Important Safety Instructions
Installer: Please leave this manual with thisWARNING! FIRE HAZARD
appliance.Do not add gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, or other
Consumer: Please read and keep this manual forflammable or explosive substances to the wash
future reference. Keep sales receipt and/or canceledwater. These substances give off vapors that could
ignite or explode.
check as proof of purchase.
Do not wash articles which have been previously
Model Number _______________________________cleaned, washed, soaked, or spotted with gasoline,
Serial Number ________________________________dry-cleaning solvents, oil, waxes, chemical solvents,
alcohol, turpentine, or other flammable or explosive
Date of Purchase______________________________materials. These substances will be retained in
articles, and articles which still contain these
If you have questions, call:flammable or explosive substances give off vapors
Maytag Customer Assistancethat could ignite or explode.
1-800-688-9900 U.S.A.Observe these precautions when using cleaning
1-800-688-2002 Canadafluids, spot or stain removers, etc. These products
(Mon.-Fri., 8am-8pm Eastern Time)should be labeled Ononflammable.� Use according to
Internet: http://www.maytag.commanufacturers directions in a well ventilated area or
outdoors. Thoroughly rinse articles by hand before
U.S. Customers using TTY for deaf, hearing impairedplacing them in the washer. Some of these products
or speech impaired, call 1-800-688-2080.
� rust removers for example � will damage
In our continuing effort to improve the quality andcomponents and the finish of the washer.
performance of our appliances, it may be necessaryKeep area around and underneath washer free from
to make changes to the appliance without revisingthe accumulation of combustible materials, such as
this guide.lint, paper, rags, gasoline, and all other flammable
vapors and liquids.
For service information, see page 13.HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE! Under certain
conditions, hydrogen gas may be produced in a hot
What You Need to Know Aboutwater system that has not been used for two weeks
or more. If the hot water system has not been used
Safety Instructionsfor such a period, before using the washer, turn on
all the hot water faucets and let the water flow from
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing ineach faucet for several minutes. This will release any
this manual are not meant to cover all possible
conditions and situations that may occur. Commonaccumulated hydrogen gas. As this gas is
flammable, do not smoke or use an open flame
sense, caution and care must be exercised whenduring this time.
installing, maintaining or operating appliance.
Recent studies have shown that if vegetable oil
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent orcontaminated materials are incompletely washed, a
manufacturer about problems or conditions you do notcarry-over and buildup of the oil may contribute to a
understand.chemical reaction (spontaneous combustion) that
could cause a load to catch fire by itself. This would
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words,be more likely to happen if the load were left in the
Labelsdryer after tumbling stopped or if items were folded
and stacked while warm.
WARNING
WARNING � Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD
result in severe personal injury or death.
CAUTION
CAUTION � Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD
result in minor personal injury.
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