IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:
| Installation | Instructions |
■This refrigerator must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used.
■Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang on the shelves in the refrigerator. They could damage the refrigerator and seriously injure themselves.
■Do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezer compartment, particularly when hands are damp or wet. Skin may stick to these extremely cold surfaces.
■Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
■In refrigerators with automatic icemakers, avoid contact with the moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the heating element that releases the cubes. Do not place fingers or hands on the automatic icemaking mechanism while the refrigerator is plugged in.
■Keep fingers out of the “pinch point” areas; clearances between the doors and between the doors and cabinet are necessarily small. Be careful closing doors when children are in the area.
■Unplug the refrigerator before cleaning and making repairs.
NOTE: We strongly recommend that any servicing be performed by a qualified individual.
■Turning the control to the COLD position does not remove power to the light circuit.
■Do not refreeze frozen foods which have thawed completely.
■Before replacing a
DANGER! RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT
PROPER DISPOSAL OF THE REFRIGERATOR
Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems | Refrigerants | |
of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are | All refrigeration products contain refrigerants, | |
still dangerous…even if they will sit for “just a few | ||
which must be removed prior to product disposal. | ||
days.” If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, | ||
If you are getting rid of an old refrigeration product, | ||
please follow the instructions below to help prevent | ||
check with the company handling the disposal about | ||
accidents. | ||
what to do. | ||
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■Take off the doors.
■Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside.
USE OF EXTENSION CORDS
Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against the use of an extension cord.
However, if you must use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a
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