Maytag MDG8600AWW Owner’s Manual

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INTELLIDRY DRYER MD-16

MD8600

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SerialNumber

Date of Purchase

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

WARNING-- To reducethe risk offire, electric shockor injuryto persons

For your safety,the information in this
manual must be followed to minimize

the risk of fire or explosion or to pre-
vent propertydamage, personal injury

or death.

-Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapors and liquids in the

vicinityof this or any other appliance.

-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, buildingor area of

all occupants.

• Immediately call your gas supplier

from a neighbor's phone. Follow

the gas supplier's instructions.

• If you cannot reach yourgas suppli-

er, call the fire department.

Installation and service must be per-

formed by a qualified installer, service

agencyorthe gas supplier.

when using yourappliance,followbasic precautions, includingthe following:

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Readall instructionsbeforeusingthe
appliance.

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To avoid the possibility of fire or
explosion:

a. Do not dry items that have been

previously cleaned in, washed in, 6.
soaked in, or spotted with gaso-
line, dry-cleaning solvents, other

flammable or explosive sub- 7.
stances as they give off vapors

that could ignite or explode.Any 8.
material on which you have used

a cleaning solvent,or which is sat-
urated with flammable liquids or

solids,should notbe placed in the
dryer, until all traces of these

flammable liquids or solids and 9.

their fumes have been removed.
There are many highly flammable

items used in homes, such as:
acetone,denatured alcohol,gaso-

line,kerosene,some liquid house-
hold cleaners, some spot 10.

removers, turpentine, waxes and
wax removers. 11.

b,

Items containing foam rubber
(may be labeled latex foam) or

similarly textured rubber-like 12.

materials must not be dried on a
heat setting. Foam rubber materi-

als when heated,can under cer-
tain circumstancesproducefire by

spontaneouscombustion.

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Do not allow childrento play on or in
the appliance. Close supervision of
childrenis necessary when the appli-

ance is used near children.

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13.

Beforethe appliance is removedfrom
service or discarded, remove the
door to the drying compartment.

Donot reach intothe appliance ifthe
drum is moving.

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

Donot tamper with controls.

Do not repair or replace any part of
the appliance or attempt any servic-
ing unless specifically recommended
in published user-repair instructions
that you understand and have the
skillsto carry out.

Do not use fabric softeners or prod-
ucts to eliminatestatic unless recom-

mended for dryer use by the manu-
facturerof thefabric softener or prod-
uct.

Clean the lint screen before or after
each load.

Keep the area around the exhaust
opening and surrounding areas free

from lint accumulation, dust and dirt.
The interior of the dryer and exhaust

duct should be cleaned periodically
by qualifiedservice personnel.

This appliance must be properly
grounded. Never plug the appliance
cord into a receptacle which is not
grounded adequately and in accor-

dance with local and national codes.
See installation instructions for

grounding this appliance.

14. Do not sit on top of theclothes dryer.

SAVETHESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

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Donotplaceintoyourdryeritemsthat havebeen spottedorsoaked withvegetable
oil or cooking oil. Even after being washed, these items may contain significant
amountsof these oils. The remaining oil can ignite spontaneously. The potential

for spontaneous ignition increases when the items containing vegetable oil or
cooking oil are exposed to heat. Heat sources, such as your clothes dryer, can
warmtheseitems,allowingan oxidationreaction inthe oilto occur. Oxidation cre-
ates heat. If this heatcannot escape, the itemscan become hot enough to catch
fire. Piling,stackingor storing these kinds of items may preventheatfrom escap-

ingandcan create a fire hazard.

All washedand unwashedfabrics that contain vegetableoil or cooking oil can be
dangerous.Washingthese itemsin hot waterwith extra detergentwill reduce, but
willnot eliminate,the hazard. Alwaysuse the "cool down"cyclefor these items to
reducethe 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 itemswhen they are hot.

The California Safe Drinking Water and
ToxicEnforcementAct of 1986 (Proposition

65) requires the Governor of California to
publish a list of substances known to the
State of California tocause cancer or repro-
ductive 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 low-
level exposure to some of the listed sub-
stances, including benzene, formaldehyde
and soot, due primarily to the incomplete
combustion of natural gas or liquid petrole-
um (LP)fuels.Exhaustductsshouldbekept
free ofobstructions and properly exhausted
dryers will minimize exposure.

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DRYEREXHAUSTTIPS

I WARNING --Plastic or nonmetal flexible du_ presents a potential fire ha_ardl

DO

Readthe installation
instructionsand the

user'sguide.

DON'T

DO

Letyourdryer
exhausttheaireasily.

DO

Keepductruns
asstraightas
possible.

D!

Use4inchdiameter

rigidmetalduct.Tapealljoints,
includingat the dryer.Neveruse
lint-trappingscrews.

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DO

Cleanallold ducts
beforeinstallingyour

newdryer.Besurevent
flapopensandclosesfreely.
Inspectandcleantheexhaust

systemannually.

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Letapoor
exhaustsystem

causeslowdrying.

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DON'T

Restrictyourdryerwithapoorexhaust
system.

Useplastic,thinfoil,or
non-metalflexibleduct.

DON'T

Uselongerthannecessaryductruns

withmanyelbows.

DON'T

Allowcrushedor cloggedducts
andvent.