Hotpoint HSS25ASHSS Manual

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This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.  All 

safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER”, “WARNING”, or “CAUTION”.  These words are 
defined as:

   

 

  

Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

   

 

  Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

   

 

  Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

   To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or injury when using your 

refrigerator follow these basic safety precautions: 

„

 Do not clean glass shelves or covers with warm water 

when they are cold. Glass shelves and covers may break if 

exposed to sudden temperature changes or impact, such 

as bumping or dropping.  Tempered glass is designed to 

shatter into many small pieces if it breaks.

„

 Keep fingers out of the “pinch point” areas; clearances 

between the doors and between the doors and cabinet are 

necessarily small. Be careful closing doors when children 

are in the area.

„

 Do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezer compartment 

when hands are damp or wet, skin may stick to these 

extremely cold surfaces.

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 Do not refreeze frozen foods which have thawed 

completely.

„

 In refrigerators with automatic icemakers, avoid contact 

with the moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the 

heating element that releases the cubes. Do not place fingers 

or hands on the automatic ice making mechanism while the 

refrigerator is plugged in.

   To reduce the risk of injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic 

safety precautions.

„

 This refrigerator must be properly installed and located in 

accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used.

„

 Unplug the refrigerator before making repairs, replacing a light 

bulb, or cleaning. 

Note: Power to the refrigerator cannot be disconnected by any 

setting on the control panel. 

Note: Repairs must be performed by a qualified service 

professional.

„

 Replace all parts and panels before operating.

„

 Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and 

liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

„

 Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, 

we strongly recommend against the use of an extension cord. 

However, if you must use an extension cord, it is absolutely 

necessary that it be a UL-listed (in the United States) or a CSA 

certified (in Canada), 3-wire grounding type appliance extension 

cord having a grounding type plug and outlet and that the electrical 

rating of the cord be 15 amperes (minimum) and 120 volts.

„

 To prevent suffocation and entrapment hazards to children, 

remove the fresh food and freezer doors from any refrigerator 

before disposing of it or discontinuing its use.

„

 Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang on the door 

handles or the shelves in the refrigerator. They could seriously 

injure themselves.