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Important safety instructions
WARNING!
Fire Hazard
Only dry fabrics that have been washed with water.
Do not use a drying cycle with heat to dry articles containing foam
rubber or similarly textured rubber-like materials. Only dry on the
AIR DRY cycle.
A clothes dryer produces combustible lint and must be exhausted
outdoors. Take care to prevent the accumulation of lint around the
exhaust opening and in the surrounding area.
Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless
recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or personal injury.
To reduce the risk of fire in a tumble dryer the following should be observed:
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Do not place items in a tumble dryer that have previously been cleaned in, washed in, soaked in,
or spot cleaned with flammable liquids or solids. They give off vapors which are a fire or explosion
hazard. Highly flammable substances commonly used in domestic environments include acetone,
denatured alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some brands of spot removers and dry cleaning solvents,
turpentine, waxes, wax removers, vegetable oil, fish oil, massage oil, and cooking oil.
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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.
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Do not leave hot oil-affected items in a pile or stack. This can prevent heat from escaping and can
create a fire hazard. Oil-affected items can ignite spontaneously, especially when exposed to heat
sources such as a tumble dryer. The items become warm causing an oxidation reaction in the oil. This
oxidation creates heat. If the heat cannot escape the items can become hot enough to catch fire.
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Do not use a drying cycle with heat to dry items containing rubber, foam rubber, plastic or similar
materials (such as padded bras, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic bags, pillows etc), as these
materials might melt or burn. Some rubber materials when heated can under certain circumstances
produce fire by spontaneous combustion. Only dry on the AIR DRY cycle.
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Unless specifically recommended by their manufacturer, do not use fabric softeners or similar
products in a tumble dryer.
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Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable gases and liquids near this or any other appliance.
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Keep the area around the exhaust opening and adjacent surrounding areas free from the
accumulation of combustible materials such as lint, dust, dirt, paper, rags, chemicals etc.
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Do not store any items that may burn or melt (such as paper materials, plastics or plastic containers
etc) next to the dryer.
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Clean the lint filter each time you use the dryer, before or after each load.
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The dryer must be exhausted to the outside. Carefully follow the exhausting and venting details in
the Installation Instructions.
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The interior of the appliance and the exhaust duct should be cleaned periodically by qualified
service personnel.
