Dacor EO127 Use & Care Manuals - Page 4

Important Safety Instructions General Safety Precautions To reduce risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following: warning warning • Only use the oven for cooking tasks expected of a home appliance as outlined in this manual. • If you receive a damaged product, immediately contact your dealer or builder. Do not install or use a damaged appliance. • Do not repair or replace any part of the oven unless specifically recommended in the literature accompanying this appliance. A qualified service technician should perform all other service. • Make sure that the appliance has been properly installed and grounded by a qualified installer according to the accompanying installation instructions. Have the installer show you where the fuse or junction box is located so that you know where and how to turn off the power. • Always make sure food is cooked thoroughly before eating. • Make sure that only those individuals that use the oven are able to operate it properly. • Do not leave children alone or unattended in the area around the oven. Do not allow children to play with the oven. Children must be taught that the oven is not a toy. Do not allow children to play with the controls or other parts of the oven. • Never allow anyone, including children to sit or stand on any part of the oven. Stepping or sitting on the oven may result in tipping, door breakage, and serious injury. • Do not store items of interest to children above the oven. Children could be burned or injured while climbing on the appliance. • Do not wear loose or hanging apparel while using the oven. • Position oven racks in desired locations only when the oven is cool. If you need to reposition a rack after the oven is already hot, use a pot holder. • DO NOT TOUCH INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN DURING OR AFTER USE. Do not allow clothing or other flammable materials to contact interior surfaces of the oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. • Use only dry pot holders when removing food and cookware from the oven. Wet pot holders can cause steam burns. • Exercise caution when opening the oven door. Let hot air or steam escape before looking or reaching into the oven. • Do not store combustible, flammable or explosive materials in the oven or in adjacent cabinets. • Do not use water on grease fires. A violent steam explosion may result. Smother any flames with a lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use baking soda or a foam extinguisher to extinguish flaming grease. • Do not use towels or bulky cloth as pot holders. • Use extreme caution if adding water to food in a hot oven. The steam can cause serious burns or scalds. • Do not heat unopened food containers such as baby food jars and cans. Pressure build up may cause the container to burst and cause injury. • To prevent the possibility of burns, connect and unplug the meat probe using hot pads. • To avoid electrical shock or burns, turn off the oven and be sure that the oven is cool before cleaning. • For your safety, do not use the oven to cook without the convection filter(s) installed. When the filter is not installed, the spinning fan blades at the back of the oven are exposed. • Do not leave the oven unattended when cooking with oils or fats. They can be a fire hazard if overheated. • Do not touch the outside surfaces of the oven during the self-clean cycle. They will be hot. • The oven automatically locks the oven door during self-cleaning. Do not try to force the door open after it is locked. Damage to the door and door latch may result. • Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler pan grill and pan, oven racks, convection filter, meat probe, and any other utensils. • Do not line the oven with aluminum foil or other materials. These items can melt or burn up during self-cleaning and cause permanent damage to the oven. • Properly clean and maintain the oven as recommended in this manual. • Clean only those parts listed in this manual. • Use only the cleaning solutions specified in this manual to clean your oven. Do not use any cleaners that are not specified to clean the inside or outside of the oven. Other cleaning solutions could produce hazardous fumes, cause corrosion of the metal parts, and could permanently damage the finishes. • Take extreme caution when cleaning the door gasket. Rubbing, moving or in any way damaging the door gasket may eliminate the required tight door seal. Clean only as specified in this manual. • Do not allow acids (citrus juices, tomato sauces, etc.) to remain on the oven surfaces inside or outside the oven. The porcelain finish may stain. • Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the oven. Steam could penetrate electrical components and cause a short circuit. • Do not leave metal objects, such as aluminum foil, the meat probe, cookie sheets, etc. on the floor of the oven. Objects left on the bottom of the oven could trap heat in the bottom, damaging the bake element. In addition, the objects themselves could be damaged. • Do not allow the glass panels in the top and bottom of the oven to become covered up by cookie sheets, aluminum foil, pots, pans, etc. Some of the ovens heating elements are behind the glass panels. Covering them could cause the heating elements behind them to over-heat, damaging the oven. • To prevent damage, remove the meat probe from the oven when it is not being used. 2