Kenmore Official Manual for Elite Gas Range: Vital Safety Instructions

important Safety instructions

Read all instructions before using this appliance. Save these instructions for future reference.

This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols and follow all instructions given.

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If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.

FOR YOUR SAFETY:

--Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any otherappliance.

--WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

*Do not try to light any appliance.

*Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.

,immediately call your gas supplier from a

neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's instructions.

*if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

--installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, servicer or the gas supplier.

Remove	all	tape and packaging				before using the		range.
Destroy	the	carton	and	plastic	bags after		unpacking	the range.
Never	allow	children	to	play	with	packaging	material.

• Proper Installation--Be sure your appliance is properly

installed and grounded by a qualified technician in

accordance with the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.- latest edition, or in Canada CAN/CGA B149.1, and CAN/CGA B149.2, and the the National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA

No.70-1atest edition, or in Canada CSA Standard C22.1,

Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, and local code

requirements. Install only per installation instructions provided in the literature package for this range.

Ask your Sears dealer to recommend a qualified technician

and an authorized Sears repair service. Know how to

disconnect the power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an emergency.

•User servicing--Do not repair or replace any part of the

appliance unless specifically recommended in the manuals. All other servicing should be done only by a qualified

technician, This may reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the range.

•Never modify or alter the construction of a range by

removing leveling legs, panels, wire covers, anti-tip

brackets/screws, or any other part of the product.

•Air curtain or other overhead range hoods, which operate

by blowing a downward airflow on to a range, shall not be

used in conjunction with gas ranges other than when the

hood and range have been designed, tested and listed by an

independent test laboratory for use in combination with each other.

o All ranges can tip.

• Injury to persons could result.

,Install anti-tip device packed with range.

• See Installation Instructions.

_Toreduce the risk of tipping, the rangemust be secured by properly installed anti-tip bracket provided with the range. To check if the bracket is installed properly, visually check that rear leveling leg is inserted into and fully secured by the anti-tip bracket by removing lower panel or storage drawer. For models with a warmer drawer, grasp the top rear edge of the range and carefully attempt to tilt it forward. Refer to the installation instructions for proper anti- tip bracket installation.

Stepping, leaning or sitting on the doors or drawers of this range can result in serious injuries and also cause damage to the range. Do not allow children to climb or

play around the range. The weight of a child on an open door may cause the range to tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury.

NEVER use this appliance as a space heater to heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in carbon monoxide poisoning.

NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in the oven bottom or cover an entire rack with materials such as aluminum foil. Doing so blocks air flow through the oven and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Aluminum foil linings may trap heat, causing a fire hazard.

Do not use the oven or warmer drawer (if

equipped) for storage.

•Storage in or on Appliance--Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven, warmer drawer, near surface burners or in the storage drawer. This includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well as flammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near the range.

Do not store items of interest to children in

the cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range. Children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.