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Important
Safeguards
Included
with
this
Kenmore
Laun-
dry Center
are the Installation
In-
structions,
Operating
Instructions,
and
this Use and Clare Guide.
Refer
to these
instructions
for details
on
how to install
and operate
Laundry
Center.
NOTE: The instructions
appearing in
this Owner's
Guide are not meant to
cover every possible
condition
and
situation
that may occur. Common
sense and caution
:must be practiced
when installing,
operating
and main-
raining any appliance.
[_WARNING]-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
I)O IF
YOU
SMELL
GAS
• Do not try to light
any appliance.
• Do
not
touch
any
electr_
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
in-
structions.
• 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.
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_/_N_G]Avoid
fire hazard
or
electric shock. Do not use an adaptor
plug,
extension
cord
or
remove
grounding
prong from power supply
cord.
MPORTANT
SAFETY
NSTRUCTIONS
_W--ARNING_ To reduce the risk
of fire, electric shock,
or injury to
persons
when
using
washer
and
dryer follow basic precautions,
in-
cluding the following:
Prevent
Fire
[_kWARNING_
Do not wash or dry
articles
that
have been previously
cleaned
in, soaked
in, or spotted
with
gasoline,
cleaning
solvents,
kerosene,
cooking
oil, waxes, etc.
These
substances
give off vapors
that could ignite or explode.
i,lkWARNING.
Do not put oily or
greasy rags or clothing
on top of
dryer.
These
substances
give off
heat and vapors that could ignite the
materia]Is.
[_.WARNING!
Do not add
gaso-
line, dry-cleaning
solvents, or other
flammable
or explosive
substances
to wash
water.
These
substances
give off vapors that could ignite or
explode.
I_kWARNING-
To prevent fire, do
not use heat to dry articles contain-
ing plastic, foam rubber or similarly
textured
rubber-like
materials,
or
pillows and clothing
with feathers/
down.
_WARNiNG]
Under
certain
con-
ditions, hydrogen
gas may be pro-
duced in a hot water system that has
not been used for 2 weeks or more.
HYDROGEN
GAS
IS
EXPLO-
SIVE. ]if hot water system has not
been used for such a period, before
using washer, turn on all hot water
faucets and let water flow from each
for several minutes. This will release
any accumulated
hydrogen
gas. As
the gas is flammable,-xto
n(St smoke
or use an open flame during
this
time.
[AWARNING]
Clean dryerlint filter
before or after each load. The interior
of the machine, lint filter housing and
exhaust
duct
should
be cleaned
approximately
every 18 months by
qualified
service
personnel.
An
excessive amount of lint build-up in
these areas could result in inefficient
drying and possible fire.
See the
"Care and Cleasfing" section.
I_WARN!NG
Keep area
around
exhaust
openirtg
and surrounding
areas
free fro:rn accumulation
of
lint, dust and dirt.
_WARNINGi
Fluorocarbon
aero-
sol spray
fabric softeners
are not
recommended
for use in this dryer.
Damage resulting
from use of this
type of softener can be considered
as misuse of dryer.
-1
_kj
Failure
to comply with these
warnings could result in fire, explo-
sion, serious
bodily injury and/or
damage to rubber or plastic parts of
dryer.
Protect
Children
IAWARNING
Do not allow chil-
dren
to play
on or
in Laundry
Center.
Close supervision
is neces-
sary when Laundry
Center is used
near
children.
As children
grow,
teach them the proper, safe use of
all appliances.
_A[kWARNING Destroy
carton,
plastic bags and metal band
after
Laundry
Center is unpacked.
Chil-
dren might use them for play
Car-
tons covered with rugs, bedspreads
or plaslic sheeL'; can become airtight
chambers.
AkWARNINGi Keep laundry prod-
ucts out of children's reach. To pre-
vent
personal
injury_
observe
all
warnings on product labels.
__WARNING,
Before
Laundry
Center is removed
from service or
discarded, remove lid to washer and
dryer compartrnents
to prevent acci-
dental entrapment.
Failure
to comply with these
warnings could result in serious per-
sonal injuries.
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