GE DBVH512 Owner's Manual page 4

IMPORTANT S AFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE U SING.
WARNING!
YOUR IAUNDflY AflEA
• Keep the area underneath and around
your
appliances fl'ee of combustible materials
(lint, papeI; rags, etc.), gasoline, chemicals,
and other flmmnable wq)oi_ and liquids.
• Kee I) the floor around your appliances clean
and dry to reduce the possibili V of slipping.
• Close supervision is necessm T if this appliance
is used bv or near children. Do not allow childien
to play on, with or inside this or any other
appliance.
• Kee I) all lmmdIw aids (such as deteigents,
bleaches, etc.) out (ff the reach of children,
prefl_rably ill a locked cabinet. Observe all
warnings on container labels to avoid iqjury,
• Never cling) on or stand on the dryer top.
WHEN USING YOUR DRYER
• Never reach into the (ha'er while the drmn is
moving. Before loading, unloading or adding
clothes, wait until the drmn has completely
stopped.
• Clean the lint filter befiwe each load to prevent
lint accmnulafion inside the dryer or ill the
roonl. DO NOT OPERATETHE DRYER WITHOUT
THE LINT FILTERIN PLACE.
• Do not wash or dI y articles that have been
cleaned ill, washed ill, soaked ill or spotted
with cong)usfible
or explosive substances
(such as
wax, oil, paint, gasoline, degreasei_, dry-cleaning
solvents, kerosene, etc.) which may ignite ill"
explode. Do not add these substances to the
wash watei: Do not use Ill"place these substances
around your washer or dryer during operation.
• Do not place items exposed to cooking oils ill
wmr dIyer Items comaminated with cooking oils
may contribute to a chenfical reaction that could
cause a clothes load to catch fire.
•Anv article on which wm have used a cleaning
solvent or that contaiils
flmnmable materials
(such as cleaning cloths, mops, towels used ill
beaut)' salons, restaurants or barber shops, etc.)
II/USt not be placed ill or near the diyer until
solvents or flalnlnable inaterials have been
removed. There are inany highly flalnlnable
itelns used ill homes such as acetone, denatured
alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some household
cleanei_, SOllle Sl)Ot I'ell/OVeI_, ttli])entines,
waxes, wax I'elllOVeIS
and
l)I'o(hlcts containing
i)etrolemn distillates.
• The laundI y process can reduce the flame
retardanev of filbfics. To avoid such a result,
carefully fi)llow the gannent lllan/lliiCttli'ei"s
care instructions.
• Do not dry, articles containing rubbei; plastic,
foam or similar materials such as padded bras,
tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby
pants, plastic bags, pillows,
etc., that may melt or
burn. Solne rubber mamfials, when heated, can
under certain drcumstances produce fire by
Sl)Ont;i neous COll/b/lstion.
• Do not store plastic, paper or clothing that may
bum or melt on toil (ff tile dryer dining
OlleI_ltion.
• (;mments
labeled
OryAway from Heat or Do Not
Tumble Dry (such as life jackets containing kapok)
ll/fist not be put ill your dI_'eI:
• Do not (h T fibeIglass articles ill wmr drveI:
Skill irritation could result from the remaining
particles that may be picked iiI) by clothing
during subsequent dryer uses.
• To mininfize the possibility ot electric shock,
unI)lug this appliance ti'om the power supply
or disconnect the dryer at the building's
distribution panel b)' removing tile Rise or
switching off the circuit breaker befi)re
attempting any maintenance
or cleaning
(except the removal and cleaning of the lint
filter).
NOTE: Pressing START, STOP or POWER
does NOTdiscmmect the ai)pliance fl'om the
power supply.
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