General; Washer Safety - Whirlpool MVWC400XW Technical Education

Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance.
Always read and obey all safety messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and
others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word
"DANGER" or "WARNING." These words mean:
DANGER
WARNING
All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the
chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.
IMPORTANT:
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitive Electronics
ESD problems are present everywhere. Most people begin to feel an ESD discharge at
approximately 3000V. It takes as little as 10V to destroy, damage, or weaken the main control
assembly. The new main control assembly may appear to work well after repair is finished,
but a malfunction may occur at a later date due to ESD stress.
 Use an anti-static wrist strap. Connect wrist strap to green ground connection point or
unpainted metal in the appliance
Touch your finger repeatedly to a green ground connection point or unpainted metal
in the appliance.
 Before removing the part from its package, touch the anti-static bag to a green ground
connection point or unpainted metal in the appliance.
 Avoid touching electronic parts or terminal contacts; handle electronic control assembly
by edges only.
 When repackaging main control assembly in anti-static bag, observe above instructions.

GENERAL

WASHER SAFETY

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
immediately follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
follow instructions.
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