Amana ARR624 - Manual (Page 4)

Important Safety Instructions
AWARNING
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General
1. The range must be installed and properly
grounded by an authorized servicer.
Never use the range for warming or
heating the room.
Do not store items on the rangetop. Items
stored on the rangetop can become hot
and melt.
Wear proper apparel. Loose fitting or
hanging garments should never be worn
while using the range.
Do not repair or replace any part of the
range yourself unless it is recommended
in this manual.
Gasoline, or other flammable vapors or
liquids and combustible materials should
not be stored near the range. They may
ignite causing a fire.
Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in
burns from steam. Do not let a potholder
touch an element. Do not use a towel or
a bulky cloth as a potholder.
Do not leave children unattended in an
area where the range is in use.
Never sit, stand, or lean on any part of the
range.
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Surface Cooking
1. Use the proper pan size. Select utensils
with flat bottoms large enough to cover
the element. Undersized utensils will
expose the element to direct contact with
clothing.
2. To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of
flammabie materials or spillage due to
unintentional contact with the utensil,
utensil handles must be turned inward
and mustnot extend overadjacent surface
elements.
3. Do nottouch areas nearsurface elements
during or immediately after use. These
areas can become hot enough to cause
burns.
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Do not store items of interest to children
above the range. Children climbing on
the range to reach the items may become
seriously injured.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed
utensils are suitable for rangetop use.
Unsuitable utensils may break due to the
sudden temperature change.
Never leave surface elements unattended
at high heat settings. Boiiovers can cause
smoking and may ignite.
Clean the rangetop with caution. To
avoid steam burns, do not use a wet
sponge or cloth to wipe up spills on a hot
cooking area.
Do not place aluminum foil or foods
packaged in aluminum foil directly on the
element.
Avoid unstable pans that are easily tipped.
Handles should not be loose or twist and
should remain cool. If a utensil handle
twists or becomes hot during cooking
discard the pan.
10. Do not use the surface elements without
the burner bowls in place. If burner bowls
are not in place components under the
cooktop may be damaged.
11. Do not soak removable surface elements.
The surface elements should never be
immersed in water or cleaning solutions.
Oven
1. Use care when opening the oven door.
Let hot air or steam escape before
removing or replacing food.
Do not heat unopened food containers in
the oven. Build-up of pressure may cause
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Keep the oven vent ducts unobstructed.
Place oven racks in desired location while
the oven is cool. If a rack must be moved
while the oven is hot, use a dry potholder.
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