Maytag MAV77 Washer User Manual


 
IMPORTANTSAF[TYINSTRUCTIONS
uids or solidsand their fumes 12..The agitator should not
havebeenremoved, removed. If the agitator
These items includeacetone, removed,it mustbe replacec
denatured alcohol, gasoline, pushingdowncompletelyand
kerosene,some liquid house- lockingscrewtightenedbefore
hold cleaners, some spot washeris operated.
removers,turpentine,waxesand 13. Store laundry aids and o
waxremovers, materialinacool,dryplacewt
b. Donotaddgasoline,dry-clean- childrencannotreachthem.
1. Readall instructionsbeforeusingthe ingsolvents,or otherflammable 14. Donotwashor dryitemsthat
appliance, or explosivesubstancesto the soiledwith vegetableor coo
washwater. Thesesubstances oil,Theseitemsmaycontains,
2. Aswithanyequipmentusingelectricity giveoff vaporsthatcouldignite oil afterlaundering.Due to
and havingmovingparts, there are orexplode, remaining oil, the fabric
potentialhazards.Tousethisappliance
safely,the operatorshould become c. Undercertainconditions,hydro- smokeorcatchfirebyitself.
familiarwiththe instructionsforopera- gengasmaybe producedin a 15. Do not use chlorinebleach
hot watersystemthat has not ammoniaor acids(suchas
tion ofthe applianceandalwaysexer-
cisecarewhenusingit. beenusedfor2 weeksormore. garor rustremover)in the s
HYDROGENGAS IS EXPLO- wash.Hazardousfumescanf
3. Do not installor store this appliance SIVE. If the hot watersystem 16. Do not machinewashfiber.(
whereitwillbeexposedtotheweather, has not beenusedfor sucha materials.Smallparticlescan
4, Installandlevelwasheron a floorthat period,beforeusinga washing to fabrics washedin folio'
cansupporttheweight, machineorcombinationwasher- loadsandcauseskinirritatior
5. This appliance must be properly dryer, turn on all hot water
faucetsand let the waterflow 17. Beforethe applianceis rein
grounded. Neverplug the appliance from eachfor severalminutes, fromserviceor discarded,rer
cord into a receptaclewhich is not
Thiswillreleaseanyaccumulat- thedoortothewashingcorn
groundedadequatelyand in accor-
dancewith localand nationalcodes, edhydrogengas. Asthegasis ment.
Seeinstallationinstructionsforground- flammable,do notsmokeoruse 18. Inlethosesaresubjecttodar
anopenflameduringthistime. anddeteriorationovertime.C
ingthisappliance.
6, Toavoidthepossibilityof fire or expto- 7. Donot reachinto the applianceif the hosesperiodicallyforb_
sion: thetubor agitatorismoving, kinks, cuts, wear or leaks
replacethemeveryfiveyear_
a.Do not washitemsthat havebeen 8. Donotallowchildrentoplayonorin
previouslycleanedin, washedin, theappliance.Closesupervisionof
soakedin, or spottedwithgasoline, children is necessarywhen the
dry-cleaningsolvents,otherflamma- applianceisusednearchildren.
bleor explosivesubstancesasthey 9. Donottamperwithcontrols.
giveoff vaporsthat couldigniteor 10. Donotrepairorreplaceanypartof
explode.Handwashandlinedryany theapplianceorattemptanyservic-
itemscontainingthesesubstances, ing unless specifically recom-
Anymaterialonwhichyouhaveused mendedin publisheduser-repair
a cleaningsolvent,or whichissatu- instructionsthat you understand
rated with flammableliquids or andhavetheskillstocarryout.
solids,shouldnot be placedin the 11. Unplugpowersupplycord before
washeruntilall tracesof theseliq- attemptingtoserviceyourwasher.
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