Dryer Safety - Maytag MGD6500MBK Technical Manual

DRYER SAFETY

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.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:
Ƀ Read all instructions before using the appliance.
Ƀ Do not dry articles that have been previously cleaned in, washed in,
soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, or other
flammable or explosive substances, as they give off vapors that could
ignite or explode.
Ƀ Do not allow children to play on or in the appliance. Close supervision
of children is necessary when the appliance is used near children.
Ƀ Before the appliance is removed from service or discarded, remove
the door to the drying compartment.
Ƀ Do not reach into the appliance if the drum is moving.
Ƀ Do not install or store this appliance where it will be exposed to the
weather.
Ƀ Do not tamper with controls.
Ƀ Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance or attempt any
servicing unless specifically recommended in the user maintenance
instructions or in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the skills to carryout.
Ƀ Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless
recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.
FOR SERVICE TECHNICIAN'S USE ONLY
Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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.
Ƀ Do not use heat to dry articles containing foam rubber or similarly
textured rubber-like materials.
Ƀ Clean lint screen before or after each load.
Ƀ Keep area around the exhaust opening and adjacent surrounding areas
free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and dirt.
Ƀ The interior of the appliance and exhaust duct should be cleaned
periodically by qualified service personnel.
Ƀ Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in your dryer. Items
contaminated with cooking oils may contribute to a chemical reaction
that could cause a load to catch fire. To reduce the risk of fire due
to contaminated loads, the final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs
without heat (cool down period). Avoid stopping a tumble dryer before
the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and
spread out so that the heat is dissipated.
Ƀ Do not use replacement parts that have not been recommended by the
manufacturer (e.g. parts made at home using a 3D printer).
Ƀ See the Installation Instructions for grounding requirements and
installation.
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