Grounding Instructions - GE JE47A Use And Care Manual

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
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This
appliance m ustbegrounded.
— Intheevent o fanelectrical s hort
circuit, g rounding r educes therisk
ofelectric shock bypr~idingan
escape wirefortheelectric current.
This
appliance i sequipped witha
power c ordhaving a grounding
wire with a grounding
plug.The
plugmustbeplugged intoanoutiet
thatisproperly installed and
grounded. ( Fig.1)
WARNING-ImProWr
useofthegrounding p lug&n-result
in a risk o~electricshock.
— Consult a qualified electrician o r
service technician i fthegrounding
— instructions arenot
understood, or ifdoubtexists asM
whether t heappliance i sproperly
grounded.
Where a standard two-prong w d!
receptacle i sencountered, itis
yourpersonal and
tohaveitreplaced with
a properly
wallreceptacle.
DoW
under aqy
cutorremove
fromthepower cord.
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Use
ofAdapter Plugs
U$qgesituatkms where
applian ce% power a mdwill
bedisconnected infrequently.
Because o fpotential s afety hazards
undercertain conditions, we
strongly recommend
a gainst the
useofanadapter p kg.
However,
if
youstillelecttouseanadapter,
where10C81 codespermit, a
TEMPORARY C ONNIKI'ION
maybemadetoaproperly grounded
two-prong w alln?ceptacle bytheuse
ofa ULlisted adapt& (Fig. 2 )
which isavailable a tmostload
hardware
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ALIGN LARGE
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Thelarger slotintheadapter m ust
bealigned withthehugerslotinthe
wallreceptacle t oprovide proper
polarity inthecxmmwtion ofthe
power' cord*
the~dapter
ground terrniriid t othewall
coverscrew doesnot
ground theappliance u nless the
coverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated, andthewailreceptacle
isgrounded thehouse
wiring. Youshould havethe circuit
checked bya qualified
to surethereceptacle i s
properly
When thepower
cordfromtheadapter, a lways h old
theadapter withonehand,Ifthis
i% notdone,theadapter ground
terminal i sverylikely tobreakwith
repemed use.Should thishappen,
DOIWW USEthe until
a proper hasagainbeen
Usage S ituations where
appliances power c ord wiil!
bedisconnected frequently,
DO not u se a n
adapter plug inthese
situations b ecause disconnecting ot
thepower c ordplaces unduestrain
ontheadapter a ndleadstoeventual
~UI12 of the adapter
ground termimd.
You should havethetwo-prong w all
receptacle r eplaced witha three-
prong(grounding) receptacle b ya
qualified electrician b efore using
theappliance.
UseofExtension C ords
Because o fpotential s tietyhazards
undercertainmmiiticms, westrongly
recommend a gainst t heuseofan
extension c ord.However, ifit is
necessary t ouseanextension cord,
useonlya 3-wire extension c ord
thathasa 3-blade grounding p lug,
anda 3-slotreceptacle t hatwill
accept t heplugontheappliance.
Themarked rating oftheextension
cordshallbeequaltoorgreater
thantheelectrical r ating ofthe
appIiance ( Kamperes).
Ifyoudowe anextension c ord
witbyourmicrowave oven,the
interior l ightmayflicker andthe
Mower s oundmayvarywhenoven
isinuse,Cooktimesm~ belonger
aswell.
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