GE 164D3333P027 Use And Care Manual page 6

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up
• DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
• Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
• If you smell gas, the installer has not done a
• If by some chance a burner goes out and gas
• Do not use aluminum foil to line any part of the
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a
flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the
pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering it with baking soda or, if available, by
using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-
type fire extinguisher.
MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.
materials accumulate in or near the cooktop.
Clean drip trays and liners after every use.
proper job of checking for leaks. You can have
a small leak and therefore a faint gas smell if
the connections are not completely tight.
Finding a gas leak is NOT a do-it-yourself
procedure. Some leaks can only be found with
the burner control in the ON position and for
your protection it must be done by a qualified
service technician. Never use an open flame to
locate a leak.
escapes, open a window or a door to let the
room air out. Do not attempt to use the
appliance until the gas has had time to
dissipate. Follow the instructions in What
to do if You Smell Gas.
cooktop. Using a foil liner could result in a fire
hazard or the obstruction of the flow of
combustion and ventilation air. Foil is an
excellent heat insulator and heat will be
trapped underneath it. This trapped heat can
upset the cooking performance and can
damage the finish of the cooktop.
• Do not heat unopened food containers; a
build-up of pressure may cause 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 the pan. Excessive flame
is hazardous. The high BTU burners can easily
melt cookware handles.
• Hold the handle of the pan, using a dry pot
holder, to prevent movement of the utensil
when stirring or turning food.
• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
• Always use the LITE position when igniting the
burners and make sure the burners have
ignited, including the center simmer flame.
• Never leave the burners unattended at high
flame settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire. If the
burner flames are smothered by a severe
boilover which affects the ignitor, unburned
gas will escape into the room.
• Do not let pot holders come near open flames
when lifting cookware. Do not use a towel or
other bulky cloth in 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
the cooktop without extending over adjacent
burners.
• Never block the vents (air openings) of the
cooktop. They provide the air inlet and outlet
that are necessary for the cooktop to operate
properly with correct combustion. Air
openings are located at the drip tray and drip
tray handle area.