Sears 53078, 53071 Important Safetyinstructions, Savetheseinstructions, To connect, electricity

IMPORTANT SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

WARNING-When using this appliance, always exercise basic safety precautions, including the following:

damaged. Do not use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion damage along itslength or at either the plug or connector end.

-When moving your refrigerator away from the wall, be careful not to roll over or damage the

powercord.

•After your refrigerator is in operat'on, do not touch the cold surfaces in freezer compartment, particularly when hands are damp or wet. Skin may adhere to the extremely cold surfaces_

•Do not place fingers or hands on the automatic

icemaking mechanism while the refrigerator is plugged in. This will help protect you from possible injury. It witl also prevent interference with the moving

paris of the ejector mechanism, or with the heating element that releases the cubes.

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

• Don't refreeze frozen foods which have thawed completely. The United States Department of Agriculture in Home and Garden Bulletin No. 69 says:

"..You may safety refreeze frozen foods that have thawed if they still contain ice crystals or if they ore still cold-below 40 ° E

".,Thawed ground meats, poultry or fish that have any off-odor or off-color should not be refrozen and should

not be eaten, Thawed ice cream should be discarded° if the odor or color of any food is poor or questionable, get rid of it_The food may be dangerous to eoL

"Even partial thawing and refreezing reduce the eating quality of foods, particularly fruits, vegetables and prepared foods The eating quality of red meats is affected less than that of many other foods. Use refrozen foods as soon as possible to save as much of their eating quality as you can/'

• If your old refrigerator is still around the

house but not in use, be sure to remove the doors. This will reduce the possibility of danger to children.

•Unplug your refrigerator before cleaning and making repairs. NOTE: We strongly recommend that

any servicing be performed by a qualified individual.

- Before replacing a burned-out light bulb, unplug

the refrigerator or turn off power at the circuit breaker or fuse box in order to avoid contact with a live wire

filamenL (A burned_out Jight bulb may break when being replaced) NOTE: Moving control to OFF position does not remove power to the light circuit

•Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang on the shelves in the refrigerator° They could damage the refrigerator and seriously injure themselves°

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

Grounding Requirements Important-Pleaseread carefully.

To connect		electricity			Have walt outlet and circuit checked by a qualified
For personal		safety,			electrician to make sure outlet is properly grounded
			iPREFERRED		Where a standard two-prong wall outlet is encountered,
this appliance		must be
					it is your personal responsibi}ity and obligation to hove it
properly	grounded.
					replaced with a properly grounded three-prong wail
The power cord of this
					outIet
appliance	is equipped				DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR
with a three-prong				NSUF_E PF_OPE_
					REMOVE THE THIRD (GROUND) PRONG FROM

(grounding) plug which

mates with a standard

THE POWER CORD.

three-prong (grounding) wall oullet (Fig 1)to minimize the possibility of electric shock hazard from thisappliance