White-Westinghouse SGR341AQ0, SGR341AS0, SER341AS0, SER341AQ0 Owner’s Manual

OWNER'SGUIDE

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DRYER

P/N 131956700 (0003)

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.

Contents

Product Registration ........................ 2

Important Safety Instructions ........ 2-3

Drying Procedures ........................... 4

Features.......................................... 5

Common Drying Problems .............. 5

Care and Cleaning ......................... 6

Avoid Service Checklist ................... 7

Product Registration

Thank you for choosing this dryer.

This owner's guide will explain proper

operation and care.

Record Your Model and Serial

Numbers

Record below the model and serial

numbers found on the dryer serial plate

located on the left side of the door

opening. Keepthesenumbersfor future

reference.

Model Number

Serial Number

Date of Purchase

REGISTRATION CARD should be filled

in completely, signed and returned.

Important Safety Instructions

Read all instructions before using this dryer.

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury to personswhen

using this dryer, comply with the basic warnings listed below. I_1 Failure to comply with these warnings could result inserious personal injuries.

Prevent Fire

Do not 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.

To prevent fire, do not useheat 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 lint screen before or after each load. The interior of the

dryer, lint screenhousing and exhaust duct should be cleaned approximately every 18 months by qualified service personnel. An excessiveamount of lint build-up in

these areas could result in inefficient drying and possible fire. See Care and

Cleaning, page 6.

Do not operate the dryer if the lint screen is blocked, damaged or

missing. Firehazard, overheating and damage to fabrics can occur. Ifyour 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 dryer.

Do not spray any type of aerosol into, on or near dryer at any time.

Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless

recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.

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.

I_1 Failureto complywith thesewarnings could result in fire, explosion, serious bodily injury and/or damage to the rubber or plastic parts of the dryer.

2 Printed in U.S.A.

This Owner's Guide provides general operating instructions for your dryer. It

alsocontains information aboutfeatures for several other models. Your dryer

may not have every feature included.

Usethe dryer only asinstructed in this

Owner's Guide and the Operating

Instructions card included with your

dryer.

Avoid fire hazard or

electrical shock. Do not usean adaptor plug or extension cord or remove grounding prong from electrical power cord. Failureto follow thiswarning can cause serious injury, fire or death.

Protect Children

Do not allow children to play on or in the dryer. Close supervision of

children isnecessarywhen the dryer 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

dryer 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 dryer isremoved from service or discarded, remove the

dryer door to prevent accidental entrapment.

[] Failureto comply with these warnings could result in serious personal injuries.

ELECTRIC DRYERS:

14-30R

FUSED 30 AMP

120/240V OR 120/208V

WALL

RECEPTACLE

Use this way ONLY

GAS DRYERS:

Grounding type wall receptacle

DRYER SERVICE CORD

CORRECT

DRYER

Oono,un0or

any circumstances 1 cut, remove, 1 or bypass | the grounding prong I

this plug. .1/

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h 3-prong

grounding plug

CORRECT

Use this way ONLY

Prevent Injury

To prevent shock hazard and assure stability during operation, the

dryer must be installed and electrically grounded by a qualified service person in accordance with local codes. Installation instructions are packed in the dryer for the installer's reference. Referto INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONSfor detailed grounding procedures. If the dryer is moved to a new location, have it checked and reinstalled by a qualified service person.

To prevent personal injury or damage to the dryer, the electrical

power cord of a gas dryer must be plugged into a properly grounded and polarized 3-prong outlet. The third grounding prong must never be removed. Never ground the dryer to agas pipe. Do not use an extension cord or an adaptor plug.

ALWAYS disconnect the dryer from the electrical supply before

attempting any service or cleaning. Failure to do so can result in electrical shock or injury.

Do not use any type spray cleanser when cleaning dryer interior.

Hazardous fumes or electrical shock could occur.

To prevent injury, do not reach into the dryer if the drum ismoving.

Wait until the dryer hasstopped completely before reaching into the drum.

To prevent injury and damage to the dryer:

• All repairs and servicing must be performed by an authorized servicer unless specifically recommended in this Owner's Guide. Use only authorized factory parts.

• Do nottamperwith controls.

• Do not install or store the dryer where it will be exposed to the weather.

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 bepracticedwhen installing, operating and maintaining anyappliance.

_I_ A thermal limiter switch automatically turns off the motor in the unlikely event of an overheated situation (electric dryers only). A servicetechnician must replacethe thermal limiter switch after correcting the fault.

Failureto comply with these warnings could result in serious personal injuries.

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