GE Spacemaker DSXH47 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 4

IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFORE USING.
A WARNING'!
YOUR LAUNDRY A REA
• Keep the area underneafll and around your
appliances flee of combustible mamrials, such
as lint, papeI, rags and chemicals.
• Keep the floor around your appliances clean and
d_T to reduce the possibility of slipping.
• Keep area around die exhaust opening and
surrounding areas flee flom the accumulation
of lint, dust and dirt.
• Do not obsnuct die flow of ventilating mL Do not
stuck or place laun& T or throw rugs against tile
flont or back of the d_TeL
• (]lose supervision is necessaiy if dais appliance is
used by or near children. Do not allow children
m pl W on, with or inside tills or any other
appliance.
• Keep all laundI T aids (such as detergents,
bleaches, etc.) out of the reach of children,
preferably in a locked cabinet. Observe all
warnings on container labels to avoid i_ju_T.
• Never climb on or stand on die d_Ter rap.
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WHEN USING YOUR DRYER
Never reach into the dryer while the drum is
moving. Before loading, unloading or adding
clothes, wait until the drum has completely
smpped.
Cleanthelint filterbeforeeachload to prevent lint
accumulation inside the dryer or in the room.
DONOT OPERATE THEDRYER WITHOUTTHELINT
FILTER IN PLACE, U NLESSTHEDRYING RACK IS IN
USE. A h,vays replace tile lint screen when finished
using the d_Ting rack.
• Do not dI y articles containing mbbeI, plastic
or similar mam_ials such as padded bins, mnnis
shoes, g_doshes, badl mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants,
plastic bags and pillows that may melt or burn.
Some rubber mamIials, when heated, can under
certain circumstances produce fire by
spontaneous combustion.
• Do not store plastic, paper or clodflng dmt may
burn or melt on top of the dxyer during
operation.
• Do not wash or dIT articles dmt have been
cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or spotted
with combustible or explosive substances (such _ts
wax, oil, paint, gasoline, degreaseIs, dry-cleaning
soNents, kerosene, etc.). These substances give
offvapots that m W igmim or explode. Do not add
these substances m the wash WamL Do not use or
place these substances around your washer or
d_Ter du_ing operation.
• Aaly article on which you have used a cleaning
sokent or dmt contains flammable mamrials
(such as cleaning cloths, mops, towels used in
beauty salons, restaurants or barber shops, etc.)
must not
be placed in or near the d_Ter until
sokents or flammable materials have been
removed. There are many highly fl_umnable
imms used in homes such as acetone, denatured
alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some household
cleaners, some spot removers, turpentines,
waxes, wax removers and products containing
peuoleum disfillams.
The laund_ T process can reduce die fl_une
remrdancy of fabrics. To avoid such a result,
careflfily follow the garment manufacturer's
care insu-ucfions.
• Garments labeled OryAway from Hoator Do
Not Tumble Dry (such as life jackets containing
kapok) must not be put in your dryeL
• Do not dIT fiberglass articles in your dITeL
Skin iIxitafion could result flom the remaining
particles that may be picked up by clothing
du_ing subsequent d_Ter uses.
• To minimize file possibility of elecuic shock,
unplug ttlis appliance flom tile power supply
or disconnect the &yet at tile household
disuibufion panel by removing the fllse or
swimhing off the circuit breaker before
attemp6ng any maintenance or cleaning
(except the removal and cleaning of the lint
filter). NOTE: Pressing the PAUSEbutton does
NOTdisconnect
the appliance from the power
supply:
• Do not spray any type of aerosol into, on or near
d_Ter at any time.
• Do not place imms exposed to cooking oils in
your d_yer. Imms contaminamd with cooking oils
may conuibum to a chemical reaction that could
cause a clothes load m catch fire.