IMPORTANT SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS 5
IMPORTANT SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
WARNING
For your safety, the information in this manualmust be followed to minimize the risk of fire or
explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, injury to persons, or death.
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS FORINSTALLATION
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using this appliance, follow basic
precautions, including the following.
•Refer to INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS for
detailed grounding procedures. Installation
instructions are packed with
the washer for
installer’s reference. If the washer is moved to a
new location, have it checked and reinstalled by a
qualified service technician. Failure to follow this
warning can cause serious injury, fire, electric shock,
or death.
•Do not, under any circumstances, cut or remove
the third (ground)prong from the power cord.
Failure to follow this warning can cause serious
injury, fire, electric shock, or death.
•For personal safety, this appliance must be
properlygrounded. Failure to follow this warning
cancause serious injury, fire, electric shock, or
death.
•
The power cord
of
this
appliances equipped with
a 3-prong (grounding) plug which mates with a
standard 3-prong (grounding) wall outlet to minimize
the possibility of electric shock from this appliance.
•This washer must be plugged into a 120 VAC, 60 Hz
grounded outlet. Failure to follow this warning can
causeserious injury, fire, electric shock, or death.
•
Have the wall outlet and circuit checked by a
qualified electrician to make sure the outlet is
properly grounded. Failure to follow this warning
can cause serious injury, fire, electric shock, or
death.
•
Where
a
standard 2-prong wall
outlet
is
encountered,
it
is
your
personal
responsibility
and obligation to have it replaced with a properly
grounded 3-prong wall outlet. Failure to follow this
warning can cause serious injury, fire, electric shock,
or death.
•
Do not install on carpet. Install washer on a solid
floor. Failure to follow this warning can cause
serious leak damage.
•Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an
adapter or extension cord. Plug into a grounded
3-prong outlet. Failure to follow these warnings can
causeserious injury, fire, electric shock, or death.
•The washer should always be plugged into its own
individual electrical outlet which has a voltage rating
that matches the rating plate. This provides the best
performance and also prevents overloading house
wiring circuits which could cause a fire hazard from
overheated wires.
•
Never unplug your washer by pulling on the power
cord. Always grip plug firmly and pull straight out
from the outlet. Failure to follow this warning can
causeserious injury, fire, electric shock, or death.
•Repair or immediately replace
all power cords that
have become frayed or otherwise damaged. Do not
use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion damage
along its length or at either end. Failure
to
follow
this warning can cause serious injury, fire, electric
shock, or death.
•
When installing or moving the washer, be careful
not to pinch, crush, or damage the power cord.
Failure to follow this warning can cause serious
injury, fire, electric shock, or death.
•The washer must be installed and electrically
grounded by a qualified service person in
accordance with local codes to prevent shock
hazardand assure stability during operation.
•
The washer is heavy. Two or more people may be
needed to install and move the appliance. Failure to
do socanresult in backor other injury.
•
Store andinstallthe washer where it will not
be
exposed to temperatures below freezing or
exposed to outdoor weather conditions. Failure to
follow this warning cancause serious leak damage.
•Do not install the washer in humid spaces to reduce
the risk of electric shock. Failure
to
follow
this
warning can cause serious injury, fire, electric shock,
or death.
•
To reduce the risk of injury to persons, adhere to all
industry recommended safety procedures including
the use of gloves and safety glasses.
Failure to follow all of the safety warnings in this
manual could result in property damage, injury to
persons or death.