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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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WARNING—ALL APPLIANCES
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Do not use water on grease fires
– Smother fire or
flame or use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
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Use only dry potholders
– Moist or damp potholders
on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do
not let a potholder touch hot heating elements. Do
not use a towel or other bulky cloth.
WARNING—SURFACE COOKING UNITS
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Use proper pan size
– This appliance may be
equipped with surface burners of different sizes.
Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to
cover the surface burner. The use of undersized
utensils will expose a portion of the burner to direct
contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper
relationship of utensil to burner will also improve
efficiency.
The flame size should not extend beyond the edge of
the cooking utensil. This instruction is based on safety
considerations.
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Never leave surface burners unattended at high
heat setting
s – Boil-over causes smoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignite.
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If applicable, make sure drip trays are in place
–
Absence of these trays during cooking may subject
wiring or components underneath to damage.
•
Protective liners
– Do not use aluminum foil to line
oven bottoms. Improper installation of these liners
may result in a risk of electric shock, or fire.
•
Glazed cooking utensils
– Only certain types of glass,
glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed
utensils are suitable for range-top service without
breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.
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Utensil handles should be turned inward and not
extend over adjacent surface units
– To reduce the
risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and
spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil,
the handle of a utensil should be positioned so that it
is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent
surface units.
•
Clean the cooktop with caution
– If a wet sponge or
cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be
careful to avoid steam burns. Some cleaners can
produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
•
Do not soak removable heating elements
– Heating
elements should never be immersed in water.
WARNING—GLASS/CERAMIC COOKING SURFACES
Do not cook on a broken cooktop
– If cooktop should
break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the
broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock.
Contact an authorized service provider immediately.
WARNING—INDUCTION SURFACES
Do not place metallic objects such as knives, forks,
spoons, and lids on the cooktop surface since they can get
hot.
WARNING—DEEP FAT FRYERS
Use extreme caution when moving a grease kettle or
disposing of hot grease.
WARNING—VENTILATING HOODS
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Clean ventilating hoods frequently – Grease should
not be allowed to accumulate on hood or filter.
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This appliance should not be installed with a
ventilation system that directs air in a downward
direction toward the appliance. This type of
ventilation system may cause ignition and combustion
problems with the appliance resulting in personal
injury, property damage, or unintended operation.
Ventilating systems that direct the air upwards do not
have any restriction.
An air curtain or other overhead range hood, which
operates by blowing a downward airflow onto a
range, shall not be used in conjunction with a gas
range unless the hood and range have been designed
and tested in accordance with the Standard for
Domestic Gas Ranges, ANSI Z21.1 • CSA 1.1, and
listed by an independent testing laboratory for
combination use.
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When flambéing foods under the hood, turn the fan
on.
WARNING—IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE
If a gas control knob is turned ON and there is
no electrical power to operate the electronic
igniters on the burners, turn OFF the gas
control knob and wait 5 minutes for the gas to
dissipate before lighting the burner manually.
To light the burners manually, carefully hold a lighted
match to the burner ports and turn the gas control knob
to HI
.
During a power failure, you can use the standard
burners, but each must be lit with a match.
Do not
attempt to light an XLO
®
burner manually. These
burners are equipped with the ExtraLow
®
feature and
cannot be lit manually.
CAUTION
Do not store items of interest to children above or at the
back of the appliance. If children should climb onto the
appliance to reach these items, they could be seriously
injured.
