Hotpoint RGB528PENBB Owners Manual - Page 4

IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION. READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSING. SAFETYPRECAUTIONS i,ocate the rang.e out of kitchen traffic pail1 and out of drafty locations to prex.ent pilot oumg'e (on standing pilot models) and poor air ciIvulafion. _{;B: e sure all packaging materials are removed from die rang.e before operating it to prevent fire or smoke damag.e should tile packaging material ignite. _;;Ne_er wear loose fitting or hanging garments while using tile appliance. Be careflll when reaching for items stored in cabinets over file rang.e. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot o\.en snlPaces and nlay cause sex.ere bnl_rls. _i:,D: o not store flammable materials ill an ox.en, a rang.e broiler or near a cooktop. _:; Be sure yonr I'ttIlg.e is corI.ectly adjusted by _;_Do not store or use combustible materials, a qualified service technician or installer for gasoline or other flammable vapors and tile type of gas (naUlral or I,P) that is m be liquids in the vicinity of this or ally' other used. Your rang.e carl be converted tbr use appliance. with either type of gas. See tile Installation of the range section. _f; Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accunmlate ill or WARNING:lesead>stmreunnts, near tile rang.e. be made by a qualified service technician in accordance wifll the manuthcturer's instructions and all codes and requirements of tile authority having jurisdiction. Failure m follow dlese instructions could resuh in serious irlju U or property damag.e. Tile qualified ag.en W performing Oils work assumes i.esponsibility for the conversion. ;f; Be careflll when you clean tile cookmp because tile ai.ea over tile pilot (on standing pilot models) will be hot. q_{D_;o not use water on grease fires. Ne_.er pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls off'. Smother a flaming pan on a surt_ace burner by cox.ering file pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or fiat uay. Use a multi-puq)ose di T chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher Flaming grease outside a pan carl be put out by covering it with baking soda el, if available, by using a mnlfi-pnrpose dly chemical or foam-type fii.e exdnguishen _:_Aiter prolong.ed nse of a rang.e, high floor temperatures may result and many floor co_.erings will not withstand this kind of use. Nexer install file range over vinyl file or linoleum flint cannot withstand such type of use. Nexer install it directly ox.er interior kitchen carpeting. ;f; Do not leaxe children alone or unattended where a rang.e is hot or ill operation. They could be seriously burned. _{;D_ o not allow arrvone to climb, stand or bang on tile oven deal, broiler drawer or cookmp. They could damag.e tile rang.e and ex.en tip it o\.eI; causing se\.ere personal iojul y. CAUTION: temosfintere,os, children should not be stored ill cabinets abo_> a rang.e or on the backsplash of a rang.e--xhildren climbing on tile range m i.each items could be seriously injured. Flame ill tile oven can be smothei.ed completely by closing the o_.en door and ulrning file control to off or by using a nmld-pm])ose diT chemical or foam-type fire exfi ng-uishen _{;i_,et file bnrrler grates and other surfaces cool before ranching them or leaving fllem where children call I.each them. Nexer block die vents (air openings) of die rang.e. They provide tile air inlet and outlet flint are necessmw for file rang.e to operate properly with connect combustion. Air opening:s are located at tile rear of tile cooktop, at tile top and bottom of tire oven deal; and at tile bottom of the rang.e under tile broiler drawen i,arg.e scratches or impacts to glass doors call lead to broken or shattered glass. _i:,C: lean only parts listed ill tiffs Owner's Manual. 4