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Read Before Operating Your Range
All appliances - regardless of the manufacturer -
SHOULD BE TURNED INWARD AND NOT
have the potentialthrough improperor carelessuse to
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create safety problems.Thereforethe followingsafety
BURNERS to minimize burns, ignition of
precautionsshould be observed:
flammable materials, and spillage due to
1. Be sure your appliance is properly installed and
unintentionalcontact with the cookware.
grounded by a qualifiedtechnician.
13. CAUTION - Do not store items of interest to
2. Never use your appliance for warming or heating
children in cabinetsabove range-childrenclimbing
the room. This warning is based on safety
on the range to reach items could be seriously
considerations,
injured.
3. Children should not be left alone or unattendedin
14. Do not touch surface burner areas or perimeter
area whereapplianceisin use.Theyshould never
areas around cooktop or interior surfaces of
be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the
ovens. During and after use, these areas may be
appliance,
hot enough to cause burns. Avoid contact with
these areas by clothing or other flammable
4. Wear proper apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging
materials until they have had sufficient time to
garments should never be worn while using the
cool. Other surfaces may become hot enough to
appliance,
cause burns-amongthese surfaces are the upper
5. Do not repair or replaceany part of the appliance
door frame and door, oven vent opening and
unless specifically recommended in this manual,
surfaces nearthe opening,and the top edge of the
All other servicing should be referred to an
control panel.
authorizedJenn-Air Servicer.
15. Do not heat unopened food containers. Build-up
6. Do not store combustible materials, gasoline or
of pressure may cause container to burst and
other flammable vapors and liquid near range,
result in injury.
This also applies to aerosol sprays and aerosol
16. Keep all controls "OFF" when unit is not in use.
spray cans.
17. GREASE - Grease is flammable and should be
7. Do not use water on grease fires. Smother fire or
flame or use dry chemical or foam-type
handled carefully. Never leave any cooking
operation unattended. Let fat cool before
extinguisher,
attempting to handle it. Do not allow grease to
8. Use onlydry potholders.Moistor damp potholders
collect around the range or in the vents. Wipe up
on hot surfacesmay result in burnsfromsteam. Do
spillovers immediately.
not use a towel or other bulky cloth.
18. If the range is installed near a window, proper
9. Select cookwarelarge enough to properly contain
precautions should be taken to prevent curtains
food and avoid boilovers or spillovers. This will
from blowing over burners creating a FIRE
save on cleaning and prevent hazardous
HAZARD.
accumulationsof food, since heavy splattering or
spillovers left on a range can ignite. Pan size is
19. Do not use aluminum foil to line burner spillover
especially important in deep fat frying,
bowl. Restriction of normal air flow may result in
unsafe operation.
10. Never leave rangeunattendedat Hi heat settings.
Boil over causes smoking and greasy spillovers
20. Clean only parts listed in this manual and use
that may ignite,
proceduresrecommended.
11. TYPE OF COOKWARE - Avoid pans that are
21. Always allow hot pans to cool in a safe place out
unstableand easilytipped. In choosingpans, look
of the reach of small children.
for easily-graspedhandlesthat will stay cool.Pans
22. A faint gas odor may indicate a gas leak. If a gas
that are too heavy when filled with food can also
odor is detected, shut off the gas supply to the
be a hazard. If pan handles twist and cannot be
range. Call your installer or local gas company to
tightened, discard the pan.
have the possible leak checked. Never use a
12. HANDLES- Always turn pan handles to the side
match or other flame to locate a gas leak.
or back of the range - not out into the roomwhere
23. Use care when opening oven door. Let hot air or
they are easily hit. COOKWARE HANDLES
steam escape before removingor replacing food.
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