Groundinginstructions - GE JE48 Use And Care Manual

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Thisappliancemustbe grounded.
Intheeventof an electricalshort
circuit,groundingreducestherisk
ofelectricshockbyprovidingan
escapewire for theelectriccurrent.
Thisapplianceis equippedwitha
powercord havinga grounding
wirewitha groundingplug.The
plugmustbe pluggedintoanoutlet
thatis properlyinstalledand
grounded.(Fig. 1)
WARNING-~rnproWr
useof thegroundingplugcan-result
ina risk of electricshock.
Consulta qualifiedelectricianor
servicetechnicianif the grounding
instructions are notcompletely
understood, o r if doubtexistsas to
whetherthe applianceis properly
grounded.
Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
receptacle is encountered,it is
$ourpersonalresponsibility am.i
to haveit replacedwith
*properly
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fromthepowercord.
Useof Atipter Plugs
UsageSituations w here
q@iance9s powercordwill
bedisconnected i nfrequently.
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions, w e
stronglyrecommend againstthe
useof an adapterplug. However,
if youstillelectto usean adapter,
wherelocalcodespermit, a
TEMPORARY CONNECTKIN
maybe madeto a properlygrounded
Usagesituations w here
appliance% power cordwill
bedisconmctedfquently,
130 W use an
wiapterpluginthese
situationsbecausedisconnecting of
thepowercord placesunduestrain
on the adapterand leadsto eventual
fhilurv oftheadapter g roundterminal.
Youshouldhavethetwo-prongwall
receptaclereplacedwitha three-
prong(grounding) r eceptaclebya
two-prong wallreceptacle bythe use
qualifiedelectricianbeforeusing
of a UL listedadapter(Fig.2)
whichis available at mostlocal
hardwarestores.
the appliance.
UseofExtension Cords
TEMPORARY METHOD
ADAPTER PLUGS N OT
I ERMTTED INCANADA)
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ALIGN LARGE
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PRONG$YSLOTS -~ . I
Fig.
Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
be alignedwiththehugerslotin the
wallreceptacleto provideproper
polarity
inthe ofthe
pavercord.
the adapter
groundterminalto the wall
receptaclecoverscrewdoesnot
the applianceunlessthe
coverscrewis metal.andnot
and the wail
is the house
Youshouldhwe thecircuit
checkedbya electrician
to makesure the is
When the power
cord
fromtheadapter, a lways
h old
the adapterwithone hand. If this
is not done, theadapterground
terminalis very likelyto Imei.tk w ith
repeateduse. Shouldthi~happen,
DO N(YI" U SEthe until
a propergroundhasagainbeen
Becauseof potentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions, w estrongly
recommendagainsttheuse of an
extensioncord. However, i f it is
necessaryto use anextensioncord,
useonlya 3-wireextensioncord
thathas a 3-bladegroundingplug,
and a 3-slotreceptaclethat will
accepttheplugon theappliance,
The markedratingof the extension
cord shallbe equalto or greater
thantheekxtrical ratingof the
appliance(15amperes).
Suchextension c ordsareobtainable
through General E lectric service.
Efyml d o
use m exttnsioncord
withyourmicrowave oven,the
interior l ightmayflicker andthe
Mower s oundmayva9 whenoven
isinuse.Cooktimesmaybelonger
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