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General Safety Precautions
WARNING
- To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious
injury or death when using your appliance, follow basic safety
precautions, including the following:
• If you receive a damaged product, immediately
contact your dealer or builder.
Do not install or use a
damaged appliance
.
• Make sure that this appliance has been properly
installed according to the accompanying installation
instructions. Make sure you know the location of the
electrical outlet so that you know where and how to
disconnect the power. Making sure the appliance is
properly installed is the responsibility of the customer.
• Refrigeration equipment must be properly disposed of
in a professional and appropriate way, in accordance
with the current local regulations and laws which
protect the environment. This applies to your old
appliance and to your new unit once it has reached
the end of its life.
• DO NOT dispose of the appliance in a landfill or with
urban waste. Contact local waste disposal centers for
information on how to dispose of recyclable waste.
• Take care when handling, moving, using or disposing
of the appliance to avoid damaging the refrigerant
tubing or system.
• Do not install or use outdoors or in wet conditions.
This appliance is not designed for installation in a
recreational vehicle or boat.
• Keep packaging materials away from children. Plastic
sheets and bags can cause suffocation.
• Connect this appliance to a 115 Vac, 15 Amp. circuit
that is controlled by a circuit breaker or fuse. This
appliance should have its own separate grounded
circuit.
• Do not kink or pinch the power supply cord of the
appliance. Never unplug the appliance by pulling on
the power cord. Always grip the plug firmly and pull
straight out from the electrical outlet.
• Disconnect this appliance when not in use.
• Do not install, repair, modify or replace any part of
the appliance unless specifically recommended in
the literature accompanying it. A qualified service
technician should perform all other service.
• Before installing or performing any type of service,
disconnect the unit from the electrical outlet or
disconnect power at the circuit breaker panel or fuse
box.
• Use this appliance only for its intended purpose, the
storage of food and beverages. It is not intended for
commercial or industrial use.
• This appliance is not intended for use by persons
(including children) with reduced physical or sensory
capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge,
unless they are properly supervised by a person
responsible for their safety.
• Children must be supervised to ensure that they do
not play with the appliance.
• Never allow anyone, including children to sit, stand or
climb on any part of the appliance, including the door.
Doing so may cause damage, serious injury or death.
• Do not tamper with the controls.
WARNING
Important Safety Instructions
DANGER
I
MPORTANT
: To prevent child entrapment and
suffocation when discarding an old appliance:
• Take off the door(s).
• Leave the racks in place so children cannot easily
climb inside.
• Cut the prongs off the power plug and discard them.
• Cut the power cable off and discard it separately from
the old appliance.
IMPORTANT:
To avoid the possibility of explosion or fire,
do not store or use combustible, flammable or explosive
vapors and liquids (such as gasoline) inside or in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
WARNING
IMPORTANT:
This appliance is equipped with a three
prong grounding electric plug for protection against
possible electric shock hazards. It must be plugged into
a dedicated, grounded, electrical outlet. If only a two
prong electrical outlet is available, it is the responsibility
of the customer to have it replaced with a dedicated,
properly grounded three prong electrical outlet.
•
DO NOT
cut or remove the third (ground) prong from
the power cord.
•
DO NOT
use an adapter plug.
•
DO NOT
use a power cord that is frayed or damaged.
•
DO NOT
connect the appliance to an extension cord.
• Keep the power cord away
from heated surfaces.
NOTE:
It is NOT recommended to use an electrical outlet
with a ground fault interrupter (GFI).
Power cord with
three-prong
grounding plug
Grounded type
electrical outlet
