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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAFE TY PRE CA UTIONS
• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up
a flaming pan. Turn 1he controls off. Smother a
flaming pan on a surface unit by covering tim
pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
sheet or flat u'ay. Use a multi-purpose
dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering it with baking soda or, if available, by
using a multi-purpose
&y chemical or foam-
type fire extinguisher,
Flame in the oven can be smothered
complemty by closing the oven door and
turning 1he oven offor hy using a multi-
purpose
dry chemical or foam-type fire
extinguisher.
• DO NOT STORE
OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS,
GASOLINE
OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE
VAPORS
AND LIQUIDS
IN
THE VICINITY
OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.
• Do not let cooking
grease
or other flammable
materials
accumulate
in or near the range.
Clean drip Ways and liners after every use.
• If you smell gas, the installer
has not done
a
proper
job of checking
for leaks. You can have
a small leak and therefore
a faint gas smell if
the connections
are not completely
tight.
Finding a gas leak is NOT a do-il-youi,'self
procedure.
&)me leaks can only be found wilh
the burner control in the ON position and for
your prolection
it must be done by a qualified
scqwice technician.
Never use an open flame to
locate a leak.
• If by some chance a burner goes out and gas
escapes, open a window or a door to let the
room air out. Do not attempt t{)use the
appliance
until 1he gas has had time to
dissipale. Follow the insu_uctions in What to do
if You Smell Gas.
• Do not use aluminum foil to line any part of the
oven or cooktop. Using a foil liner could result
in a fire hazard or the obsu'uction
of the flow of
combustion
and ventilation
air. Foil is an
excellent heat insulator and heat will be
trapped underneath
it, This trapped heat can
upset the cooking performance
and can
damage the finish of the oven or the cooktop,
SURFACE
COOKING
• Do not heat unopened
food containers;
a
buil&up
of pressure
may- cause the container
to bm_t.
• Set the burner con_ol so that the flame heats
only the bottom of the pan and does not exlend
beyond the bot|om of flae pan, Excessive flame
is hazardous. The high BTU burneI,'s can easily
melt cookware handles.
• Hold the handle
of the pan, using a dry pot
holder,
to prevent
movement
of the mensil
when stirring
or turning
food.
• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
• Always use the LITE position
when igniting
the
surface
burners and make sure the burners
have ignited,
including
the center
simmer
flame.
• Never leave the surface
burners unattended
at
high flame settings,
l_)iloveI ,'scause smoking
and greasy- spillovers
that may- catch on fire. If
the burner
flames
are smothered
hy a severe
boilover
which affects
the ignitor,
unburned
gas will escape
into the room.
• Do not let pot holders
come near open flames
when lifting cookware.
Do not use a towel or
other bulky cloth in place of a pot holder.
• To minimize
the possibility
of bunts, ignition
of flammable
materials
and spillage,
turn
cookware
handles
toward
the side or back of
the Fange without
extending
over a{ljacent
burners.
• Never block the vents (air openings ) of the
range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that
are necessmy for the range 1{)operale properly
with correct combustion,
Air openings
are
located at the top and bouom of the oven door,
drip trays, drip u'ay handle areas, backgaurd
vent area and m'ea immediately
surrounding
the top burners (burner pans),
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