GE MCL2040PPDG Use And Care Manual page 39

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Important safety information.
Read all instructions before using.
Warning!
prevent property damage, personal injury or death.
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vicinity of this or any other appliance.
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service agency or gas supplier.
What to do if you smell gas:
1
Do not try to light a match or cigarette or turn on any gas or electrical
appliance.
2
Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.
3 Clear the room, building or area of all occupants.
4
Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's phone. Follow the
gas supplier's instructions carefully.
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Water heater safety
Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be produced in a water heater
that has not been used for two weeks or more. Hydrogen gas can be
explosive under these circumstances.
If the hot water has not been used for two weeks or more, prevent the
possibility of damage or injury by turning on all hot water faucets and allowing
them to run for several minutes. Do this before using anyelectrical appliance
connected to the hot water system. This simple procedure will allow any
built-up hydrogen gasto escape.
during this process.
• This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications
such as:
- staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;
farmhouses.
- by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
- bed and breakfast type environments.
- areas for communal use in blocks of flats or in launderettes.
If the manufacturer wants to limit the use of the appliance to less than the
above, this shall be clearly stated in the instructions.
WARNING:
ing device, such as a timer, or connected to a circuit that is regularly switched
on and off by a utility.
For your safety, the information in this manual must be
The appliance must not be supplied through an external switch-