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hisappliancemustbe grounded.
in the eventof an electricalshort
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circuit,groundingreducestherisk
ofelectricshockbyprovidingan
escapewire fortheelectriccurrent.
Thisapplianceis equippedwitha
powercord havinga grounding
wirewitha groundingplug.The
plugmustbe pluggedintoan outlet
that is
properlyinstalledand
grounded.(Fig. 1)
useof the groundingplug~an-result
in a risk of electricshock.
Consulta qualifiedelectricianor
.,GI v i~~technicianif the grounding
instructionsare notcompletely
understood,or if doubt~xists& to
whetherthe applianceis properly
grounded.
V4here a standardtwo-prongwall
receptacleis encountered,it is
your
ami
to haveit replacedwith
u properlygrounded
wallreceptacl~.
Do
not
under any
cut (w
the
third@wu lnd)
prongfromthepOwer c ord,
Usage
where
appliance's p ower cordwill
bedisconnected
Becauseof potentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions, w e
stronglyrecommend againstthe
useof an adapterplug.
However,
if youstillelectto usean adapter,
wherelocalcodespermit,a
TEMPORARY CONNECITON
maybemadeto a properlygrounded
two-prong wallreceptacle bythe use
of a UL listedadaptir(Fig.~)
whichis available-at mos(local
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
bealignedwiththe larger
slot in the
wail recep~~cleto pmvidc proper
polarity in the cmnfxxkm of the
power cord.
the
adapter
terminal to the wall
cover screw does not
groundthe appharweunlessthe
coverscrewis recta!,am.! n ot
insulated,and the wallrccep~ac}c
is grounded
the house
wiring.Youshouldhavethe
circuit
checkedbya
electrician
to makesure the
is
pr{qwrly
When
the power
cord fromthe adapter.alwayshold
theadapterwithone hand. Ifthis
is notdone, the
ground
~crmina~ i s very likelyt{~break with
repeatedusc. Should~hishappen,
110IN(3I' [JSHthe applianceuntil
a propergrouncj h as againbeen
.
@
Usage
where
powercordwill
be
Danot w an
adapter
pkginthese
situations because disconnecting of
the power cord places undue strain
on the adapter and
leadsto eventual
fhi.lure oftheadapter g rmmdterminal.
Youshouldhavethetwo-prongwall
receptaclereplacedwith a three-
prong(grounding)receptaclebya
qualifiedelectricianbeforeusing
the appliance.
Useof Extension Cords
Becauseof potentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions, w estrongly
recommendagainstthe use of an
extensioncord, However,if it is
necessaryto usean extensioncord,
useonlya 3-wireextensioncord
thathasa 3~blade groundingplug,
and a 3-slotreceptaclethatwill
acceptthe plugon the appliance.
The markedratingof the extension
cord shallbe equalto or greater
thanthe electricalratingof the
appliance(I5amperes).
Suchextensioncordsare obtainable
throughGeneralElectricservice.
Ifyoll do
we ml
cord
withyour
oven9 the
interior
light may
flickerand the
blowersoundmayvarywhenoven
is in use. Cooktimesmaybe longer
as well.
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