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Important safety instructions
| Proper Disposal Of Refrigerators/Freezers | |
WARNING | ||
Before you throw away your old refrigerator/freezer: | ||
Please read all safety instructions before | ||
RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT | ||
using your new freezer. | ||
Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems | ||
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General Safety | of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators or | |
freezers are still dangerous - even if they will sit for | ||
• Do not store or use gasoline, or other | ||
“just a few days”. If you are getting rid of your old | ||
flammable liquids, near this or any other | ||
refrigerator or freezer, please follow the instructions | ||
appliance. Read product labels for warnings | ||
below to help prevent accidents: | ||
regarding flammability and other hazards. | ||
• Remove the doors. | ||
• Do not operate the freezer in the presence of | ||
• Leave the shelves in place so children may | ||
explosive fumes. | ||
not easily climb inside. | ||
Child Safety | ||
• Have refrigerant removed by a qualified | ||
• Destroy carton, plastic bags, and any exterior | ||
service technician. | ||
wrapping material immediately after the | ||
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freezer is unpacked. Children should never |
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use these items to play. Cartons covered with |
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rugs, bedspreads, plastic sheets or stretch |
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wrap may become airtight chambers and can |
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quickly cause suffocation. |
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• Remove all staples from the carton. Staples can cause severe cuts, and destroy finishes if they come in contact with other appliances or furniture.
•An empty, discarded ice box, refrigerator or freezer is a very dangerous attraction to children.
•Remove or discard any spacers used to secure the shelves during shipping. Small objects are a choke hazard to children.
•Remove the door(s) of any appliance that is not in use, even if it is being discarded.
