Safety Instructions - Maytag DW-2 User Manual

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Safety
Instructions
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8. Be careful not to touch the heating element on the
Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc. - those with a CSA tag
bottom of the tub during or at the completion of a
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have been listed with Canadian Standards Association.
cycle. It may be hot.
Nevertheless, as with any other equipment using elec-
9. Use only detergents and rinse additives designed
tricity and moving parts, there is a potential hazard.
for an automatic dishwasher. Never use soap,
laundry detergent, or hand washing detergent in
WARNING
- When using your dishwasher,
your dishwasher. Keep these products out of
follow basic precautions, including the following:
reach of children.
1. Read all instructions before using the dishwasher.
10. Do not sit, stand on or abuse the door or dish
racks of the dishwasher.
2. Use the dishwasher only for its intended function.
3. Disconnect electrical power to dishwasher before
11. Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be
attempting to service,
produced in a hot water system that has not been
used for two weeks or more. Hydrogen gas is
4. To avoid electrical shock hazard, the sides and
explosive. If the hot water system has not been
back must be enclosed and the front panels must
used for such a period, turn on all hot water
be attached before electrical power is applied to
faucets and let the water flow from each for sev-
the dishwasher. Refer to the installation instruc-
eral minutes. This will release any accumulated
tions for proper grounding procedures,
hydrogen gas. As the gas is flammable, do not
5. Connect to a properly rated, protected and sized
smoke or use an open flame during this process.
power supply circuit to avoid electrical overload.
12. Do not wash plastic items unless marked "dish-
washer safe" or the equivalent. For plastic items
6. Children should never be permitted to operate, or
play in, with, or around this dishwasher,
not so marked, check the manufacturer's recom-
mendations.
7. To reduce the risk of injury when loading items to
be washed, sharp or pointed items should be
13. Do not tamper with controls.
located with the handles up. Also, load sharp
14. Always remove the door to the washing compart-
items so they are not likely to damage the door
ment when removing an old dishwasher from ser-
seal.
vice or discarding it.
15. Use caution when unloading the dishwasher.
Dishes will be hot if unloaded shortly after a cycle
has completed.
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