Maytag IEW621 Oven User Manual


 
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............
The following instructions are based on safety considerations Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils
and must be strictly followed to eliminate the potential risks in it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out
of fire, electric shock, or personal injury, of reach of small children. Children should be taught
that an appliance is not a toy. Children should not be
Installation and Repair allowed to play with controls or other parts of the unit.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of interest to children
Have your appliance installed and properly grounded by in cabinets above an appliance. Children climbing on
a qualified installer according to the installation instruc-
the appliance or on the appliance door to reach items
tions, could be seriously injured.
To ensure proper operation and avoid possible injury or
damage to unit do not attempt to adjust repair, service, or About Your Appliance
replace any part of your appliance unless it is specifically
recommended in this book. All of the servicing should be To prevent potential hazard to the
referred to a qualified installer or servicer, user and damage to the appliance,
never use appliance to heat or warm
To Prevent Fire or Smoke Damage a room.
Do not obstruct the flow of air by ............
Be sure all packing materials are removed from the ap- blocking the oven vent.
pliance before operating it.
DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTE-
Keep area around appliance clear and free from combus-
RIOR SURFACES OF OVEN. Heating elements may
tible materials. Flammable materials should not be stored
be hot even though they are dark iu color. Interior sur-
in an oven. faces of any oven become hot enough to cause burns.
Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep plastics away During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or
from parts of the appliance that may become warm or other flammable materials contact heating elements or
hot. interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient
Toprevent grease fires, do not let cooking grease or other time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may be-
flammable materials accumulate in or near the appliance, come hot enough to cause burns - among these sur-
faces are: oven vent openings and surfaces near these
Do not use the oven as a storage area for food or cooking openings, oven doors, windows of oven doors.
utensils. CAUTION: NEVER use an appliance as astep to reach
Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLOSIVE when cabinets above. Misuse ofappliance doors, such as step-
exposed to heat and may be flammable. Avoid their use ping, leaning or sitting on the door, may result in pos-
er storage near the oven. sible tipping of the appliance, breakage of door, and
serious injuries.
In Case of Fire Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth as
the bulb could break. Should the bulb break, discon-
Use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher or baking nect power to the appliance before removing bulb to
soda to smother fire or flame. Never use water on a grease avoid electrical shock.
fire.
A fan should be heard during some bake, convect bake,
1. Turn off appliance to avoid spreading the flame, and all broil and cleaning operations. If you do not hear
2. NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan. the fan, call an authorized servicer.
3. Smother fire or flame by closing the oven door. NEVER use aluminum foil to cover an oven rack or
oven bottom. Misuse could result in risk of electric
shock, fire, or damage to the appliance. Use foil only as
Child Safety directed in this guide. Do not allow aluminum foil to
NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised near the contact heating element.
appliance when it is in use or is still hot. Children should
never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appli-
ance as they could be injured or burned.
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