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Thisappliancemustbe grounded.
In the eventof an electricalshort
circuit, groundingreducesthe risk
of electricshockby providingan
escapewirefor the electriccurrent.
This applianceis equippedwitha
powercordhavinga grounding
wire witha groundingplug.The
plugmustbe pluggedintoan outlet
that is properlyinstalledand
grounded.(Fig. 1)
use of the groundingplugian-resutt
Usagesituations w here
appliance% power cordwill
bedisconnected i nfreqwxltly.
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions, w e
strongiyrecommend againstthe
use of an adapterplug.
However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanadapter,
where localcodespermit, a
TEMPORARY C ONNECTION
maybemade toaproperly g rounded
two-prong w ailreceptacle bytheuse
ofa 13L listed adapter ( Fig.2)
which isavailable at
most
local
hardware s tores,
METH05
The
largerslotin the
must
Usage
situaths where
appliance's p owercordwill
bedisconnected frequently.
DO@ wan
adapter pluginthese
situationsbecausedisconnecting of
the powercord placesunduestrain
on the adapterand leadsto eventual
hike oftheadapter groundterminal.
Youshouldhavethe two-prongwall
receptaclereplacedwith a three-
prong(grounding)receptacleby a
qualifiedelectricianbeforeusing
the appliance.
Useof Extension Cords
Becauseof potentialsafetyhazards
undercertaincxmditions, westrongly
recommendagainstthe use of an
extensioncord. However,if it is
necessaryto use an extensioncord,
useonlya 3-wireextensioncord
that hasa $biade groundingplug,
and a 3-slotreceptaclethat will
acceptthe plugon the appliance.
The markedratingof the extension
cord shallbe equalto or greater
thanthe electricalratingof the
(B amperes).
be
alig&dwiththekgc~ slotin the
Suchextensioncordsare obtainable
wall
to provideproper
throughGE service.If youdo use
polarityin the
of the
maextensioncordwith your
powerCor'd,
OWXR,
the interiorlight
When
the power
cord fromthe
alwayshold
the adap!erwithonehand, If this
is notdotw.the adapterground
terminal
is very likely to
breakwith
use.
thishappen,
110N{.X' U SEthe applianceuntil
a propergm.mdhasagainbeen
.
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