Important Safety Instructions - Whirlpool RF317PXW Use & Care Manual

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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
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Read all instructions
before using
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Use only dry potholders.
Moist
the range.
or damp
potholders
on hot sur-
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Install or locate
the range only in
faces may result in burns from
accordance
with the provided
steam. Do not let potholder
touch
Installation
Instructions.
It is recom-
hot heating
elements.
Do not use
mended
that the range be in-
a towel or bulky cloth for a pot-
stalled
by a qualified
installer. The
holder. They could
catch on fire.
range
must be properly
con-
* Select a pan with a flat bottom
netted
to electrical
supply
and
that is about the same size as
grounded.
the surface unit. If pan is smaller
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Do not use the range for warm-
than the surface unit, some of
ing or heating
the room. Persons
the heating
element
will be
could
be burned
or injured, or
exposed
and may result in the
a fire could start.
igniting
of clothing
or potholders.
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Do not leave children
alone or
Correct
pan size also improves
unattended
in area where the
cooking
efficiency.
range is in use. They should never
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Never leave surface units unat-
be allowed
to sit or stand on any
tended
at high heat settings. A
part of the range. They could
be
boil-over
could
result and cause
burned
or injured.
smoking
and greasy
spill-overs
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Do not wear loose or hanging
that may ignite.
garments
when using the range.
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Check to be sure glass cooking
They could
ignite if they touch a
utensils are safe for use on the
hot surface unit or heating
ele-
cooktop.
Only certain
types of
ment and you could
be burned.
glass, glass ceramic,
ceramic,
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Do not repair or replace
any
earthenware
or other glazed
part of the range unless specifi-
utensils are suitable
for cooktops
tally
recommended
in this man-
without
breaking
due to the
ual. All other servicing
should
sudden
change
in temperature.
be referred to a qualified
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Turn pan handles
inward, but
technician,
not over other surface units. This
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Do not store flammable
mate-
will help reduce
the chance
rials in or near the range. They
of burns, igniting
of flammable
could
explode
or burn.
materials,
and spills due to
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Do not use water on grease
fires.
bumping
of the pan.
Never pick up a flaming
pan.
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Use care when opening
oven
Smother flaming
pan on cook-
door. Let hot air or steam escape
top by covering
with a well-fitted
before removing
or replacing
lid, cookie
sheet or flat tray. Flam-
food.
ing grease
outside of pan can
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Do not heat unopened
con-
be extinguished
with baking
tainers. They could
explode.
The
soda or, if available,
a multipur-
hot contents
could cause burns
pose dry chemical
or foam-type
and container
particles
could
extinguisher.
cause injury.
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