
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| • Immediately call your gas supplier |
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| — Do not store or use gasoline, | from a neighbor’s phone. Follow | |
| or other flammable vapors and liquids | the gas supplier’s instructions. | |
| in the vicinity of this or any other | • If you cannot reach your gas | |
| appliance. | supplier, call the fire department. | |
| — WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS: | — Installation and service must be | |
| done by a qualified installer, | ||
| • Do not try to light any appliance. | ||
| service agency or the gas supplier. | ||
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5. | Do not reach into the appliance if the |
| drum is moving. |
6. | Do not install or store this appliance |
| where it will be exposed to the |
| weather. |
7. | Do not tamper with controls. |
8. | 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 |
| you understand and have the skills to |
| carry out. |
9. | Do not use fabric softeners or products |
| to eliminate static unless |
| recommended by the manufacturer |
| of the fabric softener or product. |
WARNING
Explosion Hazard
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer.
Place dryer at least 18 inches
(45.8 cm) above the floor for a garage installation.
Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.
If installing a GAS dryer:
Post this warning in a prominent location.
It is recommended that the operator post, in a prominent location, instructions for the customer's use in the event the customer smells gas. This information should be obtained from your local gas supplier.
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.
Comply with the installation specifications and dimensions.
Consider spacing requirements for companion appliances.
Make sure you have everything necessary for proper installation.
Properly install dryer.
Contact a qualified installer to insure that the electrical and gas installations meet all national and local codes and ordinances.
Exhaust to outdoors: Dryer must be exhausted outdoors to prevent exposure to harmful substances in the gas fuels.
Note: The dryer must not be installed in an area where it will be exposed to water and/or weather,
10. | Do not use heat to dry articles |
| containing foam rubber or similarly |
| textured |
11. | Clean lint screen before or after each |
| load. |
12. | Keep area around the exhaust |
| opening and adjacent surrounding |
| areas free from the accumulation of |
| lint, dust, and dirt. |
13. | The interior of the appliance and |
| exhaust duct should be cleaned |
| periodically by qualified service |
| personnel. |
14. | Do not place items exposed to |
| cooking oils in your dryer. Items |
| contaminated with cooking oils may |
| contribute to a chemical reaction that |
| could cause a load to catch fire. |
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Post this warning in a prominent location.
FOR YOUR SAFETY Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliances.
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