IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY PRECAUT ONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE:
• The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act requires the Governor of
California to publish a list of substan es known
to the state to ause an er, birth defe ts or
other reprodu tive harm, and requires
businesses to warn ustomers of potential
exposure to su h substan es.
• Gas appliances can cause minor exposure
to four of these su stances, namely benzene,
arbon monoxide, formaldehyde and soot,
aused primarily by the in omplete ombustion
of natural gas or LP fuels.
Properly adjusted burners, indi ated by a
bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize
in omplete ombustion. Exposure to these
substan es an be minimized further by
venting with an open window or using the
ventilation fan.
• When you get your cooktop, have the
installer show you the location of the gas
shut-off valve and how to shut it off if
necessary.
• Have your cooktop installed and
properly grounded y a qualified installer,
in a ordan e with the installation instru tions.
Any adjustment and servi e should be
performed only by qualified gas range
installers or servi e te hni ians.
• Plug your cooktop into a 120-volt
grounded outlet only. Do not remove the
round grounding prong from the plug. If in
doubt about the grounding of the home
ele tri al system, it is your personal
responsibility and obligation to have an
ungrounded outlet repla ed with a properly
grounded three-prong outlet in a ordan e
with the National Ele tri al Code. Do not
use an extension ord with this applian e.
• Be sure all packing materials are removed
from the cooktop before operating it to prevent
fire or smoke damage should the pa king
material ignite.
• Be sure your cooktop is correctly adjusted
y a qualified service technician or installer
for the type of gas (natural or LP) which is to
e used.
• Do not attempt to repair or replace any
part of your cooktop unless it is specifically
recommended in this manual. All other
servi ing should be referred to a qualified
te hni ian.
• Do not leave children alone or unattended
where a cooktop is hot or in operation.
They ould be seriously burned.
• CAUTION: Items of interest to
children should not e stored in ca inets
a ove a cooktop— hildren limbing on the
ooktop to rea h items ould be seriously
injured.
• Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet
sponge or loth is used to wipe spills on a hot
ooktop, be areful to avoid steam burns.
• Do not clean the cooktop with flamma le or
volatile cleaning fluids.
• Do not clean the cooktop when the appliance
is in use.
• Avoid scratching the cooktop with sharp
instruments, or with rings and other jewelry.
• Let the urner grates and other surfaces cool
efore touching them or leaving them where
children can reach them.
• Never use the cooktop as a cutting oard.
• Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be areful when
rea hing for items stored in abinets over the
ooktop. Flammable material ould be ignited
if brought in onta t with flame or hot surfa es
and may ause severe burns.
• For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
• Do not use water on grease fires. Never
pick up a flaming pan. Turn the ontrols off.
Smother a flaming pan on a surfa e burner by
overing the pan ompletely with a well-fitting
lid, ookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-
purpose dry hemi al or foam-type fire
extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan an be put out
by overing it with baking soda or, if available,
by using a multi-purpose dry hemi al or
foam-type fire extinguisher.
• Do not store flamma le materials near the
cooktop. Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the vi inity of
this or any other applian e.
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wWARNING: NEVER use this
applian e as a spa e heater to heat or
warm the room. Doing so may result
in arbon monoxide poisoning and
overheating of the ooktop.