SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
No cooking appliance should be used Turn offall controls and wait for range
as a space heater. This instruction is partsto coolbeforetouchingorcleaning
based on safety considerations to pre- "them. Do not touch the burner grates or
vent potential hazard to the consumer surrounding areas untilthey have had
as well as damage to the appliance, sufficient time to cool.
Ilfw_-_;_;,_,/_" Touching a hotoven light bulb with a
tL._:_o_j_" damp cloth could cause the bulb to
__ break. Should the bulb break,discon-nectpowerto therange beforetrying to
IN CASE OF FIRE: remove the bulb to avoid electrical
1.Turn off range controls, shock.
2. Smother fire or flame with baking
soda, dry chemical, or a foam-type
extinguisher. Do not use water on Clean range with caution. If a wet
sponge or cloth isused towipe spills on
grease fires, a hotcooking area, be careful to avoid
If range is installed near a window, steam burns. Some cleaners can pro-
proper precautions should be taken to duce noxious fumes if applied to a hot
prevent curtains from blowing over CHILD SAFETY surface.
burnerscreating a FIRE HAZARD.Do not leave childrenalone orunsuper-
Keep area around appliance clear and vised near the appliance when it is in GREASE
free from combustible materials, gaso- useor isstill hot. Childrenshould never Use extreme caution when moving the
line, and other flammable vapors and beallowed to sit or stand on anypart of grease kettleordisposingof hotgrease.
materials, the appliance. Children must betaught
that the appliance and utensils in itcan Hot grease is flammable. Avoid letting
Havethe installershowyou the location be hot. Children should be taught that grease deposits collect around appli-
ofthegasshutoffvalve and howto shut an appliance is not a toy. They should ance, range hood, or vent fan. Do not
it off in an emergency, not be allowed to play with controls or leave container of grease around a
other parts of the unit. Let hot utensils cookingappliance.Always letquantities
Youroven is vented at the back of the coolina safe place,outofreachofsmall ofhotfatusedfordeepfatfryingcoolbe-
cooktop.Neverblockoven vent or airin- children, foreattemptingto moveorhandle. Inthe
takes. Do not obstruct the flow of com- event of a greasefire,DONOTattempt
bustionandventilationair.Restrictionof _,_.rt_e_Jt_e_ to movepan. Cover panwith a lidto ex-
air flow to the burner prevents proper __j ,,,_ tinguish flame and turn surface burner
performance, off. Do not douse flame with water. Use
a dry chemical or foam-type fire extin-
Avoid touching oven vent area while guisher, if available, or sprinkle heavily
oven isonand for severalminutes after with baking soda.
oven is turned off. Some parts of the
vent and surroundingarea become hot
enoughtocause burns. "_"_//__,h,^_.J
Donot usecooktop or ovenas astorage
area for food or cooking utensils. This
instruction is based on safety consid- CAUTION: Do not store items of inter-
erations to prevent potential hazard to estto children in cabinets above anap-
user and tothe appliance,pliance or onthe backguardof a range.
Children climbing on the appliance to
Misuse of appliance doors, such as reach items could be seriously injured.
stepping, leaning orsitting on the door, Donot use anappliance as a step stool Spillsor boilovers which contain grease
may result in possible tipping of the ap- to cabinets above, should be cleaned upas soon as possi-
plianceor breakage ofdoor and serious ble. If they are allowed to accumulate,
injuries,they could create a FIRE HAZARD.
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