Safety Instructions - Maytag LDE5914AAL User Manual

IMPORTANT PERSONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Warning m Toreduce the risk of fire, electric
shock or in ury to personswhen using your
appliance, follow basic precautions, including the
followmg:
1. Read all instructions before using the
appliance.
2. To avoid the possibility of fire or explosion:
a. Do not dry items that have been previously
cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or
spotted with gasoline, dry_deaning
solvents, other flammable or explosive
substances as they give off vapors that
could ignite or explode. 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 dryer, until all traces of these
flammable liquids or solids and their fumes
have been removed. There are many
highly flammable items used in homes,
such as: acetone, denatured alcohol,
gasoline, kerosene, some liquid household
cleaners, some spot removers, turpentine,
waxes and wax removers.
b. Itemscontaining foam rubber (may be
labeled latex foam) or similarly textured
rubber-like materials must not be dried on
a heat setting. Foam rubber materials
when heated, can under certain
circumstance produce fire by spontaneous
combustion.
3. Do not allow children to play on or in the
appliance. Close supervision of children is
necessary when the appliance is used near
children.
4. Before the appliance is removed from service
or discarded, remove the door to the drying
compartment.
5. Do not reach into the appliance if the drum is
moving.
6. Do not install or store this appliance where it
wiII be exposed to the weather.
7. Do not tamper with controls.
8. Do not repair or replace any part of the
appliance or attempt any servicing unless
specifically recommended in published user-
repair instructions that you understand and
have the skills to carry out.
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Do not use fabric softeners or products to
eliminate static unless recommended by the
manufacturer of the fabric softener or
product.
Clean the lint screen before or after each
load.
Keep the area around the exhaust opening
and surrounding areas free from lint
accumulation, dust and dirt.
The interior of the dryer and exhaust duct
should be cleaned periodically by qualified
service personnel.
This appliance must be properly grounded.
Never plug the appliance cord into a
receptacle which is not grounded adequately
and in accordance with local and national
codes. See installation instructions for
grounding this appliance.
WARNING
Do not place intoyour dryer items that have been
spottedor soaked with vegetable oil or cooking
oil. Evenafter being washed, theseitemsmay
contain significantamounts of these oils. The
remaining ol can ignite spontaneously.The
potential for spontaneousignition increaseswhen
the itemscontainingvegetable oil or cooking oil
are exposed to heat. Heat sources, such as your
clothesdryer, can warm these items, allowing an
oxidation reaction in the oil to occur.Oxidation
creates heat. If this heat cannot escape, the items
can become hot enough to catch fire. Piling,
stackingor storing thesekinds of items may
prevent heat from escaping and can create a fire
hazard.
All washed and unwashed fabrics that contain
vegetable ol! or cooking oll can be dangerous.
Washing these items in hot water with extra
detergent will reduce, but will not eliminate, the
hazard. Always use the "cool down" cycle for
these itemsto reduce the items' temperature.
Never remove theseitemsfrom the clothesdryer
hot or interrupt the drying cycleuntil the items
have run through the "cool down" cycle. Never
pile or stack these itemswhen they are hot.
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