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General Safety Tips:
Dryer Safety tips:
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- Always follow your manufacturers instructions.
These include use and maintenance guidelines.
- Empty or clean the lint filter after every use
of the dryer.
- At least annually check your dryer vent for signs
of accumulated lint. The filters do not catch all of the lint coming from the drum.
Because of the moisture in the vent tubing, lint easily attaches itself to the
tubing. (This may need to be done more frequently depending on usage.)
- When installing or running the exhaust pipe check manufacturers guidelines. All have limitations
on length of run and sizing requirements. This also includes the use of flexible tubing
and type of materials.
- Any signs of malfunctioning of the dryer should be attended to immediately. The
timer should never be allowed to be faulty. Longer than needed cycles can have a
detrimental outcome.
- Never dry any articles that have been exposed, even slightly, to flammable liquids.
(cleaning solvents, gasoline, etc.)
- There have been three major fires in Connecticut in recent months due to accumulated
lint. One being a fatal fire in September of 1997.
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