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Safety

Installer: Please leave this manual with this
appliance.
Consumer: Please read and keep this manual for
future reference. Keep sales receipt and/or canceled
check as proof of purchase.
Model Number _______________________________
Serial Number ________________________________
Date of Purchase ______________________________
If you have questions, call:
Maytag Customer Assistance
1-800-688-9900 U.S.A.
1-800-688-2002 Canada
(Mon.-Fri., 8am-8pm Eastern Time)
Internet: http://www.maytag.com
U.S. Customers using TTY for deaf, hearing impaired
or speech impaired, call 1-800-688-2080.
In our continuing effort to improve the quality and
performance of our appliances, it may be necessary
to make changes to the appliance without revising
this guide.
For service information, see page 11.
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 appliance.
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent or
manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not
understand.
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words,
Labels
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.
1
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock,
or personal injury when using your washer, follow
basic safety precautions, including the following:
1. Read all instructions before using the appliance.
2. As with any equipment using electricity and having
moving parts, there are potential hazards. To use
this appliance safely, the operator should become
familiar with the instructions for operation of the
appliance and always exercise care when using it.
3. Do not install or store this appliance where it will
be exposed to the weather.
4. Install and level washer on a floor that can support
the weight.
5. 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.
6. To avoid the possibility of fire or explosion:
a. Do not wash 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. Hand wash and line
dry any items containing these substances.
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
washer until all traces of these liquids or solids
and their fumes have been removed.
These items include acetone, denatured alcohol,
gasoline, kerosene, some liquid household
cleaners, some spot removers, turpentine, waxes
and wax removers.
b. Do not add gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, or
other flammable or explosive substances to the
wash water. These substances give off vapors
that could ignite or explode.
c. Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be
produced in a hot water system that has not
been used for two weeks or more. HYDROGEN
GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. If the hot water system has
not been used for such a period, before using a