Important Safety Instructions; Save These Instructions - Maytag Performa Intellidry PYEG4500 User Manual

Important Safety Instructions

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your
dryer follow basic safety precautions, including the following:
WARNING: For your safety, the infor-
mation in this manual must be followed to
minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to
prevent property damage, personal injury
or death.
• Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch.
• Do not use any phone in your building.
• Clear the room, building or area of all
occupants.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from
a neighbors phone. Follow the gas sup-
plier's instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fire department.
Installation and service must be per-
formed by a qualified installer, service
agency or the gas supplier.
1. Read all instructions before using the dryer. Retain
all instructions for future reference.
2. Properly install and locate in accordance with the
Installation Instructions.
Install or store dryer where it will NOT be exposed
to the weather.
Connect to a properly rated, protected, and sized
power supply circuit. See Electrical Requirements.
Have a qualified service technician install your
dryer.
The dryer must be properly grounded – see
Installation Instructions.
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Should anyone get an electric shock from the dryer,
disconnect electrical power. DO NOT operate until
it has been repaired by a qualified service techni-
cian.
3. To prevent injury to children:
Do not allow children to play inside, on, or with the
dryer.
Close supervision of children is necessary when
using the dryer.
When children are mature enough, instruct them in
the safe, correct use of the dryer.
Destroy the carton and plastic bags after unpacking
the dryer.
Remove the door to the drying compartment before
the dryer is removed from service or discarded.
4. Do NOT tamper with the operating controls.
5. Do not reach into the dryer if the drum is moving.
If the drum does not stop moving when the door is
opened, disconnect the electrical power to the
dryer. Do not operate the dryer until it has been
repaired by a qualified service technician.
6. To prevent personal injury and damage to the
dryer, do not repair or replace any part of the dryer
or attempt any servicing. Servicing should be
referred to a qualified service technician.
7. Keep pets away from dryer, and keep the dryer
door closed at all times except while loading or
unloading. Pets may enter the dryer unnoticed
when the door is open and become entrapped when
the door is closed.
8. Lifetime lubrication is done at the factory, so the
dryer never needs to be oiled or greased.
9. Do NOT use fabric softeners or products to elimi-
nate static (unless recommended for use in clothes
dryers by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or
product).
10. Do NOT dry fiberglass articles unless recommend-
ed by the manufacturer.