GE PGS908 Owner's Manual page 5

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PRECAUTIONS
Always keep wooden and plastic utensils and
canned food a safe distance from your range.
Always keep combustible wall coverings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance from your
range.
i Do not clean the range with flammable or
volatile cleaning fluids.
After prolonged use of a range, high floor
temperatures may result and many floor
coverings will not withstand this kind of use.
Never install the range over vinyl tile or linoleum
that cannot withstand such type of use. Never
install it directly over interior kitchen carpeting.
Avoid scratching the cooktop with sharp
instruments, or with rings and other jewelry.
i Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on
the oven door, storage drawer or cooktop. They
could damage the range and even tip it over,
causing severe personal injury.
A CAUTION: Items ofinterestto
children should not be stored in cabinets
above a range or on the backsplash of a
range-children climbing on the range to
reach items could be seriously injured.
i For your safety, never use your appliance
for warming or heating the room.
i Large scratches or impacts to glass doors
can lead to broken or shattered glass.
A WARNING: 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
cooktop or oven.
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Do not store flammable materials in an oven, a
range storage drawer or near a cooktop.
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.
Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up
a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother
a flaming pan on a surface burner by covering
the pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
sheet or flat tray. 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 dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the control
to off or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical
or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool
before touching them or leaving them where
children can reach them.
Never block the vents (air openings) of the range.
They provide the air inlet and outlet that are
necessary for the range to operate properly with
correct combustion. Air openings are located at
the rear of the cooktop, at the top and bottom
of the oven door, and at the bottom of the range
under the storage drawer or kick panel.
Do not lift the cooktop. Lifting the cooktop can
lead to damage and improper operation of the
range.
Do not clean the range when the appliance is in
use.
Neverwear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Becareful when
reaching for items stored in cabinets over the
range. Flammable material could be ignited
if brought in contact with flame or hot oven
surfaces and may cause severeburns.