Whirlpool 4211866 Cooktop User Manual


 
Important Safety Instructions
To
reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, iujury to persons, or damage when using
the cooktop. follow basic prwutions, including the following:
1. Read all instructions before using
- the cooktopv
2. Install or locate the cooktop only in
accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. It is
recommended that the cooktop be
installed by a qualified installer.
The cooktop must be properly
connected to electrical supply and
grounded.
3. DO NOT operate the cooktop if it is
not working properly, or if it has
been damaged or dropped.
4. DO NOT use the cooktop for
warming or heating the room.
Persons could be burned or injured,
or a fire could start.
5. Use the cook-top only for its
intended use as described in this
manual.
6. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
garments when using the cooktop.
They could ignite if they touch a
surface unit and you could be
burned.
7. DO NOT touch surface units or
areas near surface units. Surface
units may be hot even though they
are dark in color. Areas near
surface units become hot enough to
cause bums. During and after use,
DO NOT touch, or let clothing or
other flammable materials contact
surface units or areas near surface
units until they have had sufficient
time to cool.
8. Select a pan with a flat bottom that
is about the same size as the
surface unit. If pan is smaller than
the surface unit, some of the
heating element wilI be exposed
and may result in the igniting of
clothing or potholders. Correct pan
size also improves cooking
efficiency.
9. Turn
pan
handles inward, but not
15. Never leave surface units
over other surface units. This will
unattended at high heat settings. A
help reduce the chance of burns,
boil-over could result and cause
igniting of flammable materials,
smoking and greasy spill-overs that
and spills due to bumping of the
may ignite.
Pan
16. Make sure
surface
units are off
10. Use only dry potholders. Moist or
when you are finished, and when
damp potholders on hot surfaces
you aren’t watching.
may result in buma from steam. DO
17. DO NOT store flammable materials
NOT use a towel or bulky cloth for
on or near the cooktop. They could
a potholder. They could catch on
explode or bum.
fire.
11. Check to be sure glass cooking
18. DO NOT store things children
might want above the cooktop.
utensils are safe for use on the
Children could
be
burned or injured
cook-top. Only certain types of
glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic,
while climbing on it.
19. DO NOT leave children alone or
earthenware or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktops
unattended in area where the
cooktop is in use. They should
without breaking due to the
sudden change in temperature.
never be allowed to sit or stand on
12. DO NOT heat unopened
any part of the cooktop. They could
be burned or injured.
containers. They could explode.
The hot contents could cause bums
20. Clean your cooktop regularly. See
and container particles could cause
care and cleaning instructions in
this manual
injury.
13.
Grease is
flammable and should be
21. Be sure all cooktop parts are cool
before cleaning.
handled carefully. Let fat cool
before attempting to handle it.
DO
22. DO NOT repair or replace any part
NOT allow grease to collect
of the cooktop unless specifically
recommended in this manual. Ail
around cooktop.
Wipe spill-overs
immediately.
other servicing should be referred
14. DO NOT use water on grease fires.
to a qualified technician.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
23. Disconnect the electrical supply
Smother flaming pan on range by
before servicing the cooktop.
covering with a well-fitted lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming
grease outside of pan can be
extinguished with baking soda or,
if available, a multipurpose dry
chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
. FOR YOUR SAFETY.
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMAE LE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF
THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS .
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