Dryer Safety - Maytag MDE18MNAY Installation Instructions Manual

DRYER SAFETY
Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety
messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word "DANGER?" or "WARNING."
These words mean:
Wt You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately
DANGER follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow
A WARNING instructions.
All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can
happen if the instructions are not followed.
A WARNING = "Risk of Fire"
- Clothes dryer installation must be performed by a qualified installer.
- Install the clothes dryer according to the manufacturer's instructions and local codes.
- Do not install a clothes dryer with flexible plastic venting materials or flexible metal
(foil type) duct. If flexible metal duct is installed, it must be of a specific type identified
by the appliance manufacturer as suitable for use with clothes dryers. Flexible venting
materials are known to collapse, be easily crushed, and trap lint. These conditions will
obstruct clothes dryer airflow and increase the risk of fire.
- To reduce the risk of severe injury or death, follow all installation instructions.
- Save these instructions.
@ lt is recommended that the owner post, in a prominent location, instructions for the customer's use in the event the customer smells
gas. This information should be obtained from your gas supplier.
@ Post the following warning in a prominent location.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.