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Important, Safety, Instructions

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English IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Warning - To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following: 1. Read all instructions before using the appliance. 2. Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this use and care guide. 3. Use only detergents or softeners recommended for use in this appliance and keep them out of the reach of children. 4. This appliance must be properly installed in accordance with the installation instructions before it is used. 5. Never unplug your appliance by pulling on the power cord. Always grasp the plug firmly and pull straight out from the outlet. 6. Replace worn power cords, loose plugs/power outlets immediately. 7. Unplug your appliance before cleaning or before making any repairs. 8. If your old appliance is not being used, we recommend that you remove the door. This will reduce the possibility of danger to children. 9. Do not operate your appliance in the presence of explosive fumes. 10. Do not use hot water that exceeds 140 °F (60 C ) in temperature. 11. Do not use this appliance to wash clothes soaked, spotted or washed in gasoline, dry cleaning solvents or any other explosive or flammable substances that could ignite and explode. 12. Clothes or rags used to clean flammable or explosive materials should not be washed in this appliance till all traces of this material has been removed, to avoid an accident. 13. Do not add or mix any flammable or explosive substances to the wash. 14. Do not try to remove clothes while the tub is moving. Let it come to a complete stop before use. 15. The appliance loading door must be closed when tub is spinning. 16. Do not operate your appliance when parts are missing or parts are broken. 17. Do not use this appliance for commercial clothes washing. 18. Do not operate this appliance unless all enclosure panels are properly in place. 1 9lish Electrical Connections Grounding Instructions This appliance must be grounded. In the event of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. This appliance is equipped with a cord that has a grounding wire with a grounded plug. The plug must be inserted into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded. A • Improper use of the plug can result in a risk of electric shock. • Consult a qualified electrician or service person if the grounding instructions are not completely understood or if doubt exists as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. Wiring Requirements: • This appliance must be plugged into at least 10 AMP 230-240 VOLT, 50 HZ GROUNDED OUTLET. Note: Where a standard two-prong outlet is encountered, it is the personal responsibility and obligation of the consumer to have it replaced with a properly grounded •.1 three-prong outlet. A Extension Cords: We do not recommend that you use an extension cord. Power Interruptions Occasionally there may be power interruptions due to thunderstorms or other causes. Remove the power cord from AC outlet when a power outage occurs. When power has been restored re-plug power cord to AC outlet. If outage is for a prolonged period, clean washer before using it again. 26

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English
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Warning
-
To
reduce
the
risk
of
fire,
electric
shock,
or
injury
to
persons
when
using
your
appliance,
follow
basic
precautions,
including
the
following:
1.
Read
all
instructions
before
using
the
appliance.
2.
Use
this
appliance
only
for
its
intended
purpose
as
described
in
this
use
and
care
guide.
3.
Use
only
detergents
or
softeners
recommended
for
use
in
this
appliance
and
keep
them
out
of
the
reach
of
children.
4.
This
appliance
must
be
properly
installed
in
accordance
with
the
installa-
tion
instructions
before
it
is
used.
5.
Never
unplug
your
appliance
by
pulling
on
the
power
cord.
Always
grasp
the
plug
firmly
and
pull
straight
out
from
the
outlet.
6.
Replace
worn
power
cords,
loose
plugs/power
outlets
immediately.
7.
Unplug
your
appliance
before
cleaning
or
before
making
any
repairs.
8.
If
your
old
appliance
is
not
being
used,
we
recommend
that
you
remove
the
door.
This
will
reduce
the
possibility
of
danger
to
children.
9.
Do
not
operate
your
appliance
in
the
presence
of
explosive
fumes.
10.
Do
not
use
hot
water
that
exceeds
140
°
F
(60
C
)
in
temperature.
11.
Do
not
use
this
appliance
to
wash
clothes
soaked,
spotted
or
washed
in
gasoline,
dry
cleaning
solvents
or
any
other
explosive
or
flammable
sub-
stances
that
could
ignite
and
explode.
12.
Clothes
or
rags
used
to
clean
flammable
or
explosive
materials
should
not
be
washed
in
this
appliance
till
all
traces
of
this
material
has
been
removed,
to
avoid
an
accident.
13.
Do
not
add
or
mix
any
flammable
or
explosive
substances
to
the
wash.
14.
Do
not
try
to
remove
clothes
while
the
tub
is
moving.
Let
it
come
to
a
complete
stop
before
use.
15.
The
appliance
loading
door
must
be
closed
when
tub
is
spinning.
16.
Do
not
operate
your
appliance
when
parts
are
missing
or
parts
are
broken.
17.
Do
not
use
this
appliance
for
commercial
clothes
washing.
18.
Do
not
operate
this
appliance
unless
all
enclosure
panels
are
properly
in
place.
Electrical
Connections
Grounding
Instructions
This
appliance
must
be
grounded.
In
the
event
of
an
electrical
short
circuit,
grounding
reduces
the
risk
of
electric
shock
by
providing
an
escape
wire
for
the
electric
current.
This
appliance
is
equipped
with
a
cord
that
has
a
grounding
wire
with
a
grounded
plug.
The
plug
must
be
inserted
into
an
outlet
that
is
properly
installed
and
grounded.
A
Improper
use
of
the
plug
can
result
in
a
risk
of
electric
shock.
Consult
a
qualified
electrician
or
service
person
if
the
grounding
instructions
are
not
completely
understood
or
if
doubt
exists
as
to
whether
the
appliance
is
properly
grounded.
Wiring
Requirements:
This
appliance
must
be
plugged
into
at
least
10
AMP
230-240
VOLT,
50
HZ
GROUNDED
OUTLET.
Note:
Where
a
standard
two
-prong
outlet
is
encountered,
it
is
the
personal
responsibility
and
obligation
of
the
consumer
to
have
it
replaced
with
a
properly
grounded
three
-prong
outlet.
A
Extension
Cords:
We
do
not
recommend
that
you
use
an
extension
cord.
Power
Interruptions
•.1
Occasionally
there
may
be
power
interruptions
due
to
thunderstorms
or
other
causes.
Remove
the
power
cord
from
AC
outlet
when
a
power
outage
occurs.
When
power
has
been
restored
re
-plug
power
cord
to
AC
outlet.
If
outage
is
for
a
prolonged
period,
clean
washer
before
using
it
again.
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