Hotpoint RGA724, RGA720 owner manual Safety Precautions, Safety Instructions

Safety Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Installation Instructions Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions

■ Locate the range out of kitchen traffic path and out of drafty locations to prevent pilot outage (on standing pilot models) and poor air circulation.

■ Be sure all packaging materials are removed from the range before operating it to prevent fire or smoke damage should the packaging material ignite.

	■ Be sure your range is correctly adjusted by
	a qualified service technician or installer
	for the type of gas (natural or LP) that is
	to be used. Your range can be converted
	for use with either type of gas. See the
	Installation of the range section.
	■ WARNING: These adjustments must
	be made by a qualified service technician
	in accordance with the manufacturer’s
	instructions and all codes and requirements
	of the authority having jurisdiction. Failure
	to follow these instructions could result in
	serious injury or property damage. The
	qualified agency performing this work
	assumes responsibility for the conversion.
	■ Be careful when you clean the cooktop
	because the area over the pilot (on
	standing pilot models) will be hot.
	■ After prolonged use of a range, high floor
	temperatures may result and many floor
	coverings will not withstand this kind of
	use. Never install the range over vinyl tile
	or linoleum that cannot withstand such
	type of use. Never install it directly over
	interior kitchen carpeting.
	■ Do not leave children alone or unattended
	where a range is hot or in operation. They
	could be seriously burned.
	■ Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or
	hang on the oven door, broiler door or
	cooktop. They could damage the range
	and even tip it over, causing severe
	personal injury.
	■ CAUTION: Items of interest to
	children should not be stored in cabinets
	above a range or on the backsplash of a
4	range—children climbing on the range
	to reach items could be seriously injured.

■Clean only parts listed in this Owner’s Manual.

■Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored in cabinets over the range. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces and may cause severe burns.

■Do not store flammable materials in an oven, a range broiler or near a cooktop.

■Do not store or use combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

■Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the range.

■Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface burner by covering the pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

■Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

■Flame in the oven can be smothered completely by closing the oven door and turning the control to off or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

■Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.

■Never block the vents (air openings) of the range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that are necessary for the range to operate properly with correct combustion. Air openings are located at the rear of the cooktop, at the top and bottom of the oven door, and at the bottom of the range under the broiler door.

■Large scratches or impacts to glass doors can lead to broken or shattered glass.