Important Safety Instructions 2
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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. Please retain this guide for future reference.
I.Be sureyour appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician. Installer - please leave this guide with the appliance.
I7. Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. This warning is based on safety considerations.
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.
6.Do not store combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquid near cooktop.
7.Do not use water on grease fires. Smother fire or llame 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 use a towel or other bulky cloth.
9.Select cookware large enough to properly contain food and avoid boilovers or spillovers. This will save on cleaning and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy splattering or spillovers left on acooktopcan ignite. Pan size is especially important in deep fat frying.
10.Do not allow large pans to extend beyond the edge of the surface burner grates. Refer to page 4, “Using Your Cooktop” for large pan usage guidelines.
Il. Never leave cooktop unattended at Hi heat settings. Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.
12.TYPE OF COOKWARE - Avoid pans that are unstable and easily tipped. Pans that are too heavy when filled with food can also be a hazard. If pan handles twist and cannot be tightened, discard the pan.
13.HANDLES - Always turn pan handles to the side or back of the cooktop - not out into the room where they are easily hit. COOKWARE HANDLES SHOULD BE TURNED INWARD AND NOT EXTEND OVER AD- JACENT SURFACE BURNERS to minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the cookware.
14.CAUTION - Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above
IS. Do not touch surface burner areas or any areas near burners. During and after use, these areas may be hot enough to causeburns. Avoid contact with theseareasby clothing or other flammable materials until they have had sufficient time to cool.
16. Do not heat unopened food containers.
17. Keep all controls “Off’ when unit is not in use.
18. GREASE - Grease is flammable and should be handled carefully. Never leave any cooking operation unat- tended. Let fat cool before attempting to handle it. Do not allow greaseto collect around the cooktop. Wipe up spillovers immediately.
19. If the cooktop is installed near a window, proper precau- tions should be taken to prevent curtains from blowing over burners creating a FIRE HAZARD.
20. Do not use aluminum foil to line burner spillover bowl. Restriction of normal air flow may result in unsafe operation.
21. Clean only parts listed in this manual and use procedures recommended.
22. Always allow hot pans to cool in a safe place out of the reach of small children.
23. A faint gas odor may indicate a gas leak. If a gas odor is detected, shut off the gassupply to the cooktop. Call your installer or local gas company to have the possible leak checked. Never use a match or other flame to locate a
gas leak.
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