Safety Instructions - Maytag RS-1 User Manual

Important Safety Instructions
Never let a pan boil dry as this could
damage the utensil and the appliance.
Follow the manufacturer's directions
when using oven cooking bags.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
ceramic or glazed utensils are suitable for
cooktop or oven usage without breaking
due to the sudden change in temperature.
Follow manufacturer's instructions when
using glass.
This appliance has been tested for safe
performance using conventional cook-
ware. Do not use any devices or accesso-
ries that are not specifically recommended
in this guide. Do not use eyelid covers for
the surface units, stovetop grills, or add-
on oven convection systems. The use of
devices or accessories that are not ex-
pressly recommended in this manual can
create serious safety hazards, result in
performance problems, and reduce the
life of the components of the appliance.
Cleaning Safety
Turn off all controls and wait for appli-
ance parts to cool before touching or clean-
ing them. Do not touch the burner grates
or surrounding areas until they have had
sufficient time to cool.
Clean appliance with caution. Use care to
avoid steam burns if a wet sponge or cloth
is used to wipe spills on a hot surface.
Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes
if applied to a hot surface.
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Self-Clean Oven
Clean only parts listed in this guide. Do not
clean door gasket. The door gasket is es-
sential for a good seal. Care should be
taken not to rub, damage, or move the
gasket. Do not use oven cleaners of any
kind in or around any part of the self-clean
oven.
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove
broiler pan, oven racks and other utensils
and wipe up excessive spillovers to pre-
vent excessive smoke, flare-ups or flam-
ing.
CAUTION: Do not leave food or cooking
utensils, etc. in the oven during the self-
clean cycle.
It is normal for the cooktop of the range to
become hot during a self-clean cycle. There-
fore, touching the cooktop during a clean
cycle should be avoided.
Important Safety
Notice and
Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and
Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposi-
tion 65) requires the Governor of Califor-
nia to publish a list of substances known to
the State of California to cause cancer or
reproductive harm, and requires businesses
to warn customers of potential exposures
to such substances.
, cont.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned
that the burning of gas can result in low-
level exposure to some of the listed sub-
stances, including benzene, formaldehyde
and soot, due primarily to the incomplete
combustion of natural gas or liquid petro-
leum (LP) fuels. Properly adjusted burners
will minimize incomplete combustion. Ex-
posure to these substances can also be
minimized by properly venting the burn-
ers to the outdoors.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned
that when it is engaged in the self-clean cycle,
there may be low level exposure to some of
the listed substances, including carbon mon-
oxide. Exposure can be minimized by prop-
erly venting the oven to the outdoors during
the self-clean cycle by opening a window
and/or door in the room where the appliance
is located.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING
PET BIRDS: Never keep pet birds in the
kitchen or in rooms where the fumes from
the kitchen could reach. Birds have a very
sensitive respiratory system. Fumes re-
leased during an oven self-cleaning cycle
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may be harmful or fatal to birds. Fumes
released due to overheated cooking oil, fat,
margarine and overheated non-stick cook-
ware may be equally harmful.