SAFETY PRACTICES & PRECAUTIONS
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READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE PRECAUTIONS
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Read this Use and Care and Installation Manual thoroughly before using your new appliance. This will help to
reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons.
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Remove all packaging materials from your appliance.
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Install according to instructions. To insure proper installation and servicing, follow the installation guide which
came with this appliance.
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Be sure to have a qualified service technician install and ground this appliance.
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Plug into rated outlet: 120 Volts AC, 15 amp GFI (Ground Fault Interrupt) circuit requirement.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of electric shock and fire, do not use an extension cord with this appliance.
WARNING
FOR OUT DOOR INSTALLATION, INSTALLER MUST INSTALL A GROUND FAULT INTERRUPT (GFI).
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The installer should leave these instructions with the consumer who should retain for local inspector’s use and for
future reference.
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This appliance is not fused. Protect with a proper sized fuse or circuit breaker and a GFI for outdoor models.
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Line disconnect switch, circuit breaker, GFI (for outdoor models) or plug/receptacle of power cord connection
should be readily accessible to the operator.
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Ground unit per applicable electrical codes.
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Any installation not matching the specifications discussed in these instructions will void the manufacturer’s war-
ranty.
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Children should not be left alone or unattended in an area where appliances are in use. They should never be al-
lowed to turn knobs, push buttons, sit or stand on any part of an appliance.
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Children in walkers, or children crawling can be attracted to the round door handle and may grab and open the
warming drawer. This can result in injury from the door being pulled open on a child, or severe burns if it is in
use and hot.
WARNING
Do not store items of interest to children in, above or around any appliance. Children could be seriously injured if
they should climb onto the appliance to reach these items.
Be certain to use only dry pot holders:
Moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may cause burns
from steam. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of pot holders.
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Never store anything in the warming drawer. Flammable materials can catch fire, plastic items may melt or ig-
nite and other types of items could be ruined.
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Do not hang articles from any part of the appliance or place anything against the drawer. Some fabrics are quite
flammable and could catch on fire.