Before You Use Your Microwave Oven; Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposure To Excessive - Whirlpool SM958PES Use & Care Manual

Before you use your microwave oven
For important information, carefully read the Installation Instructions packed
with your microwave oven, this Use & Care Guide, the Range or Lower Oven
Use 81 Care Guide and the Cooking Guide. Store these together for future use.
Personal injury Hazard
This appliance must be connected to a grounded, metallic, permanent
wiring system, or an equipment grounding conductor should be run
with the circuit conductors and connected to the equipment grounding
the terminal or lead on the appliance. Failure to do so could lead to
product malfunction or personal injury.
It is your responsibility to be sure your microwave oven:
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Has been installed where it is protected from the weather. The microwave
oven should be at a temperature above 50°F (10°C) for proper operation.
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Has been installed and levelled on a floor strong enough to support its
weight. (Eye-level model only.)
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Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded. (See
"Installation Instructions:')
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Is not used by children or anyone unable to operate it properly.
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Is properly maintained.
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Is used only for jobs expected of a home microwave oven.
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAW
ENERGY...
DO NOT attempt to
operate this oven with
the door open since
open-door operation
can result in harmful
exposure to micro-
wave energy. It is im-
portant not to defeat
or tamper with the
safety interlocks.
DO NOT place any
object between the
oven front face and
the door or allow soil
or cleaner residue to
accumulate on seal-
ing surfaces.
DO NOT operate the
oven if it is damaged.
It is particularly impor-
tant that the oven
door close properly
and that there is no
damage to the:
(I] Door (bent],
(2) Hinges and
latches (broken or
loosened],
(3) Door seals and
sealing surfaces.
DO NOT operate
the microwave oven
if the door window is
broken.
The microwave oven
should be checked
for microwave leak-
age by qualified serv-
ice personnel after a
repair is made.
The oven should not
be adjusted or
repaired by anyone
except properly
qualified service
personnel.
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