Maytag GEMINITM User Manual page 3

Protective Liners: Do not use aluminum foil to
line surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms,
except as suggested in the manual. Improper
installation of these liners may result in a risk of
electric shock or fire.
NEVER cook on broken cooktop. If cooktop
should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers
may penetrate the broken cooktop and create
a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified tech-
nician immediately.
Clean cooktop with caution. Some cleaners can
produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot sur-
face. If a wet sponge, cloth, or paper towel is
used on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid
steam burn.
Use extreme caution when moving the grease
pan or disposing of hot grease. Allow grease
to cool before attempting to move pan.
Use care when opening door(s). Let hot air or
steam escape before removing or replacing
food.
For proper oven operation and performance,
do not block or obstruct oven vent duct. When
oven is in use, the vent and surrounding area
near the vent may become hot enough to cause
burns.
Always place oven racks in desired locations
while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while
oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot
element in oven.
Clean only parts listed in this guide. Do not clean
door gasket. The gasket is essential for a good
seal. Do not rub, damage, or move the gasket.
Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven
cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any
kind should be used in or around any part of
the oven.
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler
pan, oven racks and other utensils to prevent
excessive smoking, discoloration of the oven
racks or possible damage to utensils.
Wipe up excessive spillovers, especially greasy
spills, before the clean cycle to prevent smok-
ing, flare-ups or flaming.
It is normal for the cooktop to become hot dur-
ing a clean cycle. Therefore, avoid touching the
cooktop, door, window or oven vent during a
clean cycle.
NEVER touch surface or oven heating ele-
ments, areas near elements, or interior sur-
faces of oven.
Heating elements may be hot even though they
are dark in color. Areas near surface elements
and interior surfaces of an oven may become
hot enough to cause burns. During and after
use, do not touch or let clothing or other flam-
mable materials contact heating elements, ar-
eas near elements, or interior surfaces of oven
until they have had sufficient time to cool.
Other potentially hot surfaces include: Cooktop,
areas facing the cooktop, oven vent, and sur-
faces near the vent opening, oven door(s), ar-
eas around the door(s) and oven window(s).
NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised
in area where appliance is in use or is still hot.
NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any
part of the appliance as they could be injured or
burned.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of interest to
children in cabinets above an appliance or on
backguard of a range. Children climbing on ap-
pliance, door or drawer to reach items could
damage the appliance or be burned or seriously
injured.
Children must be taught that the appliance and
utensils in or on it can be hot. Let hot utensils
cool in a safe place, out of reach of small chil-
dren. Children should be taught that an appli-
ance is not a toy. Children should not be allowed
to play with controls or other parts of the unit.
Clean range hood and filters frequently to pre-
vent grease or other flammable materials from
accumulating on hood or filter and to avoid
grease fires.
Turn the fan on when flambéing foods (such
as Cherries Jubilee) under the hood.
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) re-
quires the Governor of California to publish a
list of substances known to the State of Califor-
nia to cause cancer or reproductive harm, and
requires businesses to warn customers of po-
tential exposures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that
when the oven is engaged in the self-clean cycle,
there may be some low level exposure to some
of the listed substances, including carbon mon-
oxide. Exposure to these substances can be
minimized by properly venting the oven to the
outdoors during the self-clean cycle by opening
a window and/or door in the room where the ap-
pliance is located.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PET
BIRDS: Never keep pet birds in the kitchen or in
rooms where the fumes from the kitchen could
reach. Birds have a very sensitive respiratory
system. Fumes released during an oven self-
cleaning cycle may be harmful or fatal to birds.
Fumes released due to overheated cooking oil,
fat, margarine and overheated non-stick cook-
ware may be equally harmful.