Important Safety Instructions - GE P385 Use And Care & Installation Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.
When using electrical appliances, basic safety
precautions should be followed, including the
following:
• Use this cooktop only for its intended use
as described in this use and care guide.
• Be sure your appliance is properly installed and
grounded by a qualified technician in accordance
with the provided installation instructions.
• Do not assume that you know how to operate
all parts of the cooktop. Some features may work
differently from those on your previous cooktop.
• Do not attempt to repair or replace any part
of your cooktop unless it is specifically
recommended in this guide. All other servicing
should be referred to a qualified technician.
• Have the installer show you the location of the
circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference.
• Before performing any service, DISCONNECT
THE COOKTOP POWER SUPPLY AT THE
HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL BY
REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF
THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
• Do not leave children alone or unattended
while the cooktop units are in operation.
They could be seriously burned.
• Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang
on the cooktop.
• CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHILDREN
SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS
ABOVE THE COOKTOP— CHILDREN
CLIMBING ON THE COOKTOP TO REACH
THEM COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
• Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the cooktop. Be careful when reaching
for items stored over the cooktop. Flammable
material could be ignited if brought in contact with
hot surfaces and may cause severe burns.
• Use only dry pot holders—moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let pot holders touch hot surface
units. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloths in
place of a pot holder.
• For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
• Keep the vent grille and the grease filters clean
to maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.
• Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate on or near the cooktop.
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• Do not store flammable materials near the
cooktop. 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 use water on grease fires. Never pick up
a flaming pan. Turn the surface units off. Smother
the flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the
pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
sheet or flat tray. Use a dry chemical or foam type
fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering with baking soda or, if available, by
using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam type
fire extinguisher.
• Do not heat unopened food containers.
Pressure could buildup and the container could
burst causing an injury.
• Do not touch the surface units. These surfaces
may be hot enough to burn even though they are
dark in color. During and after use, do not touch,
or let clothing or other flammable materials
contact surface units or areas nearby surface units;
allow sufficient time for cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop,
removable modules, accessories and areas facing
the cooktop.
• Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at
least an INTERNAL temperature of 160ºF. and
poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature
of 180ºF. Cooking to these temperatures usually
protects against foodborne illness.
• Use proper pan size—Select cookware having
flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit
heating element. The use of undersized cookware
will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct
contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of cookware to the surface
unit will also improve efficiency.
• Never leave the surface units unattended at
high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
• Be sure the drip pans (on coil modules only)
are not covered and are in place. Their absence
during cooking could damage cooktop parts and
wiring.
• Do not use aluminum foil to line the cooktop
tubs, reflector pan, grill or griddle. Misuse
could result in a shock, fire hazard or damage
to the cooktop.