Important Safety Instructions - Whirlpool RF315PXX Use & Care Manual

Whirlpool use & care guide electric range rf315pxx
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce
the risk of fire, electrical
shock, injury
to persons,
or damage
when using the range,
follow basic
precautions,
including
the following:
b Read all instructions
before using
the range.
m Install or locate
the range only in
accordance
with the provided
Installation
Instructions.
It is recom-
mended
that the ran
stalled
by a qualifie 8
e be in-
installer. The
Never pick up a flaming
pan.
Smother flamin
pan on cooktop
.3,
by covering
wrt
a well-fitted
lid,
cookie
sheet or flat tray. Flaming
grease
outside
of pan can be
extinguished
with baking
soda or,
if available,
a multipurpose
dry
chemical
or foam-type
extinguisher.
9 Use only dry potholders.
Moist or
damp
potholders
on hot surfaces
may result in burns from steam. Do
not let potholder
touch hot heat-
ing elements.
Do not use a towel or
bulky cloth for a potholder.
They
could
catch on fire.
. To reduce
the risk of tipping
of the
l
Select a pan with a flat bottom
appliance,
the appliance
must
that is about the same size as the
be secured
by a properly
in-
surface unit. If pan is smaller than
stalled
anti-tip
bracket.
To check
if
the surface
unit, some of the heat-
the bracket
is installed
properly,
ing element
will be exposed
and
remove
the storage
drawer
(see
may result in the igniting
of
page14
tip brat 1,
and verify that the anti-
clothing
or potholders.
Correct
et is engaged.
pan size also improves
cooking
. Do not use the range for warming
efficiency.
or heating
the room. Persons could
l
Never leave
surface
units unat-
be burned
or injured, or a fire
tended
at high heat settings. A
could start.
boil-over
could
result and cause
. Do not leave
children
alone or
smoking
and greasy
spill-overs
unattended
in area where the
that may ignite.
range
is in use. They should never
l
Make sure the reflector
bowls are
be allowed
to sit or stand on any
part of the range. They could
be
in place
during
cooking.
Cooking
without
reflector
bowls may sub-
burned
or injured.
ject the wirin
a
and components
l
Do not wear loose or hangin
?
underneath
t em to damage.
ments when using the range.
gar-
hey
l
Do not line reflector
bowls with
could
ignite if they touch a hot sur-
aluminum
foil or other liners.
face unit or heating
element
and
Improper
installation
of these
you could
be burned.
liners may result in a risk of elec-
l
Do not repair or replace
any part
tric shock or fire.
of the range
unless specifically
recommended
in this manual.
All
l
Check
to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
other servicin
to a qualified
9
should be referred
echnician.
cooktop.
Only certain
types of
glass, glass-ceramic,
ceramic,
l
Do not store flammable
materials
in or near the range. They could
explode
or burn.
l
Do not use water on grease
fires.
earthenware
or other glazed
utensils are suitable
for cooktops
without
breaking
due to the
sudden
change
in temperature.
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