GE JES61T Use And Care & Cooking Manual

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GROUmmG ~STRUCTIONSThis appliance must be grounded. Consult a qualified electrician orIn the event of an electrical short service technician if the groundingcircuit, grounding reduces the risk instructions are not completelyof electric shock by providing an understood, or if doubt exists asescape wire for the electric current. to whether the appliance isThis appliance is equipped with properly grounded.a power cord having a grounding Where a standard two-prong wallwire with a grounding plug. Theplug must be plugged into an outlet receptacle is encountered, it isthat is properly installed and your personal responsibility andgrounded. (Fig. 1) wARNING–Improperobligation to have it replaced witha properly grounded three-pronguse of the grounding plug can wall receptacle.result in a risk of electric shock. Do not under any circumstancescut or remove the third (ground)prong from the power cord.Use of Adapter PlugsUsage situations whereappliance’s power cordwill be disconnectedinfrequently.Because of potential safety hazardsunder certain conditions, westrongly recommend against theuse of an adapter plug. However,if you still elect to use an adapter,where local codes permit, aTEMPORARY CONNECTIONmay be made to a properlygrounded two-prong wallreceptacle by the use of a UL listedadapter (Fig. 2) which is availableat most local hardware stores.TEMPORARY METHOD(Adapterplu s not2pem~ed In anada)Align Iar e? mIprongsls ots~“nI I ..=“ rw> /Ensure proper groundand firm connectionFig. 2 before useThe larger slot in the adapter mustbe aligned with the larger slot inthe wall receptacle to provideproper polarity in the connectionof the power cord.Caution: Attaching the adapterground terminal to the wallreceptacle cover screw does notground the appliance unless thecover screw is metal, and notinsulated, and the wall receptacleis grounded through the housewiring. You should have the circuitchecked by a qualified electricianto make sure the receptacle isproperly grounded.When disconnecting the powercord from the adapter, always holdthe adapter with one hand. If thisis not done, the adapter groundterminal is very likely to breakwith repeated use. Should thishappen, DO NOT USE theappliance until a proper groundhas again been established.Usage situations whereappliance’s powercord will be disconnectedfrequently.Do not use an adapter plug in —these situations because frequentdisconnection of the power cordplaces undue strain on the adapterand leads to eventual failure ofthe adapter ground terminal. Youshould have the two-prong wallreceptacle replaced with a three-prong (grounding) receptacle bya qualified electrician beforeusing the appliance.—24