Maytag gemini User Manual page 3

Protective L iners: Donotusealuminum foilto Donot u se oven cleaners. Nocommercial oven Children m ustbetaught thattheappliance and
linesurface unitdripbowls or ovenbottoms, cleaner or oven linerprotective coating of any utensils i n or onitcanbehot.Lethotutensils
except a ssuggested i n themanual. Improper kindshould be used in or around anypartof cool i n a safeplace, o utof reach ofsmall c hil-
installation ofthese liners mayresult i nariskof theoven. dren. C hildren should betaught t hatanappli-
electric shock orfire. Before self-cleaning theoven,remove broiler ance isnotatoy. C hildren s hould notbeallowed
pan,ovenracks andotherutensils toprevent toplay withcontrols or other p arts oftheunit.
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racks orpossible d amage t outensils.
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Wipe upexcessive spillovers, especially greasy Clean range hood andfilters frequently t opre-
NEVER cookon broken cooktop. If cooktop spills, b efore theclean cycle to prevent stuck- vent g rease orother f lammable m aterials f rom
should break, cleaning s olutions a ndspillovers ins,flare-ups o rflaming, accumulating on hoodor filterandto avoid
maypenetrate thebroken cooktop a ndcreate It isnormal forthecooktop t obecome h otdur- grease f ires.
ariskofelectric s hock. Contact aqualified tech- inga clean cycle. T herefore, avoid touching t he Turnthefan onwhenflambeing f oods(such
nician immediately, cooktop, door, w indow or ovenventduring a as Cherries J ubilee) u nder t hehood.
Clean cooktop w ithcaution. Some cleaners can clean cycle.
produce n oxious f umes ifapplied toa hotsur-
face.lfawetsponge,cloth, o r paper t owel i s
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IMPORT,itHT SAF[TY HOTI([
used ona hot c ooking area, b ecareful toavoid NEVER touchsufaceorovenheatingele- _HD
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steam burn.
ments, areas nearelements, or interior s ur-
DEEP fAT F RYERS
faces of oven. TheCalifornia S afeDrinking W ater a ndToxic
Heating e lements maybehot e ven though t hey Enforcement Actof 1986(Proposition 65)re-
Useextreme c aution when moving thegrease aredarkin color. Areas near surface e lements quires theGovernor of California t o publish a
panor disposing o fhotgrease. Allow grease andinterior surfaces o fanovenmaybecome listofsubstances known totheState ofCalifor-
tocool b efore attempting to move pan. hotenough to causeburns. D uring andafter niato cause cancer o r reproductive harm, a nd
use, d onottouch orletclothing orotherflam- requires b usinesses to warncustomers of po-
OVEH(S) mable materials contact heating elements, dr- tential exposures tosuch substances.
easnear e lements, or interior surfaces o foven Users ofthisappliance arehereby warned t hat
Usecarewhenopening d oor(s). Lethotairor until t heyhave hadsufficient timetocool. when theoven isengaged intheself-clean cycle,
steam escape before removing or replacing Other p otentially hot s urfaces include: Cooktop, there maybesome lowlevel e xposure tosome
food. areas facing thecooktop, ovenvent,andsur- ofthelisted substances, including c arbon mon-
Forproper o venoperation a ndperformance,facesnear theventopening, oven door(s), at- oxide.Exposure t o thesesubstances canbe
donotblock or obstruct ovenvent d uct. W hen easaround t hedoor(s) andovenwindow(s), minimized b yproperly v enting theoventothe
oven isin use, t heventandsurrounding area outdoors d uring theself-clean cyclebyopening
nearthe v ent m ay become h otenough t ocause
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awindow and/or door intheroom where t heap-
pliance i s located. burns.
Always place ovenracksindesired locations NEVER leavechildren a lone or unsupervised IMPORTANT NOTICEREGARDING PET
while oveniscool. I frackmust b emoved while inarea where appliance isin use or isstillhot. BIRDS: Never k eep pet b irds inthekitchen o rin
ovenis hot,donotlet potholder contact h ot NEVER allowchildren to sit or standonany rooms where thefumes fromthekitchen c ould
element in oven. partoftheappliance asthey could beinjured o r reach. B irdshavea verysensitive r espiratory
burned, system. Fumes released d uringanovenself-
S[[f'QE_HIH50VEH CAUTION: NEVER storeitemsof interest to cleaning c yclemaybeharmful or fatal t obirds.
children i n cabinets a bove anappliance or on Fumes r eleased d uetooverheated cooking o il,
Clean o nly parts listed inthisguide. Donot c lean backguard ofa range. Children c limbing o nup- fat,margarine andoverheated non-stick cook-
door g asket. Thegasket isessential fora good pliance, d ooror drawer t o reach itemscould ware maybeequally h armful.
seal.Donotrub,damage, or move thegasket, damage t heappliance orbeburned o rseriously
injured.
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