Safety Instructions 2 - GE Monogram ZGP484NGRSS Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
* The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act requires the Governor of
California to publish o list of substances known
to the state to cause cancer, birth defects
or other reproductive harm, and requires
businesses to worn customers of potential
exposure to such substances.
• The fiberglass insulation in
self-clean
ovens gives
offa very small
amount of
carbon monoxide during the cleaning cycle,
Exposure con be minimized by venting with
an open window or using a ventilation fan
or hood.
° Gas appliances can cause minor exposure
to four of these substances, namety
benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde
and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete
combustion of natural gas or LP fuets.
Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a
bluish rather then a yellow flame, wil! minimize
incomplete combustion. Exposure to these
substances can be minimized by venting
with an open window or using a ventilation
fan or hood.
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is
extremely sensitive to the fumes given off
during the self-cleaning cycle of any oven.
Move birds to another welt-ventilated room.
A WARNING: SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
When using your appliance, follow basic
safety
precautions, including the following:
• Have the installer show you the location of
the range gas shut-off valve and how to turn
it off if necessary.
° Be sure all packing materiels are removed
from the range before operating it to prevent
fire or smoke damage should the packing
material ignite.
After prolonged use of a range, high floor
temperatures may result and many floor
coverings will not withstand this kind of
use. Never instatl the range over vinyl tile or
linoleum that cannot withstand such use.
Never install it directly over interior kitchen
carpeting.
* Locate the range out of kitchen traffic path
and out of drafty locations and areas with
poor air circulation.
ZkWARNING:
NEVERuse this appliance as a space heater
to heat or warm the room. Doing so may
result in carbon monoxide poisoning and
overheating of the oven.
WARNING:
NEVERcover any slots, holes or passages
in the oven bottom or an entire rack with
materials such as aluminum foil. Doing so
blocks air flow through the oven and may
a_sotrap heat, causing a fire hazard.