Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore 7864 Use & Care Manual

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important Safety instructions
Read all instructions
before
using this appliance.
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reference.
This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols and follow all instructions given.
This symbol wil! help alert You tQ situati0ns tha t maY Cause serious bodily harml death 0i pr0peity damage:
This symb01 Will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.
if the information
in this manual
is not
followed
exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury or death.
FOR YOUR SAFETY:
--
Do not store or use gasoline
or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any
other appliance.
--
WHAT TO DO iF YOU SMELL GAS:
Do not try to light any appliance.
Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any
phone in your building.
Immediately
call
your
gas
supplier
from
a
neighbor's
phone.
Follow
the gas supplier's
instructions.
If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire
department.
--
Installation
and service
must be performed by a
qualified
installer, servicer or the gas supplier.
• Remove all tape and packaging before using the range.
Destroy the carton and plastic bags after unpacking the
range. Never allow children to play with packaging material.
• Proper Installation--Be
sure your appliance
is properly
installed
and grounded
by a qualified
technician
in
accordance
with
the National
Fuel Gas Code
ANSI
Z223.= latest edition, or in Canada CAN/CGA B149.1, and
CAN/CGA B149.2, and the the National
Electrical
Code
ANSI/NFPA
No.70-latest
edition,
or in Canada
CSA
Standard
C22.1, Canadian
Electrical
Code, Part 1, and
local code requirements.
Install only per installation
instructions provided in the literature package for this range.
Ask your Sears dealer to recommend a qualified technician
and an authorized Sears repairservice. Knowhowtodisconnect
the power to the range at the circuit breakererfuse
box in case
of an emergency.
• User servicing--Do
not repair or replace any part of the
appliance
unless
specifically
recommended
in the
manuals.
All other servicing
should be done only by a
qualified technician, This may reduce the risk of personal
injury and damage to the range.
• Never modify
or alter the construction
of a range by
removing
leveling legs, panels, wire covers, anti=tip
brackets/screws,
or any other part of the product.
Air curtain or other overhead range hoods, which operate by
blowing a downward air flow on to a range, shall not be used
in conjunction with gas ranges other than when the hood and
range have been designed, tested and listed by an independent
test laboratory for use in combination with each other.
NEVER use this appliance as a space heater
to heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in carbon
monoxide poisoning.
r
= All ranges can tip,
o Injury to persons could result.
= install anti-tip device packed with range.
• See Installation Instructions.
_To
reduce the risk of
tipping, the rangemust be secured by
properly installed anti-tip bracket provided
with the range. To check if the bracket is
installed properly, visually check that rear
leveling leg is inserted into and fully
secured by the anti-tip bracket by
removing lower panel or storage drawer.
For models with a warmer drawer, grasp
the top rear edge of the range and
carefully attempt to tilt it forward. Refer to
the installation instructions for proper anti-
tip bracket installation.
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NEVER coverany slots, holesor passagesin the
oven bottom or cover an entire rack with materials such as
aluminum foil. Doing so blocks airfiowthrough the oven and may
cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Aluminum foil linings may trap
heat, causing a fire hazard.
Stepping,
leaning or sitting on the doors or
drawers of this range can result in serious injuries and
also cause damage to the range. Do not allow children to
climb or play around the range. The weight of a child on an open
door may cause the range to tip, resulting in serious burns or
otherinjury.
Do not use the oven or warmer drawer (if
equipped)
for storage.
Do not store items of interest to children
in
the cabinets
above
a range or on the backguard
of a
range. Children climbing on the range to reach items could be
seriously injured.
• Storage
in or on Appliance--Flammable
materials
should
not be stored in an oven, warmer drawer, near
surface
burners
or in the storage drawer. This includes
paper, plastic and cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware
and towels, as well as flammable
liquids. Do not store
explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near the range.
• Do Not Leave Children
Alone--Children
should
not be
left alone or unattended
in the area where appliance
is
in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any
part of the appliance.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE BURNERS,
AREAS NEAR
THESE
BURNERS,
OVEN
BURNERS
OR INTERIOR
SURFACES OFTHE OVEN. Both surface and oven burners
may be hot even though flames are not visible. Areas near
surface burners may become hot enough to cause burns.

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