Cosmo COS-305AERC User Manual page 4

Range Safety
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic
precautions, including the following:
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE
•
RISK OF TIPPING OF THE
RANGE, THE RANGE MUST
BE SECURED BY PROPERLY
INSTALLED ANTI-TIP
DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE
DEVICES ARE INSTALLED
PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE
COMPLETELY FORWARD,
LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP
BRACKET SECURELY
ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR
BEHIND THE RANGE AND
SLIDE RANGE COMPLETELY
BACK UNTIL THE REAR
RANGE FOOT IS UNDER
ANTI-TIP BRACKET.
• WARNING: NEVER use this
appliance as a space heater
to heat or warm the room.
Doing so may result in carbon
monoxide poisoning and
overheating of the oven.
• WARNING: NEVER cover
any slots, holes or passages
in the oven bottom or cover
an entire rack with materials
such as aluminum foil. Doing
so blocks airflow through the
oven and may cause carbon
monoxide poisoning.
Aluminum foil linings may
also trap heat, causing a fire
hazard.
• CAUTION: Do not store
items of interest to children in
cabinets above a range or on
the back guard of a range
– children climbing on the
range to reach items could
be seriously injured.
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Do Not Leave Children Alone
•
– Children should not be left
alone or unattended in area
where the range is in use.
They should never be
allowed to sit or stand on
any part of the range.
• Wear Proper Apparel – Loose-
fitting or hanging garments
should never be worn while
using the range.
• User Servicing – Do not
repair or replace any part of
the range unless
specifically recommended
in the manual. All other
servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
Storage in or on the Range –
•
Flammable materials
should not be stored in an
oven or near surface units.
• Do Not Use Water on Grease
Fires – Smother fire or
flame or use dry chemical
or foam-type extinguisher.
• Use Only Dry Potholders –
Moist or damp potholders
on hot surfaces may result
in burns from steam. Do
not let potholder touch hot
heating elements. Do not
use a towel or other bulky
cloth.
Range Safety
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE • Clean Cooktop With Caution –
UNITS OR AREAS NEAR If a wet sponge or cloth is used
UNITS – Surface units may to wipe spills on a hot cooking
be hot even though they area, be careful to avoid steam
are dark in color. Areas near burn. Some cleaners can
surface units may become produce noxious fumes if
hot enough to cause burns. applied to a hot surface.
During and after use, do not
• Use Care When Opening Door
touch, or let clothing or
– Let hot air or steam escape
other flammable materials
before removing or
contact surface units or
replacing food.
areas near units until they
have had sufficient time to • Do Not Heat Unopened Food
cool. Among those areas are Containers – Build-up of
the cooktop and surfaces pressure may cause container
facing the cooktop. to burst and result in injury.
• Never Leave Surface Units • Keep Oven Vent
Unattended at High Heat Ducts Unobstructed.
Settings – Boil over causes
• Placement of Oven Racks –
smoking and greasy
Always place oven racks in
spillovers that may ignite.
desired location while oven
• Glazed Cooking Utensils – is cool. If rack must be
Only certain types of glass, moved while oven is hot, do
glass/ceramic, ceramic, not let potholder contact hot
earthenware, or other glazed heating element in oven.
utensils are suitable for
• DO NOT TOUCH HEATING
range-top service without
ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR
breaking due to the sudden
SURFACES OF OVEN –
change in temperature.
Heating elements may be
• Utensil Handles Should Be hot even though they are
Turned Inward and Not dark in color. Interior
Extend Over Adjacent surfaces of an oven become
Surface hot enough to cause burns.
Units – To reduce the risk of During and after use, do not
burns, ignition of flammable touch, or let clothing or
materials, and spillage due other flammable materials
to unintentional contact with contact heating elements or
the utensil, the handle of a interior surfaces of oven
utensil should be positioned until they have had sufficient
so that it is turned inward, time to cool. Other surfaces
and does not extend over of the appliance may
adjacent surface units. become hot enough to
cause burns – among these
surfaces are oven vent
openings and surfaces near
these openings, oven doors,
and windows of oven doors.
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