General Safety Precautions - Dacor ERV30 Installation Instructions Manual

General Safety Precautions

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death when using your appliance, follow basic safety precau-
tions, including the following:
WARNING
• Do not install or operate a damaged appliance. If you
receive a damaged appliance, contact your dealer or
builder.
• For general ventilating use only. Do not use to
exhaust hazardous or explosive materials and
vapors.
• Use this raised vent only for its intended purpose as
outlined in the use and care manual. This appliance
is not intended for commercial use.
• The customer should not install, repair or replace
any part of this unit unless specifically recommended
in the literature accompanying it. A qualified service
technician should perform all other service. Contact
the Dacor Customer Service Team for examination,
repair or adjustment.
• Keep all packaging materials away from children.
Plastic bags can cause suffocation.
• For proper operation, this unit must be installed with
a remote or in-line blower. Use only one of the mod-
els specified. Only one blower shall be installed.
• Install or locate this appliance only in accordance
with these installation instructions the Dacor range
installation instructions and the remote or in-line
blower installation instructions. Improper installation,
adjustment, alteration, service or maintenance can
cause serious personal injury or property damage.
• Before installing or servicing the raised vent, discon-
nect the power plug from the electrical outlet.
• The installer must show the customer the location
of the electrical outlet so that the customer knows
where and how to disconnect power.
• Read the use and care manual completely before
operating this appliance.
• Do not tamper with the controls.
• Never allow the filters or vent openings to become
blocked or clogged. Do not allow foreign objects,
such as cigarettes or napkins, to be sucked into the
vent holes.
• Clean the filters and all grease-laden surfaces often
to prevent grease fires and maintain performance.
Clean this appliance only as specified in the use and
care manual.
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Important Safety Instructions
WARNING
• Do not leave children or pets alone or unattended in
the area around the range when it is in use. Never
allow children to sit or stand on an appliance. Do
not let children play with a range or the raised vent.
Do not store items of interest to children above or
around the range.
• This appliance is equipped with a three prong
grounding plug for your protection against possible
electric shock hazards. It must be plugged into a
dedicated, grounded electrical outlet. Where a stan-
dard two-prong electrical outlet is encountered, it is
the personal responsibility and obligation of the cus-
tomer to have it replaced with a dedicated, properly
grounded three prong electrical outlet. Do not under
any circumstances:
♦ Cut or remove the third (ground) prong from the
power cord.
♦ Use an adapter plug.
♦ Use an extension cord.
♦ Use a power cord that is frayed or damaged.
♦ Use of a ground fault interrupter (GFI) is not
recommended.
Three prong
grounding plug
Grounding
type
electrical
outlet