Kenmore 417-6171 Series User manual

Use & Care Guide
Gufa de Uso y Cuidado
Guide d'utiJisation et d'entretien
English /Espa_ol /FrancFais
Models/Modelos /ModUles: 417-6171% 417-7171% 417-6172% 417-7172"
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Co.hi °son
,_'_:z Color number, n0mero de cdolr_ le num@o de couleur
P/N A03355101A (1501)
Sears Brands Management Corporation
Haft:man Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.
www.kenmore.com
www.sea rs.com
Sears Canada Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2C3
WWW.sea rs.ca

Record Model/Serial Numbers
The model and serial numbers of your laundry center are
found on the serial plate located on the inside of the dryer
door. Record and retain these numbers.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
For your safety the following information in
this manual must be followed to minimize the
risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property
damage, personal injury or death.
Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not
use any phone in your building.
•Clear the room, building or area of all
occupants.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from
a neighbor's phone. Follow the gas
supplier's instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call
the fire department.
ii Installation and service must be performed
ii by a qualified installer, service agency or
ii
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions ............................................ 2-5
Warranty /Protection Agreement ....................................... 6
Washer Operating Instructions ....................................... 7-14
Dryer Operating Instructions .......................................... 15-18
Care and Cleaning ......................................................... 19-20
Avoid Service Checldist .................................................. 21-22
Notes ...................................................................................... 23
Espa_ol .................................................................................. 24
Fransais ................................................................................. 46
Important Safety Instructions
This Use and Care Guide provides general operating
instructions for your laundry center. It also contains
information about features for several other models. Your
laundry center may not have every feature included.
The instructions appearing in this Use and Care Guide are
not meant to cover every possible condition and situation
that may occur. Common sense and caution must be
practiced when installing, operating and maintaining any
appliance. Use the dryer only as instructed in this Use &
Care Guide.
Recognize safety symbols, words and
labels
Safety items throughout this manual are labeled with
a WARNING or CAUTION based on the risk type as
described below:
Definitions
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you
to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety
messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or
death.
DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which! .o ded _ o ou. C¥:....
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
ii. •
injury.
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate
ii. •
injury.
IMPORTANT indicates installation, operation or
maintenance information which is important but not
hazard-related.
Save these instructions
for future reference.

important Safety instructions
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Avoid fire hazard or electrical shock. Do not use an adaptor plug or extension cord or remove grounding
prong from electrical power cord. Failure to follow this warning can cause serious injury, fire or death.
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To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury to persons when using this dryer, comply with the basic warnings
listed below. Failure to comply with these warnings could result in serious personal injuries.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow these Important Safety Instructions:
PREVENT FIRE
*Do not wash or dry items that have been previously
cleaned in, soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, cleaning
solvents, kerosene, cooking oils, waxes, etc. Do not store
these items on or near the washen These substances give off
vapors or chemical reactions that could ignite or explode.
° Do not put oily or greasy rags or clothing on top of the
laundry center. These substances give off vapors that
could ignite the materials.
° Do not add gasoline, cleaning solvents, or other flam-
mable or explosive substances to the wash water. These
substances give off vapors that could ignite or explode.
° Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be pro-
duced in a hot water system that has not been used for
2 weeks or more. HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. If the
hot water system has not been used for such a period,
before using the washeb turn on all hot water faucets
and let the water flow from each for several minutes.
This will release any accumulated hydrogen gas. Hy-
drogen gas is flammable; do not smoke or use an open
flame during this time.
° Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors
or liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
° Do not place ffems 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 containing rubber, plastic or similar
materials such as bras, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs,
baby pants, plastic bags and pillows that may melt or burn.
Some rubber materials, when heated, can under certain
circumstances produce fire by spontaneous combustion.
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....... WARNING ......
FIRE HAZARD
A clothes dryer produces combustible lint. The dryer must
be connected to an outdoors exhaust. Regularly inspect the
outdoor exhaust opening and remove any accumulation of
lint around the opening and in the surrounding area.
°Clean the lint screen before or after each load. The
interior of the dryer, lint screen housing and exhaust duct
should be cleaned approximately every 18 months by
qualified service personnel. An excessive amount of lint
build-up in these areas could result in inemcient drying
and possible fire. See Care and Cleaning.
° Do not operate the dryer if the lint screen is blocked,
damaged or missing. Fire hazard, overheating and dam-
age to fabrics can occur.
° Do not obstruct the flow of ventilating air. Do not stack
or place laundry or throw rugs against the front or back
of the dryer.
° Do not spray any type of aerosol into, on or near dryer
at any time.
° Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate
static unless recommended by the manufacturer of the
fabric softener or product.
° Do not continue to use the laundry center if you hear
squeaking, grinding, rubbing or other unusual noises. This
could be a sign of mechanical breakdown and lead to
fire or serious injury. Contact a qualified technician im-
mediately.
° Failure to comply with these warnings could result in fire,
explosion, serious bodily injury and/or damage to the
rubber or plastic parts of the laundry center.

important Safety instructions
PROTECT CHILDREN
°Do not allow children to play on or in the laundry center.
Close supervision of children is necessary when the
washer is used near children. As children grow, teach
them the proper, safe use of all appliances.
°Destroy the carton, plastic bag and other packing
materials after the laundry center is unpacked. Children
might use them for play. Cartons covered with rugs, bed-
spreads or plastic sheets can become airtight chambers.
°Keep laundry products out of children's reach. To prevent
personal injury, observe all warnings on product labels.
°Before the laundry center is removed from service or
discarded, remove the washer lid to prevent accidental
entrapment.
°Failure to comply with these warnings could result in seri-
ous personal injuries.
PREVENT INJURY
°To prevent shock hazard and assure stability during
operation, the laundry center must be installed and
electrically grounded by a qualified service person in
accordance with local codes. Installation instructions
are packed in the washer for instaiier's reference. Refer
to INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS for detailed ground-
ing procedures. If the laundry center is moved to a new
location, have it checked and reinstalled by a qualified
service person.
°To prevent personal injury or damage to the laundry
center, the electrical power cord of a gas dryer must
be plugged into a properly grounded and polarized
3-prong outlet. The third grounding prong must never be
removed. Never ground the dryer to a gas pipe. Do not
use an extension cord or an adaptor plug.
WARNING
...............F=RE)ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
Avoid fire hazard or electrical shock. Do not use an
adaptor plug or extension cord or remove grounding prong
from electrical power cord. Failure to follow this warning
Grounding type
wall receptacle/Do not, under "_
any circumstances, J
cut, remove,
or bypassthe
Powercord with
3-prong grounded plug
°ALWAYS disconnect the laundry center from the electri-
cal supply before attempting any service or cleaning.
Failure to do so can result in electrical shock or injury.
. Do not use any type spray cleanser when cleaning dryer
interior. Hazardous fumes or electrical shock could occur.
°To prevent injury, do not reach into the laundry center
while parts are moving. Before loading, unloading or
adding items, push in the cycle selector knob to stop the
cycle. Allow the wash tub or dryer drum to coast to a
complete stop before reaching inside.
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important Safety instructions
°Follow package directions when using laundry products.
Incorrect usage can produce poisonous gas - resulting in
serious injury or death.
°Do not combine laundry products for use in 1 load unless
specified on the label.
°Do not mix chlorine bleach with ammonia or acids such
as vinegar.
WARNING
Do not use or mix liquid chlorine bleach with other
household chemicals such as toilet cleaners, rust
removers, acid or products containing ammonia. These
mixtures can produce dangerous fumes which can cause
PREVENT iNJURY AND DAMAGE TO THE APPLIANCE
To prevent serious personal injury and damage to the
laundry center:
°Aii repairs and servicing must be performed by an au-
thorized servicer unless specifically recommended in this
Use & Care Guide. Use only authorized factory parts.
°Do not tamper with controls.
°Do not install or store the laundry center where it wiii
be exposed to the weather. Do not operate the laundry
center in below freezing temperatures.
°Do not install on carpet. Install laundry center on a solid
floor. It may be necessary to reinforce the floor to pre-
vent vibration or movement.
°Do not sit on, step on or stand on the laundry center. Do
not rest heavy loads on top. The laundry center is not
meant to support weight.
°To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect this appli-
ance from the power supply before attempting any user
maintenance. Canceling a cycle or turning the power off:
at the console does not disconnect this appliance from
the power supply.
°This laundry center is equipped with an electrical over-
load protector. The washer motor wiii stop if it becomes
overheated.
°A thermal iimiter switch automatically turns off the dryer
motor in the unlikely event of an overheated situation. A
service technician must replace the thermal iimiter switch
after correcting the fault.
°Failure to comply with these warnings could result in seri-
ous personal injuries.
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of
substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn
customer of potential exposure to such substances. Included in this list are soot and carbon monoxide, both of which
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