Kenmore 61011 Owner's Manual page 2

Important Safety Instructions
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
WARNING: If the information in this manual
is not followed exactly, a Ere or explosion may
result causing property damage, personal
injury or death.
--Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any- other appliance.
--WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not
use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's
instructions.
° If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call
the fire department.
--Installation and service must be performed
by a qualified installer, service agency or the
gas supplier.
• The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act requires the Governor of
California to publish a list of substances known to
the state to cause cancer, birth ddects or other
reproductive harm, and requires businesses to %yarn
customers of potential exposure to such substances.
Gas appliances cause minor exposure to four of
these substances, namely benzene, carbon
monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily
by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LP
fuels. Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a bluish
rather than a yellow flame, will minimize incomplete
combustion, Exposure to these substances can be
minimized further by venting with an open window
or using a ventilation fan or hood
• Fluorescent light bulbs and safety valves on
standing pilot ranges contain mercury. If your
model has these features, they must be recycled
according to local, state and federal codes.
WhenYou GetYour Range
A WARNING
• ALL RANGES CAN TIP
• INJURY TO PERSONS
COULD RESULT
• INSTALl. ANTI-TIP
DEVICES PACKED
WITH RANGE
• SEE INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
• Have the installer show you the
location of the range gas shut-off
valve
and how to
shut it off ff
necessal_f.
° Have your range installed and
properly grounded by a qualified
installer in accordance with the
installation Instructions. Any
adjustment and service should be
performed only by qualified gas
range installers or service technicians.
l
Plug your range (electric ignition models only)
into a 120-volt grounded outlet only. Do not remove
the round groundingprong from the plug. If in doubt
about the grounding of the home electrical system, it
is your personal responsibility and obligation to have
an ungrounded outlet replaced with a properly
grounded, three-prong outlet in accordance with the
National Electrical Code. In Canada, the appliance
must be electrical|y grounded in accordance with the
Canadian Electrical Code. Do not use an extension
cord with this appliance°