Dryer Safety - Whirlpool 4GWED5500 Use And Care 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
- Clothes dryer installation must be performed by a quali ed installer.
- Install the clothes dryer according to the manufacturer's instructions and local codes.
- Do not install a clothes dryer with exible plastic venting materials or exible metal
(foil type) duct. If exible metal duct is installed, it must be of a speci c type identi ed
by the appliance manufacturer as suitable for use with clothes dryers. Flexible venting
materials are known to collapse, be easily crushed, and trap lint. These conditions will
obstruct clothes dryer air ow and increase the risk of re.
- To reduce the risk of severe injury or death, follow all installation instructions.
- Save these instructions.
Do not dry unwashed items in this dryer.
WARNING: Never stop a tumble dryer before the end of drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and spread out
so that the heat is dissipated.
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Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
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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"Risk of Fire"