General Safety Precautions - Dacor Epicure OB36 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
• Read the use and care manual completely before
using this appliance.
• Use this appliance only for its intended use as
described in the use and care manual. Use it only to
cook food. It is not designed for commercial, indus-
trial or laboratory use.
• If you receive a damaged product, immediately con-
tact your dealer or builder. Do not install or operate
an appliance that has been damaged or dropped.
• This appliance must be properly installed and ground-
ed by a qualified installer according to these instal-
lation instructions. Have the installer show you the
location of the gas shut-off valve and the electrical
outlet so that you know where and how to turn off the
gas supply and disconnect power to the appliance.
• Do not re pair or replace any part of this appliance
unless specifically recommended in the literature
accompanying it. All other service should be done
by a qualified service technician. Contact the Dacor
Customer Service Team at (800) 793-0093, or at
www.Dacor.com for examination, repair or adjust-
ment.
• Do not install this appliance with surface (downdraft)
ventilation systems.
• Do not install this appliance under unprotected over-
head combustible materials.
• Excessive weight warning: Use two or more people to
move and install this product.
• Do not install the grill in a laminate, or synthetic, solid
surface countertop material.
• Sheet metal edges can be dangerous in heavy lifting
situations. Wear gloves during installation.
• Keep the electrical cords away and gas supply lines
from heated surfaces.
• Before performing any type of service, make sure that
the gas shut-off valve is closed (turned off) and the
power plug is disconnected.
• Failure to provide proper clearances as noted in
these installation instructions may result in a fire haz-
ard.
• DO NOT TOUCH ANY OF THE COOKING
SURFACES DURING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER
USE. After use. make sure these surfaces have had
sufficient time to cool before touching them.
WARNING
• To avoid the possibility 0f fire, do not leave the appli'
, To avoid the possibility of fire or burns, do not allow
clothing, Potholders, towels or rags to come into con-
tact with hot surfaces during and immediately after
usel
, Do not use towels or bulky cloth aspot holders,
DO n0t wear !oose or hanging apparel While using this
appliance Do not allow clothing to come into contact
with the cooking surfacel
Keep items that could expl0de, such as aerosol cans
awaY from the grill and burnersl Do not store flam'
mable or explosive materials in adjacent cabinets or
areasl
• Exercse caution when opening the Canopyl Let hot
air or steam escape before looking or reaching insidel
, Do not use abrasives, caustic cleaners or detergents
to clean this app iance, They may cause permanent
damage to surfacesl Do not use heros0 cleaners:
They may be flammable or cause corrosion of meta
, Turn the knobs to the OFF position prior to rem0ving
them from the valve stems.
• D0 not 0perate the appliance With0ut the knobs and
trim rings in placel
• Do not expose the knobs 0r trim rings to direct lame,
hot utensils or other sources of heal
, Clean the appliance thoroughly before operating it for
the first timel
, NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages on
the outdoor gril! 0r its chassisl Doing so b!0cks air
flow and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning,
Aluminum foil inings may also trap heal Causing a
supplied match light to01 or a long stemmed match to
hght
Make sure this appliance is Used 0nlY bY those indb
viduals who are able to operate it properly.
, Never allow any0ne, including children t0 sit, stand
or climb on any part of the appliance. Doing somay
cause tipping, damage, serious injury or death.
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