GE JES61T, Use And Care & Cooking Manual

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This appliance must be grounded. Consult a qualified electrician or
In the event of an electrical short
service technician if the grounding
circuit, grounding reduces the risk instructions are not completely
of electric shock by providing an
understood, or if doubt exists as
escape wire for the electric current.
to whether the appliance is
This appliance is equipped with
properly grounded.
a power cord having a grounding
Where a standard two-prong wall
wire with a grounding plug. The
plug must be plugged into an outlet
receptacle is encountered, it is
that is properly installed and
your personal responsibility and
grounded. (Fig. 1)
obligation to have it replaced with
a properly grounded three-prong
use of the grounding plug can
wall receptacle.
result in a risk of electric shock.
Do not under any circumstances
cut or remove the third (ground)
prong from the power cord.
Use of Adapter Plugs
Usage situations where
appliance’s power cord
will be disconnected
infrequently.
Because of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend against the
use of an adapter plug. However,
if you still elect to use an adapter,
where local codes permit, a
TEMPORARY CONNECTION
may be made to a properly
grounded two-prong wall
receptacle by the use of a
listed
adapter (Fig. 2) which is available
at most local hardware stores.
TEMPORARY METHOD
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Ensure proper ground
and firm connection
Fig. 2 before use
The larger slot in the adapter must
be aligned with the larger slot in
the wall receptacle to provide
proper polarity in the connection
of the power cord.
Caution: Attaching the adapter
ground terminal to 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 should 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
terminal 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
cord will be disconnected
frequently.
Do not use an adapter plug in
—
these situations because frequent
disconnection of the power cord
places undue strain on the adapter
and leads to eventual failure of
the adapter ground terminal. You
should have the two-prong wall
receptacle replaced with a
prong (grounding) receptacle by
a qualified electrician before
using the appliance.