Maytag NEPTUNE MAH-2 Use & Care Manual page 2

Welcome
Welcome and congratulations on your
purchase of a Maytag Neptune
Your complete satisfaction is very impor-
tant to us. For best results, we suggest
reading this material to help acquaint you
with proper operating and maintenance
procedures.
Should you need assistance in the future,
it is helpful to:
1) Have complete model and serial
number identification of your washer.
This is located on a data plate on the
door.
Date of Purchase __________________
Model Number ____________________
Serial Number ____________________
2) IMPORTANT: Keep this guide and
the sales receipt in a safe place for
future reference. Proof of original
purchase date is needed for war-
ranty service.
If you have questions, write us (include
your model, serial number and phone
number) or call:
Maytag Services SM
Attn: CAIR ® Center
P.O. Box 2370
Cleveland,TN 37320–2370
1-800-688-9900 USA
1-800-688-2002 CANADA
1-800-688-2080 USA TTY
(for deaf, hearing impaired or speech
impaired)
(Mon.–Fri., 8am–8pm Eastern Time)
http://www.maytag.com
For service and warranty informa-
tion, see page 25.
NOTE: In our continuing effort to
improve the quality of our appliances, it
may be necessary to make changes to
the appliance without revising this
guide.
I
MPORTANT
® washer!
What you need to know about safety instructions
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual are not
meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common
sense, caution, and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining or oper-
ating appliance.
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent, or manufacturer about
problems or conditions you do not understand.
R
ECOGNIZE
WARNING – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe
personal injury or death.
CAUTION – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor
personal injury.
To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock property damage or injury to per-
sons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:
1
Read all instructions before using the appliance.
2
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 appliance and
always exercise care when using it.
3
Do not install or store this appliance where it will be exposed to the
weather.
4
Install and level the clothes washer on a floor that can support the
weight.
5
This appliance must be properly grounded. Never plug the appliance
cord into a receptacle which is not grounded adequately and in accor-
dance with local and national codes. See installation instructions for
grounding this appliance.
6
To avoid the possibility of fire or explosion:
• Do not wash items that have been previously cleaned in, washed
S
AFETY
read before operating your washer
S S
AFETY YMBOLS
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
in, soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other
flammable or explosive substances as they give off vapors that
could ignite or explode. Hand wash and line dry any items con-
taining these substances.
Any material on which you have used a cleaning solvent, or which
is saturated with flammable liquids or solids, should not be placed
in the clothes washer until all traces of these liquids or solids and
their fumes have been removed.
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NSTRUCTIONS
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