Kenmore 790.9446 manual Important Safety instructions

important Safety instructions

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This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols and follow all instructions given.

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• Remove all tape and packaging before using the range.

Do not use the oven or warmer drawer

Destroy the carton and plastic bags after unpacking the

(if equipped)

for storage.

range. Never allow children to play with packaging material.

• Proper Installation--Be sure your appliance is properly

Never Use Your Appliance for Warming

installed and grounded by a qualified technician in

or Heating

the

Room.

accordance with the National Electrical Code ANSI/

• Storage

in or on Appliance--Flammable

materials

NFPA No. 70 latest edition and local electrical code

should

not

be stored

in an oven,

drawer, near

requirements.

Installonly per installationinstructionsprovided

warmer

surface units or in the storage drawer. This includes

in the literature package for this range.

paper, plastic and cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware

Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an

and towels, as well as flammable liquids. Do not store

authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the power

explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near the range.

to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an

Do Not Leave Children Alone--Childrenshould not be

emergency.

left alone or unattended in the area where appliance is _i'_

• User servicing--Do

not repair or replace any part of the

in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any

appliance

unless

specifically

recommended in the

part of the appliance.

manuals. All other servicing should be clone only by a

• DO NOTTOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEARTHESE

qualified technician. This may reduce the risk of personal

U NITS, HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES

injury and damage to the range.

OF THE OVEN. Both surface units and oven heating elements

• Never

modify

or alter the construction

of a range

by

may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near

removing leveling legs, panels, wire covers, anti=tip

surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During

bracketslscrews,

or any other part of the product.

and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable

r

materials touch these areas until they have had sufficient time

. All ranges can tip.

to cool. Among these areas are the cook top, surfaces facing

the cook top, the oven vent openings and surfaces near these

Injury to persons could result.

openings, oven door and window.

• Install anti-tip device packed with range.

• Wear Proper Apparel--Loose=fitting

or hanging garments

See

Installation Instructions.

_To

reduce the risk of

should

never

be worn

while using

the appliance.

Do not

let clothing or other flammable materials contact hot surfaces.

tipping, the rangemust be secured by

• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires--Smother

properly installed anti-tip bracket provided

the fire with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry

with the range. To check if the bracket is

chemical

or

foam=type

extinguisher.

installed

properly, visually check that rear

leveling

leg

is inserted

into and fully

• When

heating

fat or

grease,

watch it closely.

Fat

or

secured

by the anti-tip

bracket by

grease

may catch fire if allowed

to become

too hot.

removing lower panel or storage drawer.

• Use Only Dry Potholders =Moist or damp potholders on

For models with a warmer drawer, grasp

hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let

the top rear edge of the range and

potholders touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or

carefully attempt to tilt it forward. Refer to

other bulky cloth instead of a potholder.

the installation instructions for proper anti-

• Do Not

Heat Unopened Food

Containers

= Buildup

of

tip bracket installation.

pressure may cause container to burst and result in

Stepping,

leaning

or sitting

on the doors

or

injury.

drawers

of

this

range can

result in serious injuries

and

• Remove

the oven door from any unused

range

if it is to

also cause

damage

to

the

range. Do not allow children

to

be stored

or

discarded.

climb or playaround the range. The weight of a child on an open

door may cause

the range to tip, resulting in serious burns

or

IMPORTANT--Donot attempt to operate the range during

other injury.

a power failure, if the power fails, always turn off the range.

Do not store

items of interest to children

in

if the range is not turned off and the power resumes, the range

the cabinets

above

a

range or

on

the

backguard

of

a

will begin to operate again. Once the power resumes,

reset the

range. Children

climbing

on the range to reach items could be

clock and oven function.

seriously

injured.