Maytag CBG5010AAL Instructions Manual page 6

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
flame and turn surface burner off. Do can produce noxious fumes if applied
not douse flame with water. Use a dry to a hot surface.
chemical or foam-type fire
extinguisher, if available, or sprinkle PLASTICS
heavily with baking soda. Many plastics are vulnerable to heat.
Spills or boilovers which contain Keep plastics away from parts of the
grease should be cleaned up as soon appliance that may become warm or
as possible. If they are allowed to hot.
accumulate, they could create a FIRE
HAZARD. AEROSOL SPRAYS
Many aerosol-type spray cans are
VENTING EXPLOSIVE when exposed to heat and
Never block oven vent or air intakes, may be highly flammable. Avoid their
use or storage near a hot appliance.
Do not obstruct the flow of
combustion and ventilation air.
Restriction of air flow to the burner STORAGE ABOVE RANGE
prevents proper performance. To eliminate the hazard of reaching
over hot surface burners, cabinet
storage should not be provided
directly above a unit.
If such storage is provided, it should be
limited to items which are used
VENT infrequently and which are safely
stored in an area subjected to heat
from an appliance. Temperatures in
Avoid touching oven vent area while storage areas above the unit may be
oven is on and for several minutes unsafe for some items, such as volatile
after oven is turned off. Some parts of liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.
the vent and surrounding area
become hot enough to cause burns. VENTILATING HOOD
To reduce the hazard of storage
CLEANING
above a range, install a ventilating
Turn off all controls and wait for range hood that projects at least 5 inches
parts to cool before touching or beyond the bottom edge of the
cleaning them. Do not touch the burner cabinets. Clean hood frequently to
grates or surrounding areas until they prevent grease from accumulating on
have had sufficient time to cool. hood or its filter. Should a boilover or
spillover result in an open flame,
Touching a hot oven light bulb with a immediately turn off the hood's fan to
damp cloth could cause the bulb to
break. Should the bulb break, avoid spreading the flame. After
disconnect power to the range before thoroughly extinguishing flame, the fan
trying to remove the bulb to avoid may be turned on to remove
electrical shock, unpleasant odor or smoke.
Clean range with caution. If a wet
sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills UTENSIL SAFETY
on a hot cooking area, be careful to Use only pans that have fiat bottoms
avoid steam burns. Some cleaners and handles that are easily grasped
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