Maytag MD-6 User Manual

Maytag Neptune TM Dryer MD-6

DRYER

USER'S

GUID

Welcome ................... Inside Cover

Safety Instructions ................... 1-2

Dryer Exhaust Tips ...................... 3

Operating "13ps............................. 4

Controls At A Glance ............... 5-6

Special Laundry 13ps ................... 7

Care and Cleaning ....................... 8

Replacing Drum Light ................. 8

Reversing the Door ...................... 8

Before You Call ............................ 9

Dryer Accessories ...................... 10

Warranty ....................... Back Page

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KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

Model: MD4000

Welcome ..........................

Welcome and congratulations on
your purchase of a Maytag Neptune
dryer! Your complete satisfaction is

very important to us. For best
results, we suggest reading this
material to help acquaint you with

proper operating and maintenance

procedures.

Should you need assistance in the future, it is helpful to:

1) Have complete model and serial number identifica-

tion of your dryer. This is located on a data plate in the

lower center of the door opening.

Model Number

Serial Number

2) IMPORTANT." Keep this guide and the sales receipt
in a safe place for future reference. Proof of origi-
nal purchase date is needed for warranty service.

Important Safety

Notice & Warning .........

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the

Governor of California to publish a list of substances
known to the State of California to cause cancer or

reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn cus-
tomers of potential exposures to such substances.

Users of this appliance are hereby warned that the burn-
ing of gas can result in low-level exposure to some of

the listed substances, including benzene, formaldehyde

and soot, due primarily to the incomplete combustion of
natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP) fuels. Exhaust
ducts should be kept free of obstructions and properly

exhausted dryers will minimize exposure.

W,a.RNING _ For your safety, the

information in this manual must be fol-
lowed to minimize the risk of fire or explo-
sion or to prevent property damage, per-

sonal injury or death.

Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.

If you have questions, write us (include your model
number and phone number) or call:

Maytag Appliances Sales Company
Attn: CAIR TM Center

EO. Box 2370
Cleveland, TN 37320-2370

1-888-462-9824 USA & CANADA
1-800-688-2080 USA TTY (for deaf, hearing

impaired or speech impaired)
(Mon.-Fri., 8am-8pm Eastern Time)
Internet: http://www.maytag.com

For service and warranty information, see back page.

NOTE: In our continuing effort to improve the quality of

our appliances, it may be necessary to make changes to
the appliance without revising this guide.

- WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

Do not try to light any appliance.

Do not touch any electrical switch.
Do not use any phone in your

building.
Clear the room, building or area of

all occupants.
Immediately call your gas supplier

from a neighbor's phone. Follow
the gas supplier's instructions.

If you cannot reach your gas suppli-
er, call the fire department.

Installation and service must be per-

formed by a qualified installer, service

agency or the gas supplier.

Llame al telefono 1-800-688-9900 si desea

instrucciones en Espafiol de este folleto.

Important Safety Instructions ....................................

_k WARNING _ To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons when using

your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:

1. Read all instructions before using the appliance. 11. Keep the area around the exhaust opening and sur-

2. To avoid the possibility of fire or explosion: rounding areas free from lint accumulation, dust and
a. Do not dry items that have been previously

cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with 12.
gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other flammable

or explosive substances as they give off vapors 13.
that could ignite or explode. Any material on

which you have used a cleaning solvent, or which
is saturated with flammable liquids or solids,
should not be placed in the dryer, until all traces

of these flammable liquids or solids and their 14.
fumes have been removed. There are many high-
ly flammable items used in homes, such as: ace-

tone, denatured alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some
liquid household cleaners, some spot removers,
turpentine, waxes and wax removers.

b. Items containing foam rubber (may be labeled

latex foam) or similarly textured rubber-like
materials must not be dried on a heat setting.

Foam rubber materials when heated, can under
certain circumstances produce fire by sponta-

neous combustion.

3. Do not allow children to play on or in the appliance.
Close supervision of children is necessary when the
appliance is used near children.

4. Before the appliance is removed from service or dis-
carded, remove the door to the drying compartment.

5. Do not reach into the appliance if the drum is mov-
ing.

dirt.

The interior of the dryer and exhaust duct should be

cleaned periodically by qualified service personnel.

This appliance must be properly grounded. Never
plug the appliance cord into a receptacle which is

not grounded adequately and in accordance with
local and national codes. See installation instruc-

tions for grounding this appliance.
Do not sit on top of the clothes dryer.

_IL W._NING -- DO not place into your

dryer items that have been spotted or
soaked with vegetable oil or cooking oil.

Even after being washed, these items may
contain significant amounts of these oils.

The remaining' Oil can ignite Spontaneously.
The potential for spontaneous ignition

increases when the items containing veg-
etable oil or cooking oil are exposed to

heat Heat sources, such as your clothes
dryer, can warm these items, allowing an

oxidation reaction in the oil to occur.
Oxidation creates heat. If this heat cannot

escape, the items can become hot enough

to catch fire. Piling, stacking or storing
these kinds of items may prevent he_ from

escaping and can create a fire hazard.

6. Do not install or store this appliance where it will be
exposed to the weather.

7. Do not tamper with controls.

8. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance or
attempt any servicing unless specifically recom-
mended in published user-repair instructions that
you understand and have the skills to carry out.

9. Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate
static unless recommended for dryer use by the

manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.

10. Clean the lint screen before or after each load.

Save These Instructions

All washed and unwashed fabrics that con-
tain vegetable oil or cooking oil can be dan-

gerous. Washing these items in hot water

with extra detergent wiil reduce, but will

not eliminate, the hazard. Always use the

Cool down 'cycle for these items tO

reduce the items temperature. Never

remove these items from the clothes dryer
hot Or interrupt the drying cycle until the

items have run through the "cool down"
cycle. Never pile or stack these items when

they are hot.

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_ Dryer Exhaust "tips ..............................................

WARNING m Plastic or nonmetal flexible duct presents a potential fire hazard. I

Do Don_

Read the installation instructions
and the user's guide.

Do

Let your
dryer exhaust

the air easily.

Do

Use 4 inch diameter

rigid metal duct. Tape all joints.

Never use lint-trapping screws.

Let a poor exhaust system cause
slow drying,

G

Don't

Restrict your dryer with a
poor exhaust system.

Don't

Use plastic, thin
foil, or non-
metal flexible

duct.

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Keep duct runs

as straight as

• possible.

Clean all old du_

before installing y0Ur new

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Don't

Use longer than

necessary duct

runs with many

elbows•

Allow crushed

or clogged

Don't 0

ducts and vent.

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