Welcome
Welcome and congratulations on your purchase of a Maytag Neptune® dryer! Your complete satisfaction is very important to us. For best results, we suggest reading this material to help acquaint you with proper operating and maintenance procedures.
Save time and money. If something should go wrong, we suggest consulting the “Service and Troubleshooting” section in the back of this book and in the HELP screen displays. It is designed to help you solve basic problems before consulting a servicer.
However, should you need assistance in the future, it is helpful to:
1) Have complete model and serial number identification of your dryer. This is located on a data plate in the lower centre of the door opening. Record these numbers below for easy access:
Date of Purchase __________________
Model Number ____________________
Serial Number ____________________
2)IMPORTANT: Keep this guide and the sales receipt in a safe place for future reference. Please attach your sales receipt here.
If you have questions, please contact the dealer from whom you purchased the dryer.
For service information, see page 17.
NOTE: In our continuing effort to improve the quality of our appliances, it may be necessary to make changes to the appliance without revising this guide.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read before operating your dryer.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons when using the appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:
1 | Read all instructions before using the appliance. |
2 | To avoid the possibility of fire or explosion: |
| • Do not dry items that have been previously cleaned in, washed in, |
| soaked in, or spotted with petrol, |
| flammable or explosive substances as they give off vapours that |
| could ignite or explode. Any material on which you have used a |
| cleaning solvent, or which is saturated with flammable 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: |
| acetone, denatured alcohol, petrol, paraffin, some liquid household |
| cleaners, some spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers. |
| • Items containing foam rubber (may be labeled latex foam) or similar |
| textured |
| rubber materials when heated,can under certain circumstances produce |
3 | fire by spontaneous combustion. |
Do not allow children to play on or in the appliance. Close supervision | |
| of children is necessary when the appliance is used near children. This |
| appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons |
| without supervision. Young children should be supervised to ensure that |
4 | they do not play with the appliance. |
Before the appliance is removed from service or discarded, remove the | |
5 | door to the drying compartment. |
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 |
7 | weather. |
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 |
9 | instructions that you understand and have the skills to carry out. |
Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless | |
| recommended for dryer use by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or |
10 | product. |
Clean the lint filter before or after each load. | |
11 | Keep the area around the dryer free from lint accumulation, dust and dirt. |
12 | The interior of the dryer and exhaust duct should be cleaned periodically |
13 | by qualified service personnel. |
This appliance must be properly earthed. See installation instructions for | |
| earthing this appliance. |
14 Do not sit or stand on top of the clothes dryer. | |
15 Do not continue to use this appliance if it appears faulty. | |
16 | If the touchscreen clear membrane becomes damaged (for instance, by a |
| split or hole), do not continue to use the machine until it has been repaired. |
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