Norcold 9163 - Safety Awareness

Read this Guide carefull
y
and be thorou
g
hl
y
ac
q
uainted with its contents before operatin
g
this refri
g
erator
Be alert to potential Safet
y
Hazards when this Safet
y
Alert S
y
mbol appears on
y
our refri
g
erator or in this
Guide.
A word
(
WARNING
or
Caution
)
identifies the severit
y
of the Safet
y
Hazard. Carefull
y
read the descriptions to
understand their meanin
g
. The
y
are for
y
our safet
y
.
WARNING
means a presence of a hazard that can cause severe personal injury, death, or substantial
property damage if ignored.
CAUTION
means a presence of a hazard that will or can cause a minor personal injury or substantial
property damage if ignored.
•
Do not store or use
g
asoline, flammable vapors or li
q
uids near this refri
g
erator. Do not store combustible
materials in back of refri
g
erator. The
y
create a safet
y
hazard and inhibit air flow, reducin
g
coolin
g
efficienc
y
.
•
Improper installation, ad
j
ustment, alteration, servicin
g
or maintenance of this refri
g
erator can cause personal
in
j
ur
y
and propert
y
dama
g
e. Service and maintenance is to be done b
y
y
our dealer or a Norcold authorized
service center. Use extreme care when workin
g
with or near a propane
g
as s
y
stem. Do not smoke or create
sparks. Do not use an open flame to check suppl
y
pipin
g
and fittin
g
s for leaks.
•
Never cut or remove the
g
roundin
g
pron
g
from the AC power cord. Do not use a two-pron
g
adapter or an
extension cord. The 120 volt AC circuit must compl
y
with an
y
applicable local, state, or national codes.
•
To prevent a possible electrical fire, follow Norcold’s wire and fuse size re
q
uirements
(
See
Installation Requirements)
and applicable state, local, or national
codes.
•
Protect all wirin
g
from ph
y
sical dama
g
e, vibration, and excessive heat.
•
Disconnect both AC and DC power sources from refri
g
erator when doin
g
routine maintenance. Servicin
g
of this
refri
g
erator
must
be made b
y
a
q
ualified service technician.
•
Keep li
q
uids awa
y
from electrical connections. Man
y
li
q
uids are electricall
y
conductive and could cause serious
arcin
g
dama
g
e and fires.
•
Never bend, drop, drill, weld, manipulate, or hammer refri
g
erant s
y
stem. Doin
g
so can cause s
y
stem to rupture,
releasin
g
chemicals that can irritate or seriousl
y
burn e
y
es and skin.
•
Do not repair or rechar
g
e refri
g
erant s
y
stem. A defective refri
g
erant s
y
stem must be replaced b
y
a
q
ualified RV
appliance repair technician.
•
Do not touch cold surfaces of the freezer. Skin ma
y
stick to cold surfaces.
•
This refri
g
erator has sharp ed
g
es and corners at rear. To prevent cuts or abrasions, wear cut resistant
g
loves.
•
Surfaces at rear of refri
g
erator are extremel
y
hot and can cause minor burns. Turn refri
g
erator off for several hours
before movin
g
or servicin
g
.
•
When discardin
g
a refri
g
erator, remove all doors to prevent accidental entrapment and suffocation.
•
Never b
y
pass or alter refri
g
erator’s electrical components or features.
•
Do not operate refri
g
erator off level for extended periods of time. The operational limits are 3 de
g
rees off-level
side to side and 6 de
g
rees off-level front to back. Do not operate refri
g
erator when it is not coolin
g
.
NOTICE: This refrigerator is not approved for free-standing use or for marine applications.
This appliance is equipped for LP gas and cannot be converted to any other fuels
(natural gas, butane, ETC.).
Alwa
y
s appl
y
these safet
y
precautions when operatin
g
this refri
g
erator. Failure to heed these precautions can
result in substantial propert
y
dama
g
e, severe personal in
j
ur
y
, or death.
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