Electrical Requirements; Extension Cords; Grounding - Hotpoint KVS06 Use And Care Manual

Electrical Safety—
IMPORTANT...
Please Read Carefully.
How to connect electricity
For personal safety, this
appliance must be properly
grounded.

Electrical requirements

volt a.c., 60 hz grounded outlet
protected with a 15 amp time delay
fuse or circuit breaker.
The power cord of this appliance
is equipped with a three-prong
(grounding) plug which mates with
a standard three-prong (grounding)
wall outlet (Fig. 1) to minimize the
possibility of electric shock hazard
from this appliance.
PREFERRED ,
METHOD
INSURE PROPER
GROUND EXISTS
BEFORE USE
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Have the wall outlet and circuit
checked by a qualified electrician
to make sure the outlet is properly
grounded.
Where a standard two-prong
wall outlet is encountered, it is
your personal responsibility and
obligation to have it replaced with
a properly grounded three-prong
wall outlet.
DO NOT, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT
OR WMOW THE THIRD
FROM
(GROUND) PRONG
THE POWER CORD.
Use of adapter plw
Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
we strongly recommend against
the use of an adapter plug.
However, if you still elect to use an
adapter, where local codes permit,
a TEMPORARY CONNE~ION
may be made to a properly grounded
two-prong wall outlet by use of a
at most local hardware stores.
TEMPORARY METHOD
The larger slot in the adapter must
be aligned with the larger slot in
the wall outlet to provide proper
polarity in the connection of the
power cord.
CAUTION: Attaching an adapter
ground terminal to wall outlet cover
screw does not ground appliance
unless cover screw is metal, and
not insulated, and wall outlet is
grounded through house wiring. You
should have circuit checked by a
qualified electrician to make sure
the outlet is properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power
cord from the adapter, always
hold the adapter with one hand. If
this is not done, the adapter ground
terminal is very likely to break with
repeated use.
Should the adapter ground
appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.
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Use of e*nsion cords
not recommended
Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
we strongly recommend against
the use of an extension cord.
However, if you still elect to use
an extension cord, it is absolutely
necessary that it be a UL listed
3-wire grounding type appliance
extension cord having a grounding
type plug and outlet and that the
electrical rating of the cord be 15
amperes (minimum) and 120 volts.
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