This appliance
must be
grounded.
In the event of
an electrical
short circuit,
grounding
reduces the
risk of electric
shock by
providing an escape wire for the electric current.
use of tie
grounding plug can result in
of electric shock.
Consult a qualified electrician or service technician
if the grounding instructions are not completely
understood, or if doubt exists as to whether the
appliance is properly grounded.
Where a standard two-prong
receptacle is
encountered, it is your personal responsibility and
obligation to have it replaced with a properly
receptacle.
appliance is equipped
a power cord having
.
Do not under any circumstances cut or remove the
a grounding wire with a grounding plug. The plug
must be plugged into an outlet that is properly
(ground) prong from the power cord.
installed and grounded. (Fig. 1)
Use of Adapter Plugs
situations where
Caution: Attaching the adapter ground terminal to
be disconnected
Because of
potential
TEMPORARY METHOD
under
certain
conditions,
Align
e
we
strongly
I
recommend
e,
against the use
of an adapter
plug.
‘
Ensure proper ground
if you still elect
Fig. 2
and firm connection
before use
I
to use an
adapter, where local codes permit, a
the wall receptacle cover screw does not ground the
appliance unless the cover screw is metal, and not
insulated, and the wall receptacle is grounded through
the house wiring. You
have the circuit checked
by a qualified electrician to make sure the receptacle
is properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter,
always hold the adapter with one hand. If this is not
done, the adapter ground
is very likely to
break with repeated use. Should this happen,
DO NOT USE the appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.
Usage situations where appliance’s power
maybe made to a properly grounded
cord
be disconnected frequently.
two-prong
receptacle by the use of a
listed
adapter (Fig. 2) which is available at most local
Do not use an adapter plug in these situations
hardware stores.
because frequent disconnection of the power cord
The larger slot in the adapter must be aligned with the
places undue strain on the adapter and leads to
larger slot in the
receptacle to provide proper
eventual failure of the adapter ground terminal. You
should have the two-prong
receptacle replaced
polarity in the connection of the power cord.
with a three-prong (grounding) receptacle by a
qualified electrician before using the appliance.
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