LG DLEC888R Owner's Manual page 5

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afety Instructions
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using this
appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:
• Read all instructions before using the dryer.
• Before use, the dryer must be properly
installed as described in this manual.
• 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.
• Do not dry articles that have been previously
cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted
with gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, or other
flammable or explosive substances as they
give off vapors that could ignite or explode.
• Do not reach into the dryer if the drum or any
other part is moving.
• Do not repair or replace any part of the dryer
or attempt any servicing unless specifically
recommended in this Use and Care Guide or
in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the skills to carry out.
• Do not tamper with controls.
• Before the dryer is removed from service or
discarded, remove the door to the drying
compartment.
• Do not allow children to play on or in the dryer.
Close supervision of children is necessary
when the dryer is used near children.
• Do not use fabric softeners or products to
eliminate static unless recommended by the
manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.
• Do not use heat to dry articles containing foam
rubber or similarly textured rubber-like
materials.
• Keep area around the exhaust opening and
adjacent surrounding areas free from the
accumulation of lint, dust, and dirt.
WARNING
Improper 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.
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BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• The interior of the dryer and exhaust vent
should be cleaned periodically by qualified
service personnel.
• Do not install or store the dryer where it will be
exposed to the weather.
• Always check the inside of the dryer for foreign
objects.
• Clean lint screen before or after each load.
• Do not spray dry cleaning detergent directly
onto the product or use the product to dry
clothes left with dry cleaning detergent. Doing
so could result in explosion or fire.
• Do not dry clothes stained with combustible
materials such as thinners, benzene, solvent,
or flammable materials. Doing so could result
in explosion or fire.
(e.g. flammable cleaning solutions, acetone,
alcohol, benzene, gasoline, stain-removing
turpentine, wax, wax removers, hair gel, hair
spray, edible oils, oil, creams, cosmetic
products and lotions, oil stains)
• Do not dry clothes stained with oil substances.
Oil substances (including edible oils) stained
on clothes cannot be completely removed
even after washing with water, and could result
in fire.
• Remove clothes from the product immediately
when drying is complete or the power is turned
off during the drying process.
• Leaving clothes that has been dried in the
product unattended could result in fire.
• Clothes removed from the product after drying
could result in fire. Remove clothes
immediately after drying, and then hang or lay
the clothes flat to cool.
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