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Save complete model and serial number
identification for your dryer. This is located
on a data plate on the lower center of the
door opening. Record these numbers
below for easy access.
Model Number
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Date of Purchase
For additional questions, please contact us:
Maytag Appliances Sales Company
I-800-688-9900 USA
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hearing impaired or speech impaired)
Mon.-Fri., 8am-8pm Eastern Time
Internet: http://www.maytag.com
NOTE: In our continuing effort to improve
the quality of our appliances, it may be
necessary to make changes to the appli-
ance without revising this guide.
IMPORTANT: Keep this guide and the
sales receipt in a safe place for future
reference. Proof of original purchase
date is needed for warranty service.
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IMPORTANT: For service and warranty information, see page 11.
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Part No. 6 3715350
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IMPORTANT SAfETYINSTRU(TIONS
For your safety, the information in this
manual must be followed to minimize
the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury
or death.
-Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
-WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELE GAS
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Do not try to light any appliance.
* Do not touch any electrical switch.
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Do not use any phone in your
building.
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Clear the room, building or area of
ail occupants.
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immediately call your gas supplier
from a neighbor’s phone. Follow
the gas supplier’s lnstructlons.
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if you cannot reach your gas suppiier, call the fire department,
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified h&alter, service
agency or the gas supplier.
WAGGING -To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons
when using your appliance, foifow basic precautions, ineiudtng the foilowing:
1.
Read all instructions before using the
appliance.
To avoid the possibility of fire or
2.
explosion:
a. Do not dry items that have been
previously cleaned in, washed in,
soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other
flammable or explosive substances as they give off vapors
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 fumes have been removed.
There are many highly flammable
items used in homes, such as:
acetone, denatured alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some liquid house-
hold 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
spontaneous combustion.
Do not allow children to play on or in
3.
the appliance. Close supervision of
children is necessary when the appliance is used near children.
4. Before the appliance is removed from
service or discarded, remove the
door to the drying compartment.
5. Do not reach into the appliance if the
drum is moving.
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 recommended
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 manu-
facturer of the fabric softener or prod-
uct.
10. Clean the lint screen before or after
each load.
11.
Keep the area around the exhaust
opening and surrounding areas free
from lint accumulation, dust and dirt.
12. The interior of the dryer and exhaust
duct should be cleaned periodically
by qualified service personnel.
13. 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 instructions for
grounding this appliance.
14. Do not sit on top of the clothes dryer.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
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SAFETY
NOTICE
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Do not place into your
oil or cooking ofi, Even after being wan, these item8 may contain $ig~fi~nt oil or cooking ofi, Even after being wan, these item8 may contain $ifl~fi~nt
amounts of these oit& The remaining oil can ignite ~~n~n~iy. The potential amounts of these oit& The remaining oil can ignite ~~n~n~ly. The potential
for spontaneous ignition increases wh@n the items containing vegetable oil or
for spontaneous ignition increases wh@n the items containing vegetable oil or
cooking oil are exposed to heat. Heat sources, such as your clothes dryer, can cooking oil are exposed to heat. Heat sources, such as your clothes dryer, can
warm these items, allowing an oxlrfasion reaction In the oil to occur. Oxidation cre- warm these items, allowing an oxlrfasion reaction In the oil to occur. Oxidation creates heat. ates heat. If this heat cannot escape, the items can become hot enough to catch If this heat cannot escape, the items can become hot enough to catch
fire. Piling, stacking or storing these kinds of items may prevent heat from escap= fire. Piling, stacking or storing these kinds of items may prevent heat from escap=
ing and can create a fire haxard. ing and can create a fire haxard.
Ail washed and unwashed fabrics that oar&in vegetabie oil or cooking oil can be
Ail washed and unwashed fabrics that oar&in vegetabie oil or cooking oil can be
dangerous. Washing theBe items in tfot water with extra detergent will reduce, but
dangerous. Washing theBe items in tfot water with extra detergent will reduce, but
will not eliminate, the hazard.
will not eliminate, the hazard.
reduce the items’ temperature. Never remove the@ item8 fr&m the ciothes dryer
reduce the items’ temperature. Never remove the@ item8 fr&m the ciothes dryer
hot or interrupt &e drying cycle until the items have run huh the “cool down”
hot or interrupt &e drying cycle until the items have run huh the “cool down”
cycle. Naver pils or &ck th& items when they am h&.
cycle. Naver pils or &ck th& items when they am h&.
dryer lawns that have been spotted or
Always use
Always use
the “cool down” cyoie for these Itenuf to
the “cool down” cyoie for these Itenuf to
soaked with vegetabl@ Do not place into your dryer items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetabl@
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 customers of potential exposures to
such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned
that the burning of gas can result in Iowlevel exposure to some of the listed substances, including benzene, formaldehyde
and soot, due primarily to the incomplete
combustion of natural gas or liquid petrole-
um (LP) fuels. Exhaust ducts should be kept
free of obstructions and properly exhausted
dryers will minimize exposure.
DRYEREXtiAUSTTlPI
WARNING
- Plastic or nonmetal flexible duct presents a potential fire hazard.
DO
Read the ins talla tion
instructions and the
user’s guide.
exhaust the air easily.
Do
Keep duct runs
as straight as
possible.
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Use 4 inch diameter
rigid metal duct. Tape all joints,
including at the dryer. Never use
lint-trapping screws.
Do
Clean
before
new dryer, Be sure vent
flap opens and closes freely.
Inspect and clean the exhaust
system annually.
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DON
Let a poor
exhaust system
cause slow drying.
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DON
Restrict your dryer with a poor exhaust
system.
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DON T
Use plastic, thin foil, or
non-metal flexible duct.
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DON
Use longer than necessary duct runs
with many elbows.
Allow crushed or clogged ducts
and vent.
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