Maytag MGD5707TQ Use and Care Guide - Page 17

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As Needed Cleaning 1. Roll lint off the screen with your fingers. 2. Wet both sides of lint screen with hot water. 3. Wet a nylon brush with hot water and liquid detergent. Scrub lint screen with the brush to remove residue buildup. 4. Rinse screen with hot water. 5. Thoroughly dry lint screen with a clean towel. Replace screen in dryer. CLEANING THE DRYER INTERIOR 1. Apply a liquid, nonflammable household cleaner to the stained area of the drum and rub with a soft cloth until stain is removed. 2. Wipe drum thoroughly with a damp cloth. 3. Tumble a load of clean cloths or towels to dry the drum. NOTE: Garments that contain unstable dyes, such as denim blue jeans or brightly colored cotton items, may discolor the dryer interior. These stains are not harmful to your dryer and will not stain future loads of clothes. Dry unstable dye items inside-out to avoid dye transfer. REMOVING ACCUMULATED LINT From Inside the Dryer Cabinet lint should be removed every 2 years, or more often, depending should be done by a qualified person. on dryer usage. Cleaning From the Exhaust Vent lint should be removed every 2 years, or more often, depending on dryer usage. VACATION AND MOVING CARE Vacation care Oi)erate your dryer only when you are at home. If you will be on vacation or not using your dryer for an extended period of time, you should: 1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power. 2. Close shutoff valve in gas supply line. 3. Clean lint screen. See "Cleaning the lint Screen." Moving care 1. Unplug the power supply cord. I 2. Close shutoff valve in gas supply line. 3. Disconnect gas supply line pipe and remove fittings attached to dryer pipe. 4. Cap the open fuel supply line. 5. Make sure leveling legs are secure in dryer base. 6. Use masking tape to secure dryer door. CHANGING THE DRUM LIGHT 1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power. 2. Open the dryer door. I.ocate the light bulb cover on the back wall of the dryer. Remove the screw located in the lower right-hand corner of the cover. Remove the cover. 3. Turn bulb counterclockwise. Replace the bulb with a 1O-watt appliance bulb only. Replace the cover and secure with the screw. 4. Plug in dryer or reconnect power.

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As
Needed
Cleaning
1.
Roll
lint
off
the screen
with
your
fingers.
2.
Wet
both
sides of
lint
screen
with
hot
water.
3.
Wet a nylon
brush
with
hot
water
and
liquid
detergent.
Scrub
lint
screen
with
the
brush
to
remove
residue
buildup.
4.
Rinse
screen
with
hot
water.
5.
Thoroughly
dry
lint
screen
with
a clean
towel.
Replace
screen
in dryer.
CLEANING
THE
DRYER
INTERIOR
1.
Apply
a liquid,
nonflammable
household
cleaner
to the
stained
area of
the drum
and
rub
with
a soft cloth
until
stain
is removed.
2.
Wipe
drum
thoroughly
with
a damp
cloth.
3.
Tumble
a load
of clean
cloths
or towels
to dry
the drum.
NOTE:
Garments
that
contain
unstable
dyes,
such
as denim
blue
jeans
or brightly
colored
cotton
items,
may discolor
the dryer
interior.
These
stains
are not
harmful
to your
dryer
and
will
not stain
future
loads
of
clothes.
Dry
unstable
dye
items
inside-out
to avoid
dye transfer.
REMOVING
ACCUMULATED
LINT
From
Inside
the
Dryer
Cabinet
lint
should
be removed
every
2 years,
or more
often,
depending
on dryer
usage.
Cleaning
should
be done
by a qualified
person.
From
the
Exhaust
Vent
lint
should
be removed
every
2 years,
or more
often,
depending
on dryer
usage.
VACATION
AND
MOVING
CARE
Vacation
care
Oi)erate
your
dryer
only
when
you
are at home.
If you
will
be on vacation
or not
using
your
dryer
for an extended
period
of time,
you
should:
1.
Unplug
dryer
or disconnect
power.
2.
Close
shutoff
valve
in gas supply
line.
3.
Clean
lint
screen.
See "Cleaning
the
lint
Screen."
Moving
care
1.
Unplug
the
power
supply
cord.
2.
Close
shutoff
valve
in gas supply
line.
3.
Disconnect
gas supply
line
pipe
and
remove
fittings
attached
to dryer
pipe.
4.
Cap
the open
fuel
supply
line.
5.
Make
sure
leveling
legs
are secure
in dryer
base.
6.
Use
masking
tape
to
secure
dryer
door.
CHANGING
THE
DRUM
LIGHT
1.
Unplug
dryer
or disconnect
power.
2.
Open
the
dryer
door.
I.ocate
the
light
bulb
cover
on the
back
wall
of the
dryer.
Remove
the
screw
located
in the
lower
right-hand
corner
of the cover.
Remove
the
cover.
3.
Turn bulb
counterclockwise.
Replace
the
bulb
with
a 1O-watt
appliance
bulb
only.
Replace
the cover
and
secure
with
the
screw.
4.
Plug
in dryer
or reconnect
power.
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