Maytag SDE-G4000 User Manual
AUTO DRY DRYER
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SDE/G4000
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.
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.
IMPORTANT: For service and warranty
information, see page 11.
Introduction
Safety
Controls
Operating tips
Care and cleaning
Laundry tips
Before you call
Warranty
A/09/01 Part No. 40139101 http://www.maytag.com MCS No. 22003711 Litho U.S.A.
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Please take the time to complete the registration card and return promptly. If registration card is missing, call Maytag Customer Assistance. When contacting Maytag,
provide product information from serial plate found on upper right-hand corner of door
opening:
Model Number _______________________________________________________
Serial Number (S/N) ___________________________________________________
Purchase Date _______________________________________________________
Dealer Name ________________________________________________________
Dealer Address _______________________________________________________
Dealer Phone ________________________________________________________
Keep this manual and your sales receipt together in a safe place for future reference or if warranty service is required.
For additional questions, please contact us: Maytag Appliances Sales Company,
1-800-688-9900 USA, 1-800-688-2002 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.
Parts and accessories
Purchase replacement parts and additional
accessories by phone. To order accessories
for your Maytag product, call 1-800-688-9900
inside U.S.A., 1-800-688-2080 for U.S. customers using TTY for deaf, hearing impaired
or speech impaired or 1-800-688-2002 for
Canada.
Save time and money
If something seems unusual, please check
“Before you Call” section, which is designed to
help you solve problems before calling service. If you have a question, write or call us
(include model number and phone number) at:
Maytag Appliances Sales Company
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Center
P.O. Box 2370
Cleveland, TN 37320-2370
U.S. 1-800-688-9900
Canada 1-800-688-2002
U.S. customers using TTY for deaf,
hearing impaired or speech impaired, call
1-800-688-2080.
THANK YOU FOR BUYING A MAYTAG DRYER!
What you need to know about safety instructions
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual are not meant to
cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution,
and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining, or operating dryer.
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent, or manufacturer about problems
or conditions you do not understand.
Recognize safety symbols, words, labels
DANGER – Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or death.
WARNING – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe personal
injury or death.
CAUTION – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor personal injury
or product or property damage.
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
For more information on this and
other Maytag products, visit our Web site
www.maytag.com
or call Maytag Customer Assistance at
1-800-688-9900 (U.S.A.)
1-800-688-2002 (Canada)
1-800-688-2080 (TTY U.S.A. Only)
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 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 supplier, call the fire depar tment.
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service
agency or the gas supplier.
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WARNING:
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce risk of fire, electric
shock, serious injury, or death
when using your dryer, follow
basic precautions, including the
following:
To reduce risk of fire, electric
shock, serious injury, or death
when using your dryer, follow
basic precautions, including the
following:
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 manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.
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.
WARNING:
1. Read all instructions before using the
appliance.
2. T o avoid the possibility of fire or 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 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 spontaneous combustion.
3. Do not allow children or pets to play
on, in, or in front of the appliance.
Close supervision is necessary when
the appliance is used near children
and pets.
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
vegetable 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 heat from escaping and
can create a fire hazard.
All washed and unwashed fabrics that
contain vegetable oil or cooking oil can
be dangerous. Washing these items in
hot water with extra detergent will 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.
WARNING:
California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act (Proposition 65)—Gas
Dryers Only
The Governor of California is required to
publish a list of substances known to the
state of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm and requires business to warn
customers of potential exposures to such
substances.
Gas appliances contain or produce substances which can cause death or serious
illness and which are known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects, or
other reproductive harm. To reduce the risk
from substances in fuel or from fuel combustion, make sure this appliance is
installed, operated, and maintained according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
SIGNAL
OFF
LOUD
Step 2 Select ‘signal’
volume
If a volume level is selected, the signal will let
you know when the cycle is done. Signal will
stop when the door is opened, or when the
timer is advanced to an OFF position.
Step 1 Select
temperature setting
Set TEMPERATURE setting knob to most
appropriate temperature for type of fabric in
load. Follow garment manufacturer’s care
label for recommended temperature settings.
See chart to the right.
LOAD TYPE
REGULAR
(approximately 160° F): Use
for sturdy items like play or work clothes.
MEDIUM (approximately 150° F): Use for
permanent press and synthetic items.
EXTRA LOW (approximately 129° F):
Use for delicate items.
AIR FLUFF (no heat): Use for sensitive
loads or items needing freshening.
Time Dry cycle can be used with all
Temperature settings.
Step 3 Select ‘press care’,
if desired
On Auto Dry only, PRESS CARE helps to
reduce wrinkling after the normal drying cycle.
After COOL DOWN portion of the cycle, it
continues to tumble clothes without heat for
40 minutes, until the dryer door is opened, or
the switch is turned to the OFF position.
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EXTRA LOW
AIR FLUFF
MEDIUM
TEMPERATURE
REGULAR
ON
OFF
PRESS
CARE
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