Maytag Performa MD3500 User Manual page 3

Donot placeintoyour dryeritemsthathavebeen
spottedor soaked with vegetable oil or cooking
oil. Evenafterbeingwashed, t heseitemsmay
containsignificantamountsof theseoils. The
remaining oil can ignite spontaneously. The
potential for spontaneous ignition increases
when the items containingvegetableoil or
cookingoil areexposed to heat.Heat sources,
such as your clothesdryer, can warm these
items,allowinganoxidationreaction in theoil
to occur.Oxidation createsheat. If this heat
cannot escape,the items can becomehot
enoughto catchfire.Piling,stackingor storing
thesekinds of items may preventheat from
escaping andcancreate a fire hazard.
All washedand unwashedfabricsthat contain
vegetable oil or cookingoil canbe dangerous.
Washingtheseitems in hot water with extra
detergent w ill reduce,but will not eliminate,
thehazard.Alwaysusethe "cooldown" cycle
for theseitemsto reducethe items'tempera-
ture. Never remove these items from the
clothesdryer hot or interruptthe drying cycle
until the items have run through the "cool
down" cycle.Neverpile or stacktheseitems
when theyarehot.
Important Safety
Notice & Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the
Governor of California to publish a list of substances
known to the State of California to cause cancer or
reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn
customers of potential exposures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that the
burning of gas can result in low-level exposure to some
of the listed substances, including benzene, formalde-
hyde, and soot, due primarily to the incomplete com-
bustion of natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP) fuels.
Exhaust ducts should be kept free of obstructions and
properly exhausted dryers will minimize exposure.
IMPORTANT: Because of continuing
product improvements, Maytag reserves
the right to change specifications without
notice. For complete details, see the
Installation Instructions packed with your
product before selecting cabinetry, mak-
ing cutouts or beginning installation.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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