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Important, Safety Instructions

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS! e WARNING When using this appliance, always exercise basic safety precautions, including the following: 1. Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner's Manual. 2. This freezer must be properly installed in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used. 3. Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang on the shelves in the freezer. They could seriously injure themselves and damage the freezer. 4. After your freezer is in operation, do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezer compartment, particularly when hands are damp or wet. Skin may adhere to these extremely cold surfaces. 5. Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. 6. In freezers with an automatic icemaker, avoid contact with the moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the heating element located on the bottom of the icemaker. Do not place fingers or hands on the automatic icemaking mechanism while the freezer is plugged in. 7. Unplug your freezer before cleaning and making repairs. NOTE: We strongly recommend that any servicing be performed by a qualified individual. 8. Before replacing a burnedĆout light bulb, set the POWER switch in the OFF position to turn off the lights in order to avoid contact with a live wire filament. 9. A burnedĆout light bulb may break when being replaced. NOTE: Setting the freezer temperature controls to OFF does not remove power to the light circuit. 10. Do not refreeze frozen foods which have thawed completely. e WARNING RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigeration products are still dangerous - even if they will sit for just a few days." If you are getting rid of your old appliance, please follow these instructions to help prevent accidents. When children become old enough to use the appliance, it is the legal responsibility of the parents or legal guardian to ensure that they are instructed in its safe operation by qualified persons. Before You Throw Away Your Old Refrigeration Product: - Take off the doors. - Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside. Electrical Connection The appliance comes with an UL listed, 3Ćwire power supply cord. The appliance requires a 3Ćwire receptacle. The receptacle must be installed by a licensed electrician only. 4 Grounding instruction This appliance must be grounded. In the event of a malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a path of least resistance for the electric current. Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor may result in electric shock. Have the appliance checked by a qualified electrician or service technician if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance has been properly grounded. Some local regulations may require a separate ground. In such cases, the required accessory ground wire, clamp and screw must be purchased separately. Never ground the appliance to plastic plumbing lines, gas lines or water pipes. CFC DISPOSAL Your old freezer may have a cooling system that used CFC's (chlorofluorocarbons). CFC's are believed to harm stratospheric ozone. If you are throwing away an old refrigeration product, make sure the CFC refrigerant is removed for proper disposal by a qualified servicer. If you intentionally release this CFC refrigerant, you can be subject to fines and imprisonment under provisions of environmental legislation.

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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
READ
AND SAVE
THESE
INSTRUCTIONS!
e
WARNING
When
using this appliance,
always
exercise
basic
safety
precautions,
including
the
following:
1.
Use this
appliance
only for
its
intended purpose
as
described
in this
Owner's
Manual.
2.
This
freezer must be
properly
installed in
accordance
with
the
Installation
Instructions
before
it
is
used.
3.
Do
not
allow
children
to
climb,
stand or hang
on
the
shelves
in
the
freezer.
They could
seriously
injure
themselves
and
damage
the
freezer.
4.
After your freezer is
in
operation,
do not
touch
the
cold
surfaces
in the
freezer compartment,
particularly when
hands
are
damp or wet.
Skin
may adhere
to these
extremely cold
surfaces.
5.
Do
not
store
or use
gasoline
or
other flammable
vapors
and
liquids
in
the
vicinity of
this
or
any
other appliance.
6.
In freezers
with
an automatic
icemaker,
avoid contact
with
the
moving
parts
of
the
ejector
mechanism,
or with
the
heating
element
located on
the
bottom
of
the
icemaker.
Do
not
place
fingers
or hands
on
the
automatic
icemaking
mechanism
while the
freezer
is
plugged in.
7.
Unplug
your freezer
before
cleaning
and making
repairs.
NOTE:
We
strongly recommend
that
any servicing
be
performed
by
a
qualified individual.
8.
Before replacing
a burnedĆout
light
bulb, set the POWER
switch in the OFF
position to
turn
off
the lights in order
to
avoid
contact with a live wire
filament.
9.
A burnedĆout light bulb
may
break
when being
replaced.
NOTE:
Setting
the freezer
temperature controls
to
OFF
does
not remove power
to
the
light circuit.
10.
Do
not refreeze frozen foods
which have thawed
completely.
e
WARNING
RISK OF
CHILD
ENTRAPMENT
Child entrapment and
suffocation
are
not
problems of
the past. Junked
or
abandoned
refrigeration products
are
still dangerous
- even if
they
will
sit
for
±just a few
days." If
you are
getting
rid
of
your
old
appliance,
please
follow
these instructions to
help
prevent accidents.
When
children become old
enough
to
use
the appliance, it is
the legal
responsibility
of
the parents or
legal
guardian
to
ensure that they
are
instructed
in its safe operation
by²qualified
persons.
Before
You Throw
Away
Your
Old
Refrigeration Product:
-
Take off
the doors.
-
Leave the shelves
in place so
that children may
not easily
climb
inside.
Electrical
Connection
The appliance comes with an UL
listed,
3Ćwire power
supply
cord.
The
appliance requires
a 3Ćwire
receptacle.
The
receptacle must be installed
by
a
licensed
electrician only.
Grounding instruction
This appliance must be
grounded.
In²²² the event of
a malfunction
or
breakdown, grounding
will
reduce
the risk
of
electric shock
by
providing
a path of
least
resistance
for
the electric current.
Improper
connection of
the
equipment grounding
conductor
may
result in electric shock.
Have
the appliance checked by a
qualified
electrician or
service technician
if²you are in doubt as to whether
the²appliance has
been
properly
grounded.
Some
local regulations may require
a separate ground. In such
cases,
the required
accessory ground wire,
clamp
and
screw
must
be
purchased
separately.
Never
ground
the appliance
to
plastic plumbing
lines,
gas lines or
water
pipes.
CFC DISPOSAL
Your old
freezer
may
have
a
cooling
system
that used
CFC's
(chlorofluorocarbons).
CFC's
are
believed
to
harm
stratospheric
ozone.
If
you are throwing
away an
old
refrigeration product, make
sure
the
CFC
refrigerant is removed for
proper
disposal by
a qualified
servicer. If
you intentionally release
this
CFC
refrigerant, you
can
be
subject to
fines
and
imprisonment
under
provisions
of
environmental
legislation.