Maytag MD-33 operating instructions Important Safety Instructions, What to do if YOU Smell GAS

WARNING: For your safety, the infor- mation in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or death.

•Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

•Do not try to light any appliance.

•Do not touch any electrical switch.

•Do not use any phone in your building.

•Clear the room, building or area of all occupants.

•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

Installation and service must be per- formed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

WARNING — Because gas may escape from your system which may not be detected by smell alone, resulting in a potentially extremely dangerous situation, it is recommended by gas suppliers that you purchase and install a UL- approved gas detector(s) in your home. Your local gas supplier can assist you in obtaining a gas detector. Please install, maintain and use the gas detector in accordance with the gas detector manufacturer’s instructions.

1.Read all instructions before using the appliance.

2.To avoid the possibility of fire or explosion:

a.Do not dry items 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. Any material on which you have used a cleaning solvent, or which is saturated with flamma- ble liquids or solids, should not be placed in the dryer, until all traces of these flammable liquids or solids and their fumes have been removed. There are many highly flammable items used in homes, such as: ace- tone, denatured alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some liq- uid household cleaners, some spot removers, turpen- tine, waxes and wax removers.

b.Items containing foam rubber (may be labeled latex foam) or similarly textured rubber-like materials must not be dried on a heat setting. Foam rubber materials when heated, can under certain circumstances pro- duce fire by spontaneous combustion.

3.Do not allow children to play on or in the appliance. Close supervision is necessary when the appliance is used near children.

4.Before the appliance is removed from service or discard- ed, remove the door to the drying compartment.

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 published user-repair instructions that you under- stand and have the skills to carry out.

9.Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate stat- ic unless recommended for dryer use by the manufactur- er of the fabric softener or product.

10.Clean the lint screen before or after each load.

11.Keep the area around the exhaust opening and sur- rounding areas free from lint accumulation, dust and dirt.

12.The interior of the dryer and exhaust duct should be cleaned periodically by qualified service personnel.

13.This appliance must be properly grounded. Never plug the appliance cord into a receptacle which is not ground- ed adequately and in accordance with local and national codes. See installation instructions for grounding this appliance.

14.Do not sit on top of the clothes dryer.