Whirlpool LT4900XS - Manual (Page 4)

Important safety instructions
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WARNING - To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons
when using your washer/dryer, foliow basic precautions, including the
following:
Read these Laundry Instructions for important use and safety information
before using your washer/dryer.
NEVER wash or dry items cleaned
washed, soaked in or spotted with wax,
paint, gasoline, or flammable fluids in
the washer. The fumes can create a
FIRE HAZARD or EXPLOSION. ALWAYS
hand launder and air dry fabrics con­
taining these materials.
NEVER allow children to operate, play
with, or crawl inside the washer/dryer.
Close supervision of children is neces­
sary when the washer/dryer is used
near children.
When discarding an old washer/dryer,
ALWAYS remove the lid and door to
prevent accidental entrapment.
NEVER reach into the washer/dryer until
all the motion stops. If the lid is opened
while the washer basket is spinning, the
basket will automatically stop in a few
seconds.
DO NOT install or store washer/dryer
where it will be exposed to the weather.
DO NOT tamper with the controls.
You are personally responsible for
making sure that your washer/dryer is
installed, repaired and parts re­
placed by a qualified person.
NEVER use or store flammable fluids
(dry cleaning solvents, gasoline, ker­
osene) in ornearyourwasher/dryer. Do
not add flammable fluids to the wash
water. The substances give oft vapors
that can create a FIRE HAZARD or
EXPLOSION.
Use only fabric softeners specifically
labeled as not being harmful to the
dryer.
FIRE HAZARD and DAMAGE to mate­
rials can result from:
• drying rubber, rubber-like and heat
sensitive materials with heat.
• allowing lint to build-up inside the
dyrer or exhaust system - cleaning
should be done by a qualified
person.
Clean linf screen before or after each
load.
WARNING: If hot water has not been
used recently (usually two weeks or
longer), hydrogen gases may build up
in the water heater and the hot water
pipes HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE.
To prevent injury or damage, before
using your washer, turn on all hot water
faucets and allow water to run for sev­
eral minutes. This will allow gases to es­
cape. Do not smoke or use any open
tiame near the faucet while it is open.
DO NOT let dust, paper, rags, chem­
icals, etc, pile up around or under the
washer/dryer.
The washer/dryer must be electrically
grounded.
See the "Installation
Instructions."
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