Important Safety Notice and Instructions
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn cus- tomers of potential exposures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that the burn- ing of gas can result in
WARNING — For your safety the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property dam- age, 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 build- ing.
•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 suppli- er, call the fire department.
Installation and service must be per- formed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
Appliances with the U® L symbol on the data plate have been listed with Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. Those with a CSA Monogram on the data plate have been cer- tified by the CSA Testing Laboratories as complying with Canadian Standards Association requirements. Gas dryers with an AGA symbol on the data plate have been design certified with the American Gas Association; those with a CGA symbol on the data plate have been approved by the Canadian Gas Association. Nevertheless, as with any equipment using electricity and having moving parts, there are potential hazards. To use this appliance safely, the operator should become familiar with the instructions for operation of the appli- ance and always exercise care when using it.
WARNING — Do not place into your dryer items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable oil or cooking oil. Even after being washed, these items may contain significant amounts of these oils. The remaining oil can ignite spontaneously. The potential for spontaneous ignition increases when the items containing veg- etable oil or cooking oil are exposed to heat. Heat sources, such as your clothes dryer, can warm these items, allowing an oxidation reaction in the oil to occur. Oxidation creates heat. If this heat cannot escape, the items can become hot enough to catch fire. Piling, stacking or storing these kinds of items may prevent heat from escaping and can create a fire hazard.
All washed and unwashed fabrics that con- tain vegetable oil or cooking oil can be dan- gerous. Washing these items in hot water with extra detergent will reduce, but will not eliminate, the hazard. Always use the “cool down” cycle for these items to reduce the items’ temperature. Never remove these items from the clothes dryer hot or interrupt the drying cycle until the items have run through the “cool down” cycle. Never pile or stack these items when they are hot.
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