Roper SEP340X Range User Manual


 
Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using
the range, follow basic precautions, including the following:
1. Read all instructions before using
10. DO NOT touch surface units, areas
16. Grease is flammable and should be
the range. near units, heating elements or
handled carefully. Let fat
cool
2. Install or locate the range only in
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
before attempting to handle it. DO
accordance with the provided
units and heating elements may be
NOT allow grease to collect around
Installation Instructions. It is
hot even though they are dark in
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
recommended that the range be
color. Areas near surface units and
overs immediately.
installed by a qualified installer.
interior surfaces of an oven become
17. DO NOT use water on grease fires.
The range must be properly
hot enough to cause burns. During
Never pick up a flaming pan.
connected to electrical supply and
and after use, DO NOT touch, or let
Smother flaming pan on range by
grounded.
clothing or other flammable
covering with a well-fitted lid,
materials contact surface units,
cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming
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areas near units, heating elements
grease outside of pan can be
or interior surfaces of oven until
extinguished with baking soda or,
they have had sufficient time to
if available, a multipurpose dry
cool. Other surfaces of the range
chemical or foam-type
may become hot enough to cause
extinguisher.
burns; such as, the oven vent
3. To reduce the risk of tipping of the
opening, the surface near the vent
18. Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat settings.
appliance, the appliance must be
opening, the cooktop, the oven
A
boil-over could result and cause
secured by properly installed anti-
door and window.
smoking and greasy spill-overs
tip bracket. To check if the bracket
11. Select a pan with a flat bottom that
that may ignite.
is installed properly, remove the
is about the same size as the
19. Make sure surface units are off
storage drawer (see page 8) and
surface unit. If pan is smaller than
the surface unit, some of the
when you are finished, and when
verify that the anti-tip bracket is
heating element will be exposed
you are not watching.
engaged.
and may result in the igniting of
20. Use care when opening oven door.
4. DO NOT operate the range if it is
not working properly, or if it has
clothing or potholders. Correct pan
Let hot air or steam escape before
size also improves cooking
removing or replacing food.
been damaged.
efficiency.
21, Always position oven rack(s) in
5. DO NOT use the range for
12. Turn pan handles inward, but not
desired location while oven is
cool.
warming or heating the room.
If rack must be removed while
Persons could be burned or
over other surface units. This will
help reduce the chance of burns,
oven is hot, do not let potholder
injured, or a fire could start.
igniting of flammable materials,
contact hot heating element in
6. Use the range only for its intended
oven.
use as described in this manual.
and spills due to bumping of the
pan.
22. DO NOT store flammable materials
7. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
13. Use only dry potholders. Moist or
on or near the range. They could
garments when using the range.
damp potholders on hot surfaces
explode or burn.
They could ignite if they touch a
may result in burns from steam.
23. DO NOT store things children
surface unit and you could be
DO NOT let potholder touch hot
might want above the range.
burned.
heating elements. DO NOT use a
Children could be burned or
8. Make sure the reflector bowls are
towel or bulky cloth for a
injured while climbing on it.
in place during cooking. Cooking
potholder. They could catch on fire.
24. DO NOT leave children alone or
without reflector bowls may
subject the wiring and components
14. Check to be sure glass cooking
unattended in area where the
utensils are safe for use on the
range is in use. They should never
underneath them to damage.
cooktop. Only certain types of
be allowed to sit or stand on any
9. DO NOT line reflector bowls with
glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic,
part of the range. They could be
aluminum foil or other liners.
earthenware or other glazed
burned or injured.
Improper installation of these
utensils are suitable for cooktops
25. Keep range vents unobstructed.
liners may result in a risk of
without breaking due to the
26. Clean your range regularly. See
electric shock or fire.
sudden change in temperature.
care and cleaning instructions in
15. DO NOT heat unopened
this manual.
containers. They could explode.
27. Be sure all range parts are cool
The hot contents could cause
before cleaning.
burns and container particles could
cause injury.
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