GE PCKS443EBWW User Manual - Page 3

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance Important Safety Instructions Warning - It is extremely important that you read and adhere to the following instructions. Failure to do so could cause bodily injuries and / or property damage due to fire. • Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Use and Care Book. This dryer must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used. - Properly ground to conform with Local Codes. Follow details in Installation Instructions. - Locate where the temperature is above 50˚F. (10˚C.) for satisfactory operation of the dryer control system. Do not install or store the dryer where it will be exposed to the weather. - Connect to a properly rated, protected and sized power supply circuit to avoid electrical overload. - Exhausting to the outside is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to prevent large amounts of moisture and lint from being blown into the room. Carefully follow the Exhausting Details in the Installation Instructions. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance or attempt any servicing unless specifically recommended in this Use and Care Book or in published user-repair instructions that you understand and have the skills to carry out. When disconnecting this appliance pull by the plug rather than the cord to avoid damage to the cord or junction of cord and plug. Make sure that the cord is located so that it will not be stepped on, tripped over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress. To Minimize the Possibility of a Fire Hazard • Exhaust Duct - See Installation Instructions. Use only rigid metal or flexible metal 4" diameter ductwork for exhausting to the outside. USE OF PLASTIC OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE. FOIL OR OTHER EASILY PUNCTURED DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF IT COLLAPSES OR BECOMES OTHERWISE RESTRICTED IN USE OR DURING INSTALLATION. • Do not use heat to dry articles containing rubber, plastic, or similar materials (such as padded bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, pillows, baby pants, plastic bags, etc.) as these materials may melt or burn. Also, some rubber materials, when heated, can under certain circumstances produce fire by spontaneous combustion. • Do not store items that may burn or melt (such as clothing, paper material, plastics or plastic containers, etc.) on top of the dryer during the operation. • Garments labeled "Dry Away from Heat" (such as life jackets containing Kapok or foam) must not be put in your dryer. • Do not wash or dry articles that have been cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with combustible or explosive substances (such as wax, paint, gasoline degreasers, dry- cleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.) which may ignite or explode. Do not add these substances to the wash water. Do not use these substances around your washer and/or dryer during operation. • Any article on which you have used a cleaning solvent, or which contains flammable materials (such as cleaning cloths, mops, towels used in beauty salons, restaurants or barber shops, etc.) must not be placed in or near the dryer until all traces of these flammable liquids or solids and their fumes have been removed. There are many highly flammable items used in homes such as: acetone, denatured alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some household cleaners, some spot removers, turpentines, waxes, wax removers and products containing petroleum distillates. (continued on next page) 3