For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
-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 performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
This Owner's Guide provides general operating instructions for your dryer. It also contains information about features for several other models. Your dryer may not have every feature included.
Use the dryer only as instructed in this Owner's Guide and the Operating Instructions card included with your dryer.
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| Important Safety Instructions | SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS |
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| Do not dry items that have been previously cleaned in, soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, | |
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| cleaning solvents, kerosene, waxes, etc. Do not store these items on or near the dryer. These substances give | |
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| Avoid fire hazard or | To prevent fire, do not use heat to dry items containing plastic, foam rubber or similarly textured | |
| electrical shock. Do not use an adaptor | ||||||
| Clean the lint screen before or after each load. The interior of the dryer, lint screen housing and | ||||||
| plug or extension cord or remove | ||||||
| exhaust duct should be cleaned approximately every 18 months by qualified service personnel. An excessive | ||||||
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| Do not operate the dryer if the lint screen is blocked, damaged or missing. Fire hazard, | ||||||
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| ELECTRIC DRYERS: | overheating and damage to fabrics can occur. If your dryer has a drying rack, always replace the lint screen | |
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| DRYER | Do not obstruct the flow of ventilating air. Do not stack or place laundry or throw rugs against | |
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Do not spray any type of aerosol into, on or near dryer at any time.
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FUSED 30 AMP | manufacturer of the fabric softener or product. | |||
| Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in your dryer. Items contaminated with cooking oils | |||
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DRYER | may contribute to a chemical reaction that could cause a load to catch fire. | |||
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| Failure to comply with these warnings could result in fire, explosion, serious bodily injury and/or damage to | |
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RECEPTACLE | CORRECT | Protect Children | ||
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| Do not allow children to play on or in the dryer. Close supervision of children is necessary when | ||
Use this way ONLY | the dryer is used near children. As children grow, teach them the proper, safe use of all appliances. | |||
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| Destroy the carton, plastic bag and other packing materials after the dryer is unpacked. Children | |
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Grounding type |
| Keep laundry products out of children's reach. To prevent personal injury, observe all warnings | ||
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| Failure to comply with these warnings could result in serious personal injuries. | |
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| To prevent shock hazard and assure stability during operation, the dryer must be installed and | ||
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| from this plug. | electrically grounded by a qualified service person in accordance with local codes. Installation instructions are | ||
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| packed in the dryer for the installer's reference. Refer to INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS for detailed grounding | ||
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| procedures. If the dryer is moved to a new location, have it checked and reinstalled by a qualified service person. | ||
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| To prevent personal injury or damage to the dryer, the electrical power cord of a gas dryer must | |
Power supply | be plugged into a properly grounded and polarized | |||
be removed. Never ground the dryer to a gas pipe. Do not use an extension cord or an adaptor plug. | ||||
cord with |
| ALWAYS disconnect the dryer from the electrical supply before attempting any service or | ||
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cleaning. Failure to do so can result in electrical shock or injury. | ||||
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| Do not use any type spray cleanser when cleaning dryer interior. Hazardous fumes or electrical | |||
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| To prevent injury, do not reach into the dryer if the drum is moving. Wait until the dryer has stopped | |
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Note: The instructions appearing in this | completely before reaching into the drum. | |||
Owner's Guide are not meant to cover |
| To prevent injury and damage to the dryer: | ||
every possible condition and situation | • | All repairs and servicing must be performed by an authorized servicer unless specifically recommended | ||
that may occur. Common sense and |
| in this Owner's Guide. Use only authorized factory parts. | ||
caution must be practiced when installing, | • | Do not tamper with controls. | ||
operating and maintaining any appliance. | • | Do not install or store the dryer where it will be exposed to the weather. | ||
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| A thermal limiter switch automatically turns off the motor in the unlikely event of an overheated situation | |
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| (electric dryers only). A service technician must replace the thermal limiter switch after correcting the fault. | ||
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