Important Safety Instructions; Grounding Instructions - LG D5988S Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To help reduce any risk of electric shock, fire, or other personal or property injury
when using your dryer, please exercise care and follow basic safety precautions,
1) Read all instructions before using the appliance.
2) Do not dry articles that have come into contact with
gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, or other flammable
or explosive substances, as they give oft vapors that
could ignite or explode.
3) Do not allow children to play on or in the appliance.
Close supervision of children is necessary when
using the appliance.
4) Before the appliance is removed from service or
discarded, remove the door to the drying
compartment.
5) Do not reach into the appliance if the drum is
moving.
6) Do not install or store this appliance where it will be
exposed to the weather.
7) Do not tamper with controls.
8) Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance or
attempt any servicing unless specifically
recommended in the user-maintenance instructions.
9) Do not use heat to dry articles containing foam
rubber or similarly textured rubber-like materials.
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Clean lint screen before or after each load.
Keep area around the exhaust opening and adjacent
surrounding areas fiee fiom the accumulation of
lint, dust, and dirt.
12) The interior of the appliance and exhaust duct
should be cleaned periodically by qualified service
personnel.
13) Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in your
dryer. Items contaminated with cooking oils may
contribute to a chemical reaction that could cause a
load to catch fire.
14) Do not use fabric soflners or products to eliminate
static unless recommended by the manufacturer of
the fabric softner or product.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
This appliance must be grounded. In the event of
malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the
risk of electric shock by providing a path of least
resistance for electric current. Tiffs appliance is
equipped with a cord having an equipment-grounding
conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be
plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly
installed and grounded in accordance with all local
codes and ordinances.
WARNING - hnproper connection of the equipment-
grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric
shock. Check with a qualified electrician or service
person if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance is
properly grounded.
Do not modify the plug provided with the appliance: if
it will not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by
a qualified electrician.
Tiffs appliance must be connected to a grounded metal,
permanent wiring system or an equipment-grounding
conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and
connected to the equipment-grounding terminal or lead
on the appliance.
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