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General safety
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or death, observe these
precautions:
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Do not touch
any surface, component,
or mechanism of the cooktop during or
immediately after cooking.
•
Learn
where and how to shut off the
valve that feeds gas to the cooktop.
•
Ensure the cooktop’s hold-down brackets are installed per the Installation Instructions.
•
Do not let children sit/stand on the cooktop or play with any of its parts. Do not leave
children unattended in the kitchen when the cooktop is in use.
•
Remove all packaging before operating the cooktop to keep this material from
catching fire. Keep all packaging away from children. Properly dispose of packaging as
soon as the cooktop is unpacked.
•
Do not keep objects of interest to children on or around the cooktop.
•
Do not operate the cooktop if it is damaged, if it malfunctions, or is missing parts.
•
Do not use the cooktop as a space heater.
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Use only dry pot holders.
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Do not use the cooktop to heat sealed food containers.
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Unplug the cooktop before service/maintenance.
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To avoid fires/explosions. ensure no under-counter storage (e.g., dishtowels, paper,
cleaning supplies or packaged/canned food) contacts the cooktop chassis.
•
To prevent gas leaks or in
ferior
function,
take care not to smash or kink
the gas line.
•
Air curtains or other overhead hoods that blow onto the cooktop shall not be used
with a gas cooktop unless both are designed and tested according to the Standard
for
Domestic Gas Ranges, ANSI Z21.1 • CSA1.1, and listed by an independent testing
laboratory for combination use.
WARNING
NEVER use this appliance as a space heater to heat or warm the room. Doing so may
result in carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of the oven.
