Important Safety Instructions
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Read before operating your cooktop
All appliances - regardless of the manufacturer - have the
potential through improper or careless use to create safety problems. Therefore the following safety precautions should be observed:
1.Besureyourapplianceisproperlyinstalledandgrounded by a qualified technician,
2.Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
3.Children should not be left alone or unattended in area
where appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance,
4.Wear proper apparel.
5.Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in this manual. All other servicing should be referred to an authorized
Service Contractor.
6.Flammable materials should not be stored near surface units,
7.Do not use water on grease fires. Smother fire or flame or use dry chemical or
8.Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let
potholder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth,
9.Useproperpansize.Manyappliancesareequippedwith
one or more surface units of different size. Select cook- ware having fiat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the heating element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing, Proper relationship of cookware to heating element will also improve efficiency and performance.
10.Never leave surface units unattended at high heat set- tings. Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite,
11.Glazed cookware - only certain types of glass, glass- ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed cook- ware are suitable for cooktop surface without breaking
due to the sudden change in temperature. Use only such cookware as you know has been approved for this
purpose.
12.Cookware handles should be turned inward and not
extend over adjacent surface heating elements to avoid bums, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the cookware.
13.CAUTION - Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above
14.Donottouchsurfaceunltsorareasnearunits.Areasnear
surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact these areas until they have had sufficient time to cool.
15.Do not cook on
16.Clean
17.Do not operate with damaged cooking element after any product malfunction until proper repair has been made.
18.Keep all switches "Off" when unit is not in use.
19.Clean only parts listedin this manual and use procedures recommended.
20.Do not use aluminum foil or foil containers on the cooktop. These may become very hot.
21.This appliance has been tested for safe performance using conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or accessories that are not specifically recommended in this manual. Do not use eyelid covers for the surface units, stovetop grills, or