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Important Safety Information
WARNING
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To reduce risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury, or death when using your
washer, follow these basic precautions:
17. Use only fabric softeners or
products to eliminate static that
are appropriate for automatic
washers.
18. Keep your washer in good
condition. Bumping or dropping
washer can damage safety
features. If damage occurs,
have washer checked by
qualified service technician.
19. Replace worn power cords and/
or loose plugs.
20. Loading door must be closed
whenever washer is agitating or
spinning. Do not bypass loading
door switch by permitting
washer to operate with loading
door open.
21. Always read and follow
manufacturer’s instructions on
packages of laundry and
cleaning aids. Heed all
warnings or precautions. To
reduce risk of poisoning or
chemical burns, keep products
away from children at all times,
preferably, in a locked cabinet.
22. Never operate washer with
guards and/or panels removed.
23. Do not operate washer with
missing or broken parts.
24. Do not bypass safety devices.
1.
Read all instructions before
using washer.
2.
Be sure washer is properly
grounded.
3.
Do not wash articles that have
been cleaned in, washed in,
soaked in, or spotted with
gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents,
or other flammable or explosive
substances. Vapors could
ignite or explode.
4.
Do not add gasoline, dry-
cleaning solvents, or other
flammable or explosive
substances to wash water.
Vapors could ignite or explode.
5.
Do not store or use gasoline or
other flammable vapors and
liquids near this or any other
appliance.
6.
Do not allow children to play on
or in washer. Close supervision
of children is necessary when
washer is used near children, a
safety rule for all appliances.
7.
Before washer is removed from
service or discarded, remove
door to washing compartment.
8.
Do not reach into washer if
wash tub is moving.
9.
Do not install or store washer
where it will be exposed to
water and/or weather.
10. Do not tamper with washer
controls.
11. Do not repair or replace any part
of washer or attempt any service,
unless specifically recommended
in user-maintenance instructions
or in published user-repair
instructions that you understand
and have skills to carry out.
12. To reduce risk of electric shock
or fire, do not use extension
cords or adapters to connect
washer to electrical power
source.
13. Use your washer only for its
intended purpose: non-
commercial clothes washing.
14. Always disconnect washer from
electrical supply before
attempting any service.
Disconnect power cord by
grasping the plug, not the cord.
15. Install washer according to
Installation Instructions. All
connections for water, drain,
electrical power, and grounding
must comply with local codes
and be made by licensed
personnel when required.
16. To reduce risk of fire, do not use
washer to launder clothes which
have traces of any flammable
substance, such as vegetable
oil, cooking oil, machine oil,
flammable chemicals, thinner,
etc., or anything containing wax
or chemicals, such as mops and
cleaning cloths. Flammable
substances may cause fabric to
catch fire by itself.
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