IMPORTANT... Please Read Carefully
How to connect electricity
For
Have the
outlet and circuit
If you have only a standard
this
be
checked by a qualified electrician
two-prong
it is your
properly grounded.
to make
sure the outlet is properly
personal responsibility and
grounded.
The power cord of this appliance is
equipped with a three-prong
(grounding) plug which mates with
a standard three-prong (grounding)
wall outlet (Fig. 1) to minimize the
possibility of electric shock hazard
from this appliance.
PREFERRED
METHOD
INSURE PROPER
Fig. 1
GROUND EXISTS
BEFORE USE
obligation to have it
with
a properly grounded three-prong
wall outlet.
DO NOT,
Use of Adapter Plug
Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
we strongly recommend against
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 outlet
by use of a
adapter
(Fig. 2), available at most local
The larger slot in the adapter
hardware stores.
must be aligned with the larger slot
in the wall outlet to provide proper
polarity in the connection of the
power cord.
CAUTION: Attaching an adapter
ground terminal to the wall outlet
cover screw does not ground the
appliance unless the cover screw is
metal, and not insulated, and the
wall outlet is grounded through the
-
house wiring. You should have the
circuit checked by a qualified
electrician to make sure the outlet
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 the adapter ground
terminal break, DO NOT USE
the appliance until a proper
ground has again been
established.
Electrical Requirements
Use of Extension Cords
The refrigerator should always be plugged into its
Because of potential safety hazards under certain
own individual electrical outlet which has a voltage
conditions, we strongly recommend against the use of
rating that matches the rating plate.
an extension cord. However, if you still elect to use an
This provides the best performance and also prevents
extension cord, it is absolutely
that it be a
overloading house wiring circuits which could cause a
3-wire grounding type appliance extension
fire hazard from overheated wires.
cord having a grounding type plug and outlet and that
the electrical
of the cord be 15
amperes
(minimum) and
volts.
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