Universal/Multiflex (Frigidaire) MEX731CFS2 Owner’s Manual
Laundry Center
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Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions ................................ 2-3
Washing Procedures .............................................. 3-4
Stain Removal ........................................................... 5
Common Washing Problems .................................... 6
Drying Procedures ............................................... 7
Features ..................................................................... 8
Common Drying Problems ......................................... 8
Care and Cleaning ............................................... 9-10
Avoid Service Checklist ..................................... 10-12
Fran_ais ............................................................... 13-24
Mesures de securite importantes ...................... 13-14
Methodes de lavage .......................................... 15-17
Detachage ....................................................... 17-18
Problemes de lavage courants ................................ 19
Methodes de sechage ............................................. 20
Caracteristiques .................................................. 21
Problemes de sechage courants ................................ 21
Entretien et nettoyage ............................................ 22
Liste de contrOle anti-panne ............................. 23-24
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Product Registration
Thank you for choosing this
dryer, This owner's guide will
explain proper operation and care.
Register Your Product
Theself-addressed PRODUCT
REGISTRATION CARD should befilled
in completely, signed and returned
Enregistrement des appareils
Nous vous remerdons d'avoir choisi
ces appareils. Les informations
contenues dans ce guide de
i'utilisateurvous indiqueront comment
utiliser correctement vos appareils et
comment en prendre soin.
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La CARTE D'ENREGISTREMENT preli-
bellee dolt _tre remplie avec soin, puis
signee et retournee.
Read and Save These Instructions
Record Your Model and Serial Numbers
Recordbelowthe model and serialnumbers found on the laundry center serial
plate located on the inside of the dryer door. Keep these numbers for future
reference.
Enregistrez les numeros de mo-dele et de serie de vos
appareils
Indiquez ci-dessous lesnumeros de modele et de serie. Vous lestrouverez sur
la plaque signaletique situee cote interieur de la porte de la secheuse.
Conservez ces numeros pour vous y reporter eventuellement.
Model Number:
N ° de modele
Serial Number:
N ° de serie
Purchase Date:
Date d'achat
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_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 loss of life.
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 department.
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
_Do not use or mix liquid chlorine
bleach with other household chemicals such as toilet GAS LAUNDRY CENTERS:
cleaners, rust removers, acid or products containing
ammonia. These mixtures can produce dangerous
fumes which can cause serious injury or death.
Grounding type any circumstances
wall receptacle cut, remove,
f'Do not under
_l or bypass
J ,IP the grounding prong
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This Owner's Guide provides
general operating instructions
for your laundry center. It also
contains information about
features for several other
models. You r laundry center may
not have every feature included.
Use the laundry center only as
instructed in this Owner's Guide.
_ Avoid fire hazard
or electrical shock. Do not use an
adaptor plug or extension cord or
remove grounding prong from
electrical power cord. Failureto follow
this warning can cause serious injury,
fire or death.
Note: The instructions appearing
in this Owner's Guide are not meant
to cover every possible condition
and situation that may occur.
Common sense and caution must
be practiced when installing,
operating and maintaining any
appliance.
Importan t Safety Instructions Read all instructions before using this laundry center.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow these Important Safety Instructions:
o To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury to persons when using this laundry center, comply with the basic warnings listed
below.
Failure to comply with these warnings could result in serious personal injuries.
Prevent Fire
Do not wash or dry items that have been previously cleaned in, soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, cleaning solvents, kerosene,
waxes, etc. Do not store these items on or near the dryer. These substances give off vapors that could ignite or explode.
Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in your dryer. Items contaminated with cooking oils may contribute to a chemical reaction that
could cause a load
to catch fire.
Do not put oily or greasy rags or clothing on top of the laundry center. These substances give off vapors that could ignite the materials.
Do not add gasoline, cleaning solvents, or other flammable or explosive substances to the wash water. These substances give off
vapors that could ignite or explode.
Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be produced in a hot water system that has not been used for 2 weeks or more.
HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. If the hot water system has not been used for such a period, before using the washer, turn on
all hot water faucets and let the water flow from each for several minutes. This will release any accumulated hydrogen gas. Hydrogen
gas isflammable; do not smoke or use an open flame during this time.
To prevent fire, do not use heat to dry items containing plastic, foam rubber or similarly textured rubber-like materials, or items
containing feathers or down. Use Air Fluff (No Heat) only.
Clean the dryer lint screen before or after each load. The interior of the dryer, lint screen housing and exhaust duct should be cleaned
approximately every 18 months by qualified service aersonnel. An excessive amount of lint build-up in these areas could result in
inefficient drying and possible fire.
See Care and Cleaning.
Do not operate the dryer if the lint screen is blocked damaged or missing. Fire hazard, overheating and damage to fabrics can occur.
If your dryer has a drying rack, always replace the lint screen when finished using the drying rack.
Keep area around the exhaust opening and surrounding areas free from the accumulation of lint, dust and dirt.
Do not obstruct the flow of ventilating air. Do not stack or place laundry or throw rugs against the front or back of the laundry center.
Do not spray any type of aerosol into, on or near laundry center at any time.
Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.
Failure to comply with these warnings could result in fire, explosion, serious bodily injury and/or damage to the rubber or plastic parts
of the laundry center.
Protect Children
Do not allow children to play on or in the laundry center. Close supervision of children is necessary when the laundry center is used
near children. As children grow, teach them the proper, safe use of all appliances.
Destroy the carton, plastic bag and other packing materials after the laundry center is unpacked. Children might use them for play.
Cartons covered with rugs, bedspreads or plastic sheets can become airtight chambers.
Keep laundry products out of children's reach. To prevent personal injury, observe all warnings on product labels.
Before the laundry center is removed from service or discarded, remove the washer lid and dryer door to prevent accidental
entrapment.
Failure to comply with these warnings could result in serious personal injuries.
Prevent Injury
To prevent shock hazard and assure stability during operation, the laundry center must be installed and electrically grounded by a qualified
service person in accordance with local codes. Installation instructions are packed in the laundry center for the installer's reference. Refer
to INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSfor detailed grounding procedures. If the laundry center is moved to a new location, have it checked and
reinstalled by a qualified service person.
Printed in U.S.A.
Important Safety Instructions Con't
oTopreventpersonalinjuryordamagetothe laundry center,the electricalpower cordof agaslaundrycentermustbe pluggedinto a properly
groundedsystem.Never ground the laundry center to agas pipe. Donot use an extension cord or an adaptor plug.
Follow package directionswhen using laundry products. Incorrect usagecan produce poisonous gas--resultingin seriousinjury or
death.
- Do not combine laundry products for usein 1 load unlessspecified on the label.
- Do not mix chlorinebleach with ammonia or acidssuchasvinegar.
WashingProcedures
Sort laundry into loads that can be
washed together.
Emptypockets.
• Follow the guidelines below for preparing the wash load.
• Readthe Washer Operating Instructions for operating your specific model.
• Always read and fellow fabric care and laundry product labels.
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury to persons, read
Important Safetylnstructiens before operating this washer.
.
Sort laundry into loads that can be washed together.
Sort items by recommended water temperatures, wash time, and agitate/spin
speeds.
• Separate white, light, and colorfast items from dark and noncolorfast items.
• Separateitemswhich shed lint from itemswhich attract lint. Permanent press,
synthetic, knit and corduroy items will pick up lint from towels, rugs and
chenille bedspreads.
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled items.
• Separate lacy, sheer and loosely knit items from sturdy items.
2.
Prepare items for washing.
• Empty pockets.
• Brush off lint and dirt. Shake out rugs and beach towels.
• Closezippers, fasten hooks, tie strings and sashes,and remove nonwashable
trims and ornaments.
• Removepins, decorative buttons, belt buckles, and other objectswhich could
be damaged. This also helps protect other items in the wash load.
• Mend rips and tears to prevent further damage during washing.
• Placedelicate items suchas bras, shoulder pads, hosiery, and belts in a mesh
bag to prevent tangling during the wash cycle.
• Turn knit items inside out to prevent pilling.
Placedelicateitems in a mesh bag.
Bleach Dispenser (some models)
3.
Pretreat stains and heavy soil.
SeeStain Removal for details.
4.
Add a measured amount of detergent to the wash tub before
adding the laundry load.
Follow detergent manufacturer's directions. The amount required depends on type
of detergent, load size and soil level, and water hardness.
5.
If desired, add liquid bleach to Bleach Dispenser (available on
some models).
• Before adding the wash load, add liquid bleachto bleach dispenser located in
left front corner under the lid:
• 3/4 cup (180 ml) for small loads
• 1 cup (240 ml) for large loads
• 1-1/4 cups (300 ml) for extra-large loads.
• Then add 1 cup (240 ml) water to flush the dispenser.
• Do not usepowdered bleach in the bleach dispenser. Add powdered bleach
to the empty tub.
For models without a bleach dispenser, dilute the recommended amount of
liquid chlorine bleach in 1 quart (.95 L)water. Add it to wash water after
a few minutes of agitation. Do notpeurbleach directly on wash load.
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Donotloaditemshigherthantopof
agitatorvanes.
Built-InFabricSoftenerDispenser
(somemodels)
Washing Procedures
(continued)
6.
Add laundry load to washer.
• Dry load level should not be higher than the top of agitator vanes.
Do not overload the washer.
• Do not put items on top of agitator or wrap them around it.Loaditems evenly.
• Combine large and small items in a load. Load large items first. Large items
should not be more than half the total wash load.
• When washing a single heavy item, add 1 or 2 towels to balance the load.
7.
If desired, add liquid fabric softener to Fabric Softener
Dispenser (available on some models).
For models with a built-in dispenser (see picture to the left):
1. Add liquid softener to the dispenser, following fabric softener label directions.
2. Add water to bring liquid level to fill line on dispenser cap.
3. Removethe dispenserfrom the agitator after each use. Rinseboth cap and cup
with warm water. Replace dispenser in the agitator.
NOTE: To separate cap from cup, put thumb into dispenser and push against side
of cup (seepicture to the left). After cleaning, push cap and cup firmly together.
Replacedispenser by lining up the ribs and grooves and snapping it into position.
If fabric softener builds up inor around the dispenser, cleanthe areawith hot water.
DO NOT REMOVE SERVICECAPFOUND INSIDE THEAGITA TOR POST.
Built-In Fabric Softener Dispenser
(some models)
Safety Lid Lock
For models without a fabric softener dispenser, follow fabric softener label
directions. Add diluted fabric softener to the final rinse. Do not pour fabric
softener directly on the wash load.
8.
Select cycle and settings according to type, size, and soil level
of each load.
See Operating Instructions for your specific model controls.
9. Start the washer.
Close the washer lid and pull out the cycle selector knob. The washer will not
agitate or spin with the lid open.
• To stop the washer, push in the cycle selector knob.
• To change a cycle, push in the cycle selector knob. Turn it clockwise to the
desired setting. Pull out the knob to restart the washer.
10. Remove items when the cycle is completed.
Foryour safety, the lid locks when the tub isspinning. It will remain locked for 2-
3 minutes after the tub stops spinning.
• Toopen the lid during aspin, push in the cycle selector knob and wait about
2-3 minutes for the lid lock to release. Do not force open the locked lid.
Placewashed items in automatic dryer, line dry, or dry fiat asdirected by fabric
carelabel. Excesswrinkling, color transfer or odors maydevelop in items left in the
washer after the cycle has ended.
Toavoid serious personal injury, do not operate washer if safety lid lock
is missing or damaged.
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