Kenmore 6703 Use and Care Guide - Page 4

Dryer Safety

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DRYER SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided 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 kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word "DANGER" or "WARNING." These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions. All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed. iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using the dryer, follow basic precautions, including the following: [] Read all instructions before using the dryer. [] Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in your dryer. Items contaminated with cooking oils may contribute to a chemical reaction that could cause a load to catch fire. [] Do not dry articles that have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, drycleaning solvents, or other flammable or explosive substances as they give off vapors that could ignite or explode. [] Do not allow children to play on or in the dryer. Close supervision of children is necessary when the dryer is used near children. [] Before the dryer is removed from service or discarded, remove the door to the drying compartment. [] Do not reach into the dryer if the drum is moving. [] Do not install or store the dryer where it will be exposed to the weather. [] Do not tamper with controls. [] Do not repair or replace any part of the dryer or attempt any servicing unless specifically recommended in this Use and Care Guide or in published user-repair instructions that you understand and have the skills to carry out. [] Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or product. [] Do not use heat to dry articles containing foam rubber or similarly textured rubber-like materials. [] Clean lint screen before or after each load. [] Keep area around the exhaust opening and adjacent surrounding areas free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and dirt. [] The interior of the dryer and exhaust vent should be cleaned periodically by qualified service personnel. [] See installation instructions for grounding requirements. SAVE THESE iNSTRUCTiONS

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DRYER SAFETY
Your
safety
and
the safety
of others
are very
important.
We have provided
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 kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages
will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word "DANGER"
or "WARNING."
These words mean:
You can be killed or seriously
injured if you don't immediately
follow
instructions.
You can be killed or seriously
injured
if you don't
follow
instructions.
All safety messages
will tell you what the potential
hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance
of injury, and tell you what can
happen
if the instructions
are not followed.
iMPORTANT
SAFETY
iNSTRUCTiONS
WARNING:
To reduce
the risk of fire, electric
shock,
or injury to persons
when using the dryer, follow
basic precautions,
including
the following:
[]
Read all instructions
before
using the dryer.
[]
Do not place
items
exposed
to cooking
oils in your dryer.
Items contaminated
with
cooking
oils may contribute
to
a chemical
reaction
that could
cause
a load to catch
fire.
[]
Do not dry articles that have been previously
cleaned
in,
washed
in, soaked
in, or spotted
with
gasoline,
dry-
cleaning
solvents,
or other flammable
or explosive
substances
as they give off vapors that could
ignite or
explode.
[]
Do not allow
children
to play on or in the dryer. Close
supervision
of children
is necessary
when the dryer is
used near children.
[]
Before the dryer is removed
from service or discarded,
remove the door to the drying compartment.
[]
Do not reach into the dryer if the drum is moving.
[]
Do not install or store the dryer where it will be exposed
to the weather.
[]
Do not tamper
with controls.
[]
Do not repair or replace any part of the dryer or attempt
any servicing
unless specifically
recommended
in this
Use and Care Guide or in published
user-repair
instructions
that you understand
and have the skills to
carry out.
[]
Do not use fabric
softeners
or products
to eliminate
static
unless
recommended
by the manufacturer
of the fabric
softener
or product.
[]
Do not use heat to dry articles containing
foam
rubber
or
similarly
textured
rubber-like
materials.
[]
Clean lint screen before
or after each load.
[]
Keep area around the exhaust
opening
and adjacent
surrounding
areas free from the accumulation
of lint, dust,
and dirt.
[]
The interior of the dryer and exhaust
vent should be
cleaned
periodically
by qualified
service personnel.
[]
See installation
instructions
for grounding
requirements.
SAVE THESE
iNSTRUCTiONS