Important Safety - Whirlpool RF317PXX Use & Care Manual

Whirlpool electric range use & care guide rf317pxx
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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:
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Read all instructions
before using
the range.
Never pick up a flaming
pan.
Smother flaming
pan on cooktop
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Install or locate
the range only in
by covering
with a well-fitted
lid,
accordance
with the provided
cookie
sheet or flat tray. Flaming
Installation
Instructions.
It is recom-
grease
outside
of pan can be
mended
that the ran
e be in-
8.
extinguished
with baking
soda or,
stalled
by a qualifie
Installer. The
if available,
a multipurpose
dry
range
must be properly
con-
chemical
or foam-type
netted
to electrical
supply
and
extinguisher.
groFded.
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Use only dry potholders.
Moist or
rtii
+#I
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 o,-, f,re,
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To reduce
the risk oftipping
of the
appliance,
the appliance
must
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Select a pan with a flat bottom
that is about the same size as the
be secured
by a properly
in-
stalled
anti-tip
bracket.
To check
if
surface unit. If pan is smaller than
the surface
unit, some of the heat-
the bracket
is installed
properly,
remove
the storage
drawer
(see
ing element
will be exposed
and
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and verify that the anti-
may result in the igniting
of
tip brat 1, et is engaged.
clothing
or potholders.
Correct
pan size also improves
cooking
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Do not use the range for warming
efficiency.
or heating
the room. Persons could
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Never leave surface
units unat-
be burned
or injured, or a fire
could start.
tended
at high heat settings. A
boil-over
could
result and cause
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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
be allowed
to sit or stand on any
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Check
to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
part of the range. They could
be
burned
or injured.
cooktop.
Only certain
types of
glass, glass-ceramic,
ceramic,
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Do not wear loose or hanging
gar-
earthenware
or other glazed
ments when using the range. They
utensils are suitable
for cooktops
could
ignite if they touch a hot sur-
without
breaking
due to the
face unit or heating
element
and
sudden
change
in temperature.
you could
be burned.
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Turn pan handles
inward, but not
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Do not repair or replace
any part
over other surface units, This will
of the range unless specifically
help reduce
the chance
of burns,
recommended
in this manual.
All
igniting
of flammable
materials,
other servicin
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should be referred
and spills due to bumping
of the
to a qualified
echnician.
pan.
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Do not store flammable
materials
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Use care when opening
oven
in or near the range. They could
door. Let hot air or steam escape
explode
or burn.
before removing
or replacing
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DO not use water on grease
fires.
food.
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