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Safety Instructions - Maytag MDB5010AWA User Manual

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mportant
Safety
Instructions
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Products
with a @ label
have been
listed with
bottom of the tub during or at the completion of a
Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc. - those with a CSA tag
cycle. It may be hot.
have been listed with Canadian Standards Association.
9. Use only detergents and rinse additives designed
Nevertheless, as with any other equipment using elec-
for an automatic dishwasher.
Never use soap,
tricity and moving parts, there is a potential hazard,
laundry detergent, or hand washing detergent in
your dishwasher. Keep these products out of reach
of children.
l 0. Do not sit, stand on or abuse the door or dish racks
1. Read all instructions before using the dishwasher,
of the dishwasher.
2. Use the dishwasher only for its intended function.
1 l. Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be
3. Disconnect electrical power to dishwasher before
produced in a hot water system that has not been
attempting to service,
used for two weeks or more. Hydrogen gas is
explosive. If the hot water system has not been
4. To avoid electrical shock hazard, the sides and
used for such a period, turn on all hot water
back must be enclosed and the front panels must
faucets and let the water flow from each for sev-
be attached before electrical power is applied to
eral minutes. This will release any accumulated
the dishwasher. Refer to the installation instruc-
hydrogen gas. As the gas is flammable, do not
tions for proper grounding procedures,
smoke or use an open flame during this process.
5, Connect to a properly rated, protected and sized
12. Do not wash plastic items unless marked "dish-
power supply circuit to avoid electrical overload,
washer safe" or the equivalent. For plastic items
6. Children should never be permitted to operate, or
not so marked, check the manufacturer's
recom-
play in, with, or around this dishwasher,
mendations.
13. Do not tamper with controls.
7. To reduce the risk of injury when loading items to
be washed, sharp or pointed items should be locat-
14. Always remove the door to the washing compart-
ed with the handles up. Also, load sharp items so
ment when removing an old dishwasher from set-
they are not likely to damage the door seal.
vice or discarding it.
8. Be careful not to touch the heating element on the
15. Use caution
when unloading
the dishwasher.
Dishes will be hot if unloaded shortly after a cycle
has completed.
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