Samsung DV665JS - Manual (Page 4)

Safety Instructions
Read all instructions before using this appliance
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 Owner’s Manual.
- 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.
- Located 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 Exhaustioning Details in the
Installation Instructions.
- Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance or attempt any servicing unless specifically
recommended in this Owner’s Manual.
- 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 PLASTOC 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 operation.
• Garments labeled “Dry Away from Heat” 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.
• Clean the lint filter before each load to prevent lint accumulation inside the dryer or in the room.
DO NOT OPERATE THE DRYER WITHOUT LINT FILTER IN PLACE.
• Keep the area around the exhaust opening, and around and underneath your appliances free from
the accumulation of combustible materials, such as lint, paper, rags, chemicals, etc.
• Regularly inspect the exhaust duct to be sure it has not been crushed or otherwise restricted.
• The interior of the dryer cabinet and the exhaust duct connection inside the dryer should be
cleaned every 2 to 3 years, or more often if needed, by a qualified service person.