PERSONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Note:
As a general rule, appliance should always be disconnected
from
power
source
before attempting replacement
of
component
parts.
This appliance
must
be
properly
grounded. Never plug the appliance
into
a receptacle
which
is
not
grounded adequately and in accordance
with
local and national codes. See
installation instructions
for
grounding
this appliance.
Appliances
with
the UL
symbol
on the data plate have been listed
with
Underwriters·
Laboratories, Inc.: Those
with
a CSA
Monogram
on the data plate have been certified
by
the CSA Testing Laboratories
as
complying
with
Canadian Standards Association
requirements. Nevertheless,
as
with
any
equipment
using electricity and having
moving
parts, there are potential hazards.
To
use this appliance safely, the operator should
become familiar
with
the instructions
for
operation
of
the appliance and always exercise
care
when
using it.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE AND WARNING
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act
of
1986 (Proposition
65) requires the Governor
of
California
to
publish a list
of
substances known
to
the
State
of
California
to
cause cancer
or
reproductive harm, and requires business
to
warn customers
of
potential exposures
to
such substances.
Users
of
this appliance are hereby warned that the burning
of
gas can result in
low-
level exposure
to
some
of
the listed substances, benzene,
formaldehyde
and soot,
due primarily
to
the incomplete combustion
of
natural gas
or
liquid petroleum
(LP)
fuels. Exhaust ducts should be kept free
of
obstructions and
properly
exhausted
dryers
will
minimize exposure.
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