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RANGE AND SLIDE-IN
6 OPERATION
6.1 Operating/Safety Guidelines
BURN, FIRE, EXPLOSION, AND/OR CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD Failure to obey the
following warnings could result in damage, a burn hazard, possible explosion, carbon monoxide buildup,
serious injury, or death:
• Do not place more than 40 lbs. on the grate while cooking.
• Do not place more than 20 lbs. on the oven rack while cooking.
• Do not operate the range or slide-in during excessively windy conditions as this may cause a negative or
positive dra, which is air moving across the range or slide-in top that may blow out the burner ame during
use or move the ame inside of the range or slide-in.
• Use care when lighting a burner by hand. Burns could occur if the burner lights unexpectedly.
• Verify that there is a sucient gas supply before attempting to light any burner. Air in the line will signicantly
delay the burner ignition and a burner may light unexpectedly as the air in the line clears out and is replaced
by LP gas; this unexpected ignition may cause an explosion or burns.
• If any burner or the oven pilot should unexpectedly extinguish, turn all knobs o and wait ve minutes before
attempting to re-light the burner or oven pilot.
• Do not attempt to light more than one burner at a time.
• Do not use the oven as a storage area or space heater.
• Extinguish all pilots when refueling or traveling.
• Do not store ammable or combustible material on, in, or near the range or slide-in or in the cabinets above,
or above and adjacent to, the range or slide-in. Do not use the oven as a storage area. While using the range
or slide-in, frequently check the temperature of contents within the cabinet areas above the range or slide-in.
• To avoid a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard, do not cover the oven vent openings while the oven is in
operation. Do not cover the ventilation holes in the oven broiler shelf (above oven burner) or cooking times
will vary from normal and food may become burned or undercooked.
• Do not operate the range or slide-in if it is damaged or not working properly.
• Do not touch burners, burner grates, areas near burners, inner surfaces of the oven, the oven door, the wire
rack, or any utensils inside the oven, during and aer use, as burns may occur. Do not let clothing or other
ammable materials contact these areas until they have had sucient time to cool, as they may ignite.
• Never leave burners unattended when in use, as pan contents may boil over, resulting in smoke or a grease
spill that may ignite.
• Because grease is ammable, never allow grease to collect around top burners or on the range or slide-in
surface. Wipe up any grease spills immediately. Never use water on grease res, and never pick up a aming
pan. Smother a aming pan with a tight-tting lid or cookie sheet. Flaming grease outside of the pan can be
extinguished with baking soda or a multipurpose dry chemical or foam-type re extinguisher.
• Do not heat unopened containers as they could explode.
• Use pans that are large enough to cover the burner area and contain the cooked food but that do not exceed
10" in size. This will reduce or eliminate heavy splattering or spills that can ignite and cause an explosion or
burns and any excessive heat build-up that would result in damage to the range or slide-in top.
• Turn pan handles inward, but not over other burners. This reduces the chance of burns due to bumping a pan.
• Do not drop pans on the porcelain surface. Cracks or chips in the porcelain surface may result.
• Be sure that all cooking utensils are safe for use on the range or slide-in surface. Only certain kinds of utensils
are suitable for surface or burner use without breaking due to sudden changes in temperature. Do not adjust
the burner ames to extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil or the ame could cause burns or poor
cooking results.
• Use only dry potholders as moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in steam burns. Do not let
the potholder touch an open ame or use a towel or bulky cloth for a potholder as re could result.
• Control knobs must be turned o when not cooking. Fire and/or a burning hazard my occur if a burner is
accidentally le on.
• Do not apply excessive weight against the range or slide-in door, as it could spring the hinges; in this event,
any such damage would not be covered under warranty.
