Maytag MD8058 User Manual

Welcome .................................................... 1

Safety Instructions .................................... 2

DW_ Exhaust Tips .................................... 3 •. •

Operating Tips ........................................... 4 •"

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

Using Your Dryer with Dryel .................... 7 .

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

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

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

Special Laundry Tips................................. 9 .

Before You Call ........................................ 10 •

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

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Model: MD8058

Welcome .......................... Important Safety

Welcome and congratulations on Notice & Warning .........

your purchase of a Maytag dryer!
Your complete satisfaction is very The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
important to us. For best results, we

suggest reading this material to help Governor of California to publish a list of substances
acquaint you with proper operating known to the State of California to cause cancer or

and maintenance procedures, reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn cus-

Should you need assistance, it is helpful to: ing of gas can result in low-level exposure to some of

1) Have complete model and serial the listed substances, including benzene, formaldehyde

number identification of your dryer, and soot, due primarily to the incomplete combustion of
This is located on a data plate in the natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP) fuels. Exhaust

lower center of the door opening, ducts should be kept free of obstructions and properly

Model Number

Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the

tomers of potential exposures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that the burn-

exhausted dryers will minimize exposure.

,_ WARNING m For your safety, the
information in this manual must be fol-

Serial Number lowed to minimize the risk of fire or explo-

......... sonal injury or death.

Date of Purchase i - Do not store or use gasoline or other

2) IMPORTANT." Keep this guide and the sales receipt - WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

in a safe place for future reference. Proof of origi- • Do not try to light any appliance.
nal purchase date is needed for warranty service. • Do not touch any electrical switch.

If you have questions, write us (include your model • Do not use any phone in your
number and phone number) or call: building.

Maytag Appliances Sales Company • Clear the room, building or area of
Attn: CAIRTM Center all occupants.

P.O. Box 2370
Cleveland, TN 37320-2370 • Immediately call your gas supplier

1-800-688-9900 USA from a neighbor's phone. Follow
1-800-688-2002 CANADA the gas supplier's instructions.

1-800-688-2080 USA TTY (for deaf, hearing
impaired or speech impaired) • If you cannot reach your gas suppli-

Mon.-Fri., 8am-8pm Eastern Time er, call the fire department.
Internet: http://www.maytag.com Installation and service must be per-

sion or to prevent property damage, per-

flammable vapors and liquids in the

vicinity of this or any other appliance.

For service and warranty information, see back page. formed by a qualified installer, service

agency or the gas supplier.

NOTE:In our continuing effort to improvethe quality of
our appliances, it may be necessary to make changes to
the dryer without revising this guide.

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:

I. Read all instructions before using the appliance. 10. Clean the lint screen before or after each load.

2. To avoid the possibiIity of fire or explosion: 11. Keep the area around the exhaust opening and sur-
a. Do not dry items that have been previously rounding areas free from lint accumulation, dust and

cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with dirt.

gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other flammable 12. The interior of the dryer and exhaust duct should be
or explosive substances as they give off vapors cleaned periodically by qualified service personnel.

that could ignite or explode. Any material on 13. This appliance must be properly grounded. Never

which you have used a cleaning solvent, or which plug the appliance cord into a receptacle which is
is saturated with flammable liquids or solids, not grounded adequately and in accordance with

should not be placed in the dryer, until all traces local and national codes. See installation instruc-

of these flammable liquids or solids and their tions for grounding this appliance.
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, ,_ WARNING -- Do not place into your

turpentine, waxes and wax removers, dryer items that have been spotted or

b. For the Dryel Fabric Care cycle, use only Dryel Even after being washed, these items may

products that have been approved for use in stan-
dard household dryers. The remaining oil can ignite spontaneously.

c. Items containing foam rubber (may be labeled The potential for spontaneous ignition

latex foam) or similarly textured rubber-like increases when the items containing veg-
materials must not be dried on a heat setting, etable oil or cooking oil are exposed to

Foam rubber materials, when heated, can, under heat. Heat sources, such as your clothes
certain circumstances, produce fire by sponta- dryer, can warm these items, allowing an

neous combustion, oxidation reaction in the oil to occur.

14. Do not sit on top of the clothes dryer.

soaked with vegetable oil or cooking oil.

contain significant amounts of these oils.

3. Do not allow children to play on or in the appliance. Oxidation creates heat. If this heat cannot

Close supervision of children is necessary when the escape, the items can become hot enough
appliance is used near children.

4. Before the appliance is removed from service or dis- escaping and can create a fire hazard.

carded, remove the door to the drying compartment.

5. Do not reach into the appliance if the drum is mov- tain vegetable oil or cooking oil can be dan-
ing. gerous. Washing these items in hot water

6. Do not install or store this appliance where it will be with extra detergent will reduce, but will

exposed to the weather, not eliminate, the hazard. Always use the

7. Do not tamper with controls. "cool down" cycle for these items to

8. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance or remove these items from the clothes dryer
attempt any servicing unless specifically recom- while hot or interrupt the drying cycle until

mended in published user-repair instructions that the items have run through the "cool

you understand and have the skills to carry out. down" cycle. Never pile or stack these

9. Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate items when they are hot.

static unless recommended for dryer use by the

manufacturer of the fabric softener or product. Save These Instructions

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

All washed and unwashed fabrics that con-

reduce the items" temperature. Never

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I__r,,er Exhaust 13n..rs........... •.......... ..... ...................

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

Do Don't

Read the installation instructions Let a poor exhaust system cause
and the user's guide, slow drying,

Let your
dryer exhaust

the air easily. Don't

Do

Restrict your dryer with a
poor exhaust system.

Do Use plastic, thin

Use 4 inch diameter
rigid metal duct. Tape all joints, metal flexible

Never use lint-trapping screws.

foil, or non-

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duct.

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Do Don't

Use longer than

Keep duct runs necessary duct
as straight as runs with many

possible. _) elbows. -- l--

Do Allow crushed

or clogged

Clean all old ducts ducts and vent.
before installing your new

dryer. Be sure vent flap
opens and closes freely.

Don't @

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