IMPORTANT
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
3
IMPORTANT
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY
MESSAGES
For your safety,
the information
in this manual
must be followed
to minimize
the risk of fire or explosion,
electric
shock,
or to prevent
property
damage,
injury
to persons,
or death.
Your safety
and the safety
of
others
is very important.
There
are many important
safety
messages
in this manual
and on your appliance.
Always
read and obey all safety
messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential
hazards that can result
in prop-
erty damage and/or serious bodily harm or death.
All safety messages
will fellow the safety alert symbol and either the word DANGER,
WARNING
or CAUTION.
These words
mean:
z_DANGER
You will be killed or seriously
injured if you don't immediately
follow
instructions.
z_WARNING
You can be killed or seriously
injured if you don't follow
instructions.
You may be slightly
injured
or cause
damage
to the product
if you do not follow
zSCAUTION
instructions.
All
safety
messages
will tell you what
the potential
hazard
is, tell you how to reduce
the chance
of injury,
,
iand te!! you what
can happen
!f the !nstruct!ons
are not fo!!owed.
._
BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
z_WARNING
To reduce
the risk of fire, electric
shock,
or injury
to persons
when
using this appliance,
follow
basic pre-
cautions,
including
the following.
Use this appliance
only for its intended
purpose
as described
in this owner's
Manual.
* Before
use, the washer
must
be properly
installed
as described
in this manual.
* Do not wash articles
that have been previously
cleaned
in, washed
in, soaked
in, or spotted
with
gaso-
line, dry cleaning
solvents,
or other
flammable
or explosive
substances,
as they give off vapors
that
could
ignite or explode.
* 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.
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. As the gas is flammable, do not
smoke or use an open flame during this time.
* Do not allow children to play on or in the washer. Close supervision of children is necessary when the
washer is used near children.
* Before the washer is removed from service or discarded, remove the lid to prevent children from
climbing inside.
* Do not install
or store
the washer
where
it will be exposed
to the weather
or freezing
temperatures.
* Do not tamper
with
controls.
Keep the area underneath
and around
your appliances
free of combustible
materials
(lint, paper, rags,
etc.), gasoline,
chemicals
and other
flammable
vapors
and liquids.
Service
must be performed
by a qualified
service
technician.
Do not disassemble
the washer.
* See Installation
Instructions
for grounding
requirements.
* WARNING
: This product
contains
chemicals
known
to the State of California
to cause cancer
and birth
defects
or other
reproductive
harm.
Wash hands after handling.