Important Safety Instructions

WARNING:

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to pre- vent property damage, personal injury

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons when using your

appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:

or death.

–Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appli- ance.

–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 sup- plier, call the fire department.

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

1.Read all instructions before using the appliance.

2.To avoid the possibility of fire or explo- sion:

a.Do not dry items that have been pre- viously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other flamma- ble 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 flammable liq- uids 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: acetone, denatured alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some liquid household cleaners, some spot removers, turpentine, 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 produce fire by spontaneous combustion.

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.

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 understand and have the skills to carry out.

9.Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless recommended for dryer use by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.

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

11.Keep the area around the exhaust open- ing and surrounding 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 ground- ed. Never plug the appliance cord into a receptacle which is not grounded ade- quately and in accordance with local and national codes. See installation instructions for grounding this appliance.

Maytag MD-16 Important Safety Instructions, Do not reach into the appliance if the drum is moving