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Instructions
nNeverreachintowasherwhileitismoving.
Waituntilthemachinehascompletelystopped
beforeopeningthedoor.
nDonotmixchlorinebleachwithammonia
oracidssuchasvinegarand/orrustremover.
Mixingdifferentchemicalscanproduceatoxic
gaswhichmaycausedeath.
nDonotwashordryarticlesthathavebeen
cleanedin,washedin,soakedinorspotted
withcombustibleorexplosivesubstances(suchas
wax,oil,paint,gasoline,degreasers,dry-cleaning
solvents,kerosene,etc.)whichmayigniteor
explode.Donotaddthesesubstancestothe
washwater.Donotuseorplacethesesubstances
aroundyourwasherordryerduringoperation.
nThelaundryprocesscanreducetheflame
retardancyoffabrics.Toavoidsucharesult,
carefullyfollowthegarmentmanufacturer’s
washandcareinstructions.
nTominimizethepossibilityofelectricshock,
unplugthisappliancefromthepowersupply
ordisconnectthewasheratthebuilding’s
distributionpanelbyremovingthefuseor
switchingoffthecircuitbreakerbefore
attemptinganymaintenanceorcleaning.NOTe:
Pressingthepowerbuttondoes NOT disconnect
theappliancefromthepowersupply.
nNeverattempttooperatethisappliance
ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,partially
disassembled,orhasmissingorbrokenparts,
includingadamagedcordorplug.
nDonotslamthewasherdoorclosed.Donottry
toforcethedooropenwhenlocked(LOCKED
indicatorON).Thiscouldresultindamageto
thewasher.
nThewasherisequippedwithanelectrical
overloadprotector.Themotorwillstop
ifitbecomesoverheated.Thewasherwill
automaticallyrestartafteracool-down
periodofupto2hours,ifthewasher
hasnotbeenmanuallyturnedoff
duringthistime.
WHEn uSInG THE WaSHEr
nTurnoffwaterfaucetstorelievepressureon
hosesandvalvesandtominimizeleakageif
abreakorruptureshouldoccur.Checkthe
conditionofthefillhoses;GErecommends
changingthehosesevery5years.
nBeforediscardingawasher,orremovingit
fromservice,removethewasherdoortoprevent
childrenfromhidinginside.
nDonotattempttorepairorreplaceanypartof
thisapplianceunlessspecificallyrecommended
inthisOwner’sManual,orinpublisheduser-repair
instructionsthatyouunderstandandhavethe
skillstocarryout.
nDonottamperwithcontrols.
WHEn noT In uSE
rEad and FoLLoW THIS SaFETY InFormaTIon carEFuLLY.
SaVe THeSe INSTRUCTIONS
Use this
appliance
only for its
intended
purpose as
described in
this Owner’s
Manual.
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