GE ZGU385NSMSS - Manuel (Page 4)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE:
• The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act requires the Governor of
Californio to publish a list of substances known
to the state to cause cancer, birth defects
or other reproductive harm, and requires
businesses to warn customers of potential
exposure to such substances.
• Gas appliances can cause minor exposure
to four of these substances, namely benzene,
carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and soot,
caused primarily by the incomplete combustion
of natural gas or LP fuels.
Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a
bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize
incomplete combustion. Exposure to these
substances can be minimized further by
venting with an open window or using the
ventilation fan.
• When you get your cooktop, have the
installer show you the location of the gas
shut-off valve and how to shut it off if
necessary.
• Have your cooktop installed and properly
grounded by a qualified installer, in
accordance with the installation instructions.
Any adjustment and service should be
performed only by qualified gas range installers
or service technicians.
• Plug your cooktop into a 120-volt grounded
outlet only. Do not remove the round
grounding prong from the plug. If in doubt
about the grounding of the home electrical
system, it is your personal responsibility and
obligation to have an ungrounded outlet
replaced with a properly grounded three-prong
outlet in accordance with the National Electrical
Code. Do not use an extension cord with this
appliance.
• Be sure all packing materials are removed
from the cooktop before operating it to
prevent fire or smoke damage should the
packing material ignite.
• Be sure your cooktop is correctly adjusted by
a qualified service technician or installer for
the type of gas (natural or LP) which is to be
used.
• Do not attempt to repair or replace any
part of your cooktop unless it is specifically
recommended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a qualified
technician.
Do not leave children alone or unattended
where a cooktop is hot or in operation. They
could be seriously burned.
CAUTION:
Items of interest to
children should not be stored in cabinets
above a cooktop—children climbing on the
cooktop to reach items could be seriously
injured.
A WARNING:
never use this
appliance as a space heater to heat or warm
the room. Doing so may result in carbon
monoxide poisoning and overheating of the
cooktop.
> Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet
sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot
cooktop, be careful to avoid steam burns.
> Do not clean the cooktop with flammable or
volatile cleaning fluids.
> Do not clean the cooktop when the appliance
is in use.
> Avoid scratching the cooktop with sharp
instruments, or with rings and otherjewelry.
> Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool
before touching them or leaving them where
children can reach them.
> Never use the cooktop as a cutting board.
> Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be careful when
reaching for items stored in cabinets over the
cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited
if brought in contact with flame or hot surfaces
and may cause severe burns.
> For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
> 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.
> Do not store flammable materials near the
cooktop. Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of
this or any other appliance.