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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
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Warning
For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent
property damage, injury to persons, or death.
Your Safety and the safety of others is very important.
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, WARNING, or CAUTION.
These words mean:
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DangEr
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t immediately follow instructions.
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Warning
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions.
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caution
You may be slightly injured or cause damage to the product if you do not follow instructions.
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.
• Do not install a clothes dryer with flexible plastic venting materials. If flexible metal (foil type) duct is installed, it must be of
a specific type identified 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 airflow and increase the risk of
fire.
• Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this appliance or any other appliances.
• Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency, or the gas supplier.
• Install the clothes dryer according to the manufacturer’s instructions and local codes.
• Save these instructions.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
1. Do not try to light a match or cigarette, or turn on any gas or electrical appliance.
2. Do not touch any electrical switches. Do not use any phone in your building.
3. Clear the room, building, or area of all occupants.
4. Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions carefully.
5. If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
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Warning
This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
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