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General Safety Precautions
For safe operation/function and best outcomes concerning the use of this cooktop, learn and follow these precautions:
Important Safety Instructions
WARNING
• Concerning the cooktop in general:
- If you receive a damaged product, immediately contact your dealer/builder. Do not install/use a damaged appliance.
- Never leave the cooktop unattended when in use at high settings (level 5 and higher); boil-overs cause bursts of steam and
spatter hot liquid; greasy spill-overs cause smoke and may ignite.
- Use the cooktop only as intended by the manufacturer. If you have any questions, contact Dacor Customer Service. (See Pg. 1.)
- Ensure the cooktop is properly installed and grounded by a qualified installer as specified in the installation manual. Have the
installer show you your home’s circuit-breaker panel or fuse box so you know how to turn off power to the appliance.
- Install/repair/replace cooktop components only as specifically recommended in the accompanying manuals. A qualified
technician must perform all other service.
• Concerning cooktop handling/operation:
- The glass surface is impact-resistant but a pan or other object dropped on it with sufficient force will crack or pit it. Do not
operate the appliance if the glass top is broken or severely pitted. Cleaning solutions and spill-overs may penetrate a broken
cooktop, creating an electric-shock risk. Contact a qualified technician immediately to replace the damaged/pitted cooktop glass.
- Do not tamper with the cooktop controls.
- Do not touch the surface of a cooking element or surrounding areas. (Though dark in color, elements may still be hot. Areas
near surface units may be hot enough to cause burns. During/after use, do not touch or let clothing or flammable materials
contact cooking elements until you are
sure
the elements have cooled.)
- Do not let anyone use the cooktop unless they know how to operate it properly.
- When a self-cleaning oven is installed below the cooktop, you should not use the cooktop during the oven self-cleaning process.
• Concerning cooktop service/maintenance:
- Before performing any service, verify that power to the cooktop is turned OFF at the circuit-breaker panel or fuse box.
- Clean/maintain the cooktop regularly and only as instructed in this manual. Dirt and grease left on the cooktop, ventilation filters,
and range hood create a possible fire hazard.
• Concerning children/pets:
- To avoid cooktop damage and serious personal injury or death, never let children sit/stand/climb on the cooktop.
- Do not leave children/pets unattended around an operating cooktop.
- Do not let children play with any part of the cooktop.
- Do not store items of interest to children on/above the cooktop.
- Non-stick coatings, when heated, can harm pet birds. When using non-stick cookware/accessories, move birds to a separate,
well-ventilated room.
• Concerning cooking practices:
- Use the cooktop only for cooking tasks consistent with a home appliance as outlined in this manual. This cooktop is not
engineered for commercial/industrial use.
- Do not heat unopened canned/bottled food. (Pressure buildup may burst the container, causing personal injury.)
- When stirring/turning food, grasp the pan by its handle to prevent accidents due to unexpected movement.
- Use extreme caution when adding water to food in a hot pan; the resulting steam can cause serious burns.
- Do not let pans boil dry.
- Do not turn the cooktop ON with empty cookware on a cooking element. (Doing so can damage the pan/cooktop.)
- Do not use towels or bulky cloth as potholders.
- To prevent steam burns, do not remove cookware from the cooktop with wet potholders.
- Cook meat and poultry to internal temperatures of at least 160°F and 180°F respectively to minimize the possibility of
contracting a food-borne illness.
- Use high heat settings only as needed, and only if you are present; use low to medium settings to heat oil slowly.
- Use only “ferrous” (magnetic) cookware on this induction cooktop. Never use a steel plate/griddle to heat non-magnetic
cookware. Personal injury or appliance damage may result from using improper cookware.
- Use cookware of the proper size/material/construction for the particular cooking task; cookware must be able to contain the
desired quantity of food without boiling/spilling over. Choose pans with handles that are easily held and will stay cool while
cooking. Do not use cookware that is awkward/too heavy to lift safely or that has loose handles.
- To reduce the risk of injury/spillage due to unintentional contact with the cookware, TURN COOKWARE HANDLES SO THEY
DO NOT EXTEND OVER THE COUNTER FRONT EDGE OR ADJACENT COOKING ELEMENTS/COUNTERS.