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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
GLAZED COOKING UTENSILS - Only certain types
VENTILATING HOODS:
of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or
CLEAN VENTILATING
HOODS FREQUENTLY
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other glazed utensils are suitable for range-top sew-
Grease should not be allowed to accumulate on hood
ice without breaking due to the sudden change in tern-
or filter. When flaming foods under the hood, turn the
perature,
fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE AND WARNING
UTENSIL
HANDLES
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforce-
SHOULD
BE
ment Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the Gover-
TURNED
INWARD
nor of California to publish a list of substances known
AND
NOT
EXTEND
to the State of California to cause cancer or reproduc-
OVER
ADJACENT
tive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers
SURFACE
UNITS
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of potential exposures to such substances.
To reduce the risk of
burns, ignition of flam-
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when
mable materials,
and
the appliance is engaged in the self-clean cycle there
spillage due to unin-
may be some low-level exposure to some of the listed
tentional contact with the utensil, the handle of a uten-
substances, including carbon monoxide. Exposure to
sil should be positioned so that it is turned inward, and
these substances can be minimized by properly vent-
does not extend over adjacent surface elements,
ing the appliance to the outdoors during the self-clean
cycle.
DO NOT SOAK
REMOVABLE
HEATING
ELE-
MENTS - Heating elements should never be im-
DEEP FATFRYERS:
mersed in water. Immersing element in water would
Use extreme caution when moving the grease kettle or
damage insulating material inside element,
disposing of hot grease.
DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE ELEMENTS OR OVEN
OVENS:
ELEMENTS, AREAS NEAR ELEMENTS OR INTE-
USE CARE WHEN OPENING DOOR - Let hot air or
RIOR SURFACES OF OVEN - Elements may be hot
steam escape before removing or replacing food.
even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface
elements and interior surfaces of oven may become
DO NOT HEAT UNOPENED FOOD CONTAINERS-
hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do
Build-up of pressure may cause container to burst and
not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials
result in injury,
contact heating elements, areas near elements or in-
terior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient
time to cool Among these areas are the cooktop, sur-
KEEP OVEN VENT DUCTS (located under rear ele-
faces facing the cooktop, oven vent opening and sur-
ment; rear corner of cooktop; between oven door and
faces near this opening, oven door, and oven window.
control panel of wall oven or on backguard) UNOB-
Also, do not allow aluminum foil, meat probes or any
STRUCTED. Blockage of vent prevents proper oven
other metal object, other than a utensil on a surface
air circulation and will affect oven performance. Avoid
element, to contact heating elements.
touching oven vent area while oven is on and for sev-
eral minutes after oven is turned off. Some parts of the
ANTI-TIP
BRACKET:
vent and surrounding
area become hot enough to
WARNING: To reduce the risk of tipping of the appli-
cause burns,
once from unusual usage or by excessive loading of
the oven door, the appliance must be secured by a
PLACEMENT OF OVEN RACKS- Always place oven
properly installed anti-tip device. To check if device is
racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack
installed properly: Use a flashlight and look under-
must be moved while hot, use care to avoid contact of
neath range to see that one of the rear leveling legs is
potholder with oven element,
engaged in the bracket slot. When removing appliance
for cleaning, be sure anti-tip device is engaged when
range is replaced. The anti-tip device secures the rear
leveling leg to the floor, when properly engaged.
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