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Washer Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements under
warning symbols. Please pay special
attention to these symbols and follow any
instructions given. Here is a brief explana-
tion of the symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such
dangers as fire, electrical shock, burns,
and personal injury.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
injury when
using your washer, follow
basic
precautions
including the following:
l Read all instructions before using
l If your hot water has not been used
your washer.
recently (usually two weeks or longer),
l Do not machine wash or machine dry
hydrogen gases may build up in your
items cleaned, washed, soaked in, or
water heater and your hot water pipes.
spotted with wax, paint, gasoline, oil, or
HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE.
other flammable fluids. The fumes can
To prevent injury or damage, before
create a fire hazard or explosion. Always
using your washer, turn on all hot water
hand wash and line dry items containing
faucets and allow water to run for several
these materials.
minutes. This will allow gases to escape.
l Flammable fluids (dry-cleaning solvents,
Do not smoke or use any open flame
kerosene, gasoline, etc.) should not be
near your faucet while it is open.
used or stored in or near your washer. Do
Please . . .
not add flammable fluids to your wash
l Have only a qualified person install,
water. These substances give off vapors
repair, or replace parts on washer.
that can create a fire hazard or explosion.
l Maintain washer properly.
l Do not allow children to operate, play
l Protect washer from the weather and
with, or crawl on or inside your washer.
Supervise children closely when your
keep it where the temperature will not fall
washer is used near them.
below freezing.
l Install and level washer on a floor that
l
Before your washer is removed from
service or discarded, remove the lid to
can support the weight.*
prevent accidental entrapment.
@Connect washer to the correct 3-prong
wafter starting a cycle, do not reach into
outlet, electrical supply, water supply,
and drain.*
the basket unless the Cycle Control
Knob is pushed in and all motion stops.
*Ground washer properly.*
l Do not tamper with the controls.
l See the Installation Instructions.
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