GE Monogram ZGU48N4G Owner's Manual page 8

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAP;r2 T Y Pt 2 CA UJTONS
, Do not use water on grease fires. Never
pick up a flaming pan. Turn tile controls off.
Smother a flaming pan on a surthce unit
by covering the pan completely with a
well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tra>
Use a m ulti-purpose diw chemical or
flmm-type fire extinguisher.
Flaming giease outside a pall call be put
out by coveting it with baking soda or,
if available, by using a m ldti-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
, DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.
" Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the cooktop.
Clean drip trays and liners after every use.
, If you smell gas, tile installer has not done
a proper job of checking tot leaks. You call
have a small leak and thereflwe a fidnt gas
smell if the connections are not completely
tight.
Finding a gas leak is NOT a do-it-yourself
procedure. Some leaks call only be flmnd
with the burner control ill tile ON position
and %r your protection it must be done by
a qualified service technician. Never use all
open flame to locate a leak.
" If by some chance a hurner goes out and
gas escapes, open a window or a door to
let the room air out. Do not attempt to
use tile appliance until the gas has had
time to dissipate. Follow tile instructions
ill "What to do if You Smell Gas" on page 2.
" Do not use aluminum foil to line any part of
the cooktop. Using a fl)il liner could result ill
a tire hazard or tile obstruction of tile flow
of combustion and ventilation all: Foil is all
excellent heat insulator and heat will be
trapped underneath it. This trapped heat
call upset tile cooking per%finance and
call damage tile finish of tile oven or tile
cooktop.
* Do not heat unopened food containers;
a b uild-up of press ure may ca use the
container to burst.
" Set the burner control so that the flame
heats only the bottom of the pan and does
not extend beyond the bottom of tile pan.
Excessive flame is hazardous. Tile high BTU
burnei_ call easily melt cookware handles.
" Hold the handle of the pan, using a dry pot
holder, to prevent movement of tile utensil
when stirring or turning rood.
* Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats,
. Always use the LITE position when igniting
the surface burners and make sure the
burnel_ have ignited.
" Never leave the surface burners unattended
at high flame settings. Boilovers cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that may catch
on fire. If tile burner flames are smothered
by a severe boilover which attects the ignitor,
unburned gas will escape into the room.
" Do not let pot holders come near open
flames when rifting cookware. Do not use
a towel or other bulky cloth ill place of a
pot holder.
" To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of flammable materials and spillage, turn
cookware handles toward the side or back of
tile cooktop without extending over a@acent
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