Personal Safety Instructions - Maytag LAT9605 User Manual

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IMPORTANT
PERSONAL
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
- To reduce the risk of fire, electric
shock,
or injury
to persons
using this appli-
ance, follow
basic precautions,
including
the following:
1. Read all instructions before using the appliance.
4.
Befbre the appliance is removed from service or
discarded, remove the door to the washing corn-
2. To avoid the possibility of fire or explosion:
partment.
a. Do not wash items that have been previously
cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted x_th
5.
Do not reach into tlle appliance if the agitator is
gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other flammable
moving.
or explosive substances as they give off vapors
6.
Do not install or store this appliance where it will
that could ignite or explode,
be exposed to the weathen
Any material on which you have used a cleaning
7.
Do not tamper _th
controls.
solvent, or which is saturated with flammable
8.
Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance
liquids or solids, should not be placed in the
or attempt any serx@ing unless specifically recom-
washer until all traees of these liquids or solids
mended in published user-repair instructions that
and their fumes have been removed,
you understand and have the skills to car D, out.
There are many highly, flammable items used in
9.
The agitator should not be removed.
If the agita-
homes, such as: acetone,
denatured
'alcohol,
tor is removed, it must be replaced by pushing
gasoline,
kerosene,
some
liqnid
household
down completely and the locking screw tightened
cleaners,
some
spot removers,
turpentine,
before the washer is operated.
waxes and w_ removers.
10. This appliance must be properly grounded.
Never
b. Do not add gasoline, dD_-eleaning solvents, or
plug the appliance cord into a receptacle which is
other flammable or explosive substances to the
not grounded adequately
and in aeeordanee with
wash water.
These substances give off vapnrs
local and national codes. See installation
instrnc-
that could ignite or explode,
tions for grounding this appliance.
e. Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be
produced
in a hot water system that has not
been used for 2 weeks or more. HYDROGEN
GAS IS EXPLOSIVE.
If the hot water system
has not been used for such a period, before
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Instructions
nsiug a washing machine or combination wash-
Appliances with tile ® symbol on the data plate have
er-dryer, turn on all hot water faucets and let the
been
listed with Underwriters'
Laboratories,
Inc
water flow from each for several minutes.
This
Those with a CSA Monogram on the data plate have
u,ill release any accumulated hydrogen gas. As
been certified by the CSA Testing Laboratories as corn-
the gas is flammable,
do not smoke or use an
plying with Canadian
Standards Association require-
open flame during this time.
ments.
3,
Do not allow children to play on or in the appli-
Nevertheless,
as with any' equipment
using eleetrlcit
ante.
Close supervision of children is necessary'
and haying moving parts, there are potential hazard_
when the appliance is used near children.
To use this appliance
safel5; the operator
shoul_
become familiar with the instructions for operation
the appliance and always exereise care when using it.
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