Safety Precautions - GE JMS08 Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or
explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.
SAFETY P RECAUTIONS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:
Use this appliance only for its intended
purpose as described in this O_v_mr's
Manual.
Be sure your appliance is properly installed
and _ounded by a qualified technician in
accordance with the provided installation
instructions.
Do not attempt to repair or replace any
part of your range unless it is specifically
recommended in this manual. All other
sei_4cing should be refened m a qualified
technician.
Do not store flammable materials in an
oven or near the cooktop.
@ Have the installer showyou the location of
the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy
reference.
@ Before performing any seis4ce, disconnect
the range power supply at the household
disuibution panel by remox4ng the fuse or
switching off the chcuit breaker.
@ Do not leave children alone-children
should not be left alone or unattended in
an area where an appliance is in use. They
should never be allowed to sit or stand on
any part of the appliance.
@ Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or
hang on the door or cooktop. They could
damage the range and cause severe
personal injm T.
Teach children not to playwith the
controls or any other part of the range.
@ CAUTION:Items of interest to children
should not be stored in cabinets above a
range-children climbing on the range to
reach items could be seriously injured.
Keep the hood and grease filters clean
to maintain good venting and to avoid
grease fires.
Do not use water on grease fires. Never
pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls
off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface
unit by covering the pan completelywith a
well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or fiat tray. Use
a multi-purpose d U chemical or foam-type
fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put
out by covering it with baking soda or, it
availat)le, by using a multi-purpose d U
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered
completely by closing the oven door and
turning the oven offor by using a multi-
purpose dU chemical or foam-type fue
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 touch the surfhce units, the heating
elements or the interior surface of the
oven. These surfaces may be hot enough m
burn even though they are dark in color.
During and after use, do not touch, or let
clothing or other flammable materials
contact, the surface units, areas nearby the
surface units or any interior area of the
oven; allow sufficient time for cooling Inst.
Potentially hot surfhces include the
cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent opening, surfaces near the opening,
crevices around the oven door and metal
trim parts above the door.
REMEMBER: The inside surfhce of the oven
may be hot when the door is opened.
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