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6
AVOIDING POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVE ENERGY – READING THESE PRECAUTIONS
WILL HELP YOU TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVE ENERGY
¾
NEVER ATTEMPT TO
USE YOUR OVEN
WITH THE DOOR
OPEN. THE DOOR
MUST BE FULLY
CLOSED EVERY
TIME YOU
OPERATE YOUR
OVEN OTHERWISE
YOU RISK
EXPOSING
YOURSELF AND
OTHERS TO
HARMFUL
MICROWAVE
ENERGY.
¾
YOUR MICROWAVE IS
FITTED WITH
SAFETY
INTERLOCKS.
IT
IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT
THESE ARE NEVER
TAMPERED WITH!
¾
DO NOT PLACE ANY
OBJECT BETWEEN
THE OVEN’S DOOR
AND THE
DOORWAY (FRONT
FACE). NEVER
ALLOW DIRT,
FOOD OR CLEANER
RESIDUE TO
ACCUMULATE ON
THE SEALING
SURFACES
BETWEEN THE
INSIDE OF THE
DOOR AND THE
PART OF THE
DOORWAY WHERE
IT MEETS.
¾
YOUR MICROWAVE
HAS SEVERAL
BUILT-IN
SAFETY
SWITCHES TO
ENSURE THE
POWER
REMAINS OFF
WHEN THE
DOOR IS OPEN.
NEVER TAMPER
WITH THESE
SWITCHES.
¾
NEVER TRY TO
OPERATE A
DAMAGED
MICROWAVE
OVEN.
APART FROM
MAKING
SURE THAT
THE OVEN
DOOR CAN
CLOSE
PROPERLY,
YOU NEED TO
ALSO CHECK
THAT THERE
IS NO
DAMAGE TO
THE:
1) DOOR (EG.
DENTED)
2)
HINGES &
LATCHES
(BROKEN OR
LOOSENED)
3)
DOOR SEALS
& SEALING
SURFACES
¾
REMEMBER THAT
YOUR
MICROWAVE
OVEN
SHOULD NOT
BE ADJUSTED
OR REPAIRED
BY ANYONE
BUT A
QUALIFIED
SERVICE
TECHNICIAN.
¾
NEVER USE THE
INTERIOR OF
YOUR
MICROWAVE
OVEN FOR
STORAGE
PURPOSES.
NEVER STORE
COMBUSTIBLE
ITEMS SUCH AS
BREAD,
COOKIES,
PAPER
PRODUCTS, ETC.
INSIDE THE
OVEN TO
FACILITATE
COOKING.
ACCIDENTAL
OPERATION CAN
CAUSE THESE
ITEMS TO GO
ON FIRE AND
DO DAMAGE TO
YOUR
MICROWAVE,
THEREBY
PUTTING YOU
AT RISK IF YOU
USE IT WHILE
IT IS DAMAGED.
Avoiding Exposure to Microwave Energy