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General Safety Precautions
To reduce risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury, and death in using the range, follow basic safety precautions, including:
WARNING
• If you receive a damaged product, immediately contact your dealer or builder.
Do not install or use a damaged appliance.
• Have the installer show you the gas shut-off valve and electrical outlet so you
can turn them off if needed.
• Do not install/repair/replace any part of the range unless specifically instructed in
this manual; a qualified service technician should perform all other service.
• Before any type of service, turn off the gas supply, and unplug the range.
• Use the range only for residential cooking tasks as instructed in this manual. The
range is not designed/certified for commercial or outdoor use.
• DO NOT TOUCH THE RANGE OR SURROUNDING SURFACES DURING OR
IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE.
• Let no one use the range who does not know how to operate it properly.
• Never let anyone, including children, to sit, stand. or climb on any part of the
range. Doing so may cause tipping, damage, serious injury, or death.
• Do not leave children or pets alone or unattended near the range. Do not let
children play with the controls, pull on the handle, or touch other parts of the range.
• Do not store items of interest to children on or above the range. Children could
be burned or injured while climbing on the range.
• Do not try to use the range during a power outage. If power fails, turn OFF all
control knobs.
• Keep flammable items (e.g., paper, cardboard, plastic, cloth) away from burners
and other hot surfaces. Do not let potholders touch the gas flames.
• Do not tamper with the controls.
• Do not hang flammable or heat-sensitive items over the range.
• Do not heat unopened food containers such as baby food jars and cans.
Pressure buildup may burst the container and cause injury.
• Cover burners and grates only with proper cookware. Decorative covers may
cause a fire hazard or damage if a burner is turned on with the cover in place.
• Do not wear loose or hanging apparel when using the range. Do not let clothing
touch the range and surrounding areas during or immediately after use.
• Do not use towels or bulky cloth as pot holders.
• Do not handle hot cookware with wet potholders, which can cause steam burns.
• If the range is near a window, do not hang curtains that could blow over the
cooktop and create a fire hazard.
• Never leave surface units unattended at high heat settings; boilovers cause
smoking, and greasy spillovers may ignite.
• Clean the range thoroughly before operating it for the first time.
• Clean and maintain the range regularly as instructed in
Care and Cleaning
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the range, ventilation filters, and range hood free of grease.
• Use cookware only for its intended purpose. Check manufacturer instructions to
determine suitablility for rangetop use. Personal injury or damage may result from
use of improper cookware.
• NEVER block range slots or holes, inside or out. Doing so impedes airflow and
may cause fire or carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Use extreme caution if adding water to food on a hot cooktop or oven. The
steam can cause serious burns or scalds.
• Never operate the range without the knobs and trim rings in place.
WARNING
• Use only cookware of the proper size, material, construction, and easily manageable
weight. Cookware must be large enough to contain the food without spilling over.
Choose pans with solid, easy-to-hold handles that will stay cool while cooking.
• Do not let cookware boil dry.
• Ensure all cooktop parts are dry before lighting a burner.
• Turn burners off before removing the knobs.
• Do not use the oven for storage.
• When using the oven, stand aside when opening the door so hot air and steam can
escape safely.
• Always cook with the convection filter installed. If the filter is absent, the spinning
fan blades at the back of the oven are a safety hazard.
• Do not leave food in the oven over 1 hour before/after cooking. Eating spoiled
food can cause food poisoning.
• When deep-fat frying:
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use cookware that contains the oil and food without overflowing during frying;
never leave a deep-fat fryer unattended.
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avoid frying moist or frosty foods; foods with high water content may cause
hot oil to spatter/spill.
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heat fat slowly, and if combining oils, do so before heating; use a deep-fat
frying thermometer to avoid heating oils beyond their flash points.
Tip-over hazard:
• A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.
• Ensure the anti-tip bracket is properly attached per the installation instructions.
With a flashlight, verify that the anti-tip foot engages the anti-tip bracket.
• After moving the range, be sure to re-engage the rear leg with the floor or wall
mounted anti-tip bracket as shown below.
• Do not use the range without the anti-tip foot engaged with the anti-tip bracket.
• The range’s 3-prong grounding plug protects against possible electric-shock hazards.
If only a 2-prong outlet is available, the owner is responsible to have it replaced with
the proper outlet by a licensed electrician. Never:
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remove the third (ground) prong from the power cord.
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use an adapter plug.
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use an extension cord.
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use a damaged power cord.
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plug the cooktop into an electrical outlet with a (GFI) ground fault interrupter.
TO REDUCE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY FROM A RANGETOP GREASE FIRE:
• SMOTHER FLAMES with a close-fitting lid, cookie sheet, or metal tray, then turn
off the burner. BE CAREFUL TO PREVENT BURNS. If the flames do not go out
immediately, EVACUATE AND CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
• NEVER PICK UP A FLAMING PAN - you may be burned.
• DO NOT USE WATER, including wet dishcloths/towels - a violent steam
explosion may result.
• Use a fire extinguisher ONLY if:
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You have a Class ABC extinguisher, and you already know how to operate it.
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The fire is small and contained in the area where it started.
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The fire department is being called.
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You can fight the fire with your back to an exit.
Important Safety Instructions
CAUTION
• Do not let acids (citrus juices, tomato sauces, etc.) remain on range surfaces. The porcelain finish may stain.
• Never use the cooktop surface as a cutting board.
• Do not remove heavy spills with a sharp object (e.g., knife, metal spatula). Sharp objects may scratch the range’s surfaces.
• Do not line the oven with foil or other material. These items can melt or burn up during self-cleaning and permanently damage the oven.
• Do not expose the knobs or trim rings to direct heat.
• Never use the oven without the lens covers in place. The covers high oven temperatures and mechanical shock from breaking the light bulbs.
• Non-stick coatings, when heated, can be harmful to pet birds. Move birds to a separate, well-ventilated room when using the range.
