OPEWTING
THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN
N(~rnl~l
Cleaning
‘Tinle:
3
hour~
Before a Clean Cycle
Quick Reminder:
1.
Prepare the oven for
cledning.
2. Close the oven door.
3. Press the CLEAN
ptid.
4. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad
10
set
cleun
time.
Step 1:
Remove the broiler pun, broiler
rack,
all
cookware
ond
any aluminum
I“oil
from the oven-they
cannot withstand the high cleaning
temper~tures.
(Oven shelves may be left in oven.
NOTE:
Shelves
will discolor after the self-clean cycle.)
Step 2: Wipe up heavy soil on
you use soap, rinse thoroughly
prevent staining.
the oven bottom. If
before
self-cleuning
to
A. Oven Front Frame
B. Openings in Door
C. Oven Door Gasket
D. Oven Light
Step
3:
clean spatters or spills
on
OVCII I’rotlt
fIIIIllC
(A).
under
[he
front
edge
01”
[he
(~vcn
vent, the door
Iincr
(Julside
the
dc)t)r
~ilsk~t
and
the front edge
c~t’
the
ovc]l
cavity
(aboLIl
OIIC
inch
into
lhe
oven). Use detergent and
hot
wtitct-
wi[h
a
soiip-1’ill~d
s(ccl
wool”
pad. then rinse
well with
ii
vinegar and
wa[er
mixlurc.
This
will help
prevcot
a
hrt)wn
residue
t’rom
f(~rnling
whe]l
(I1c
oven is
healed.
Butt’
these areas
wi[h
a
dr}
clo{h.
● Clean top.
sides
dnd
outside front of oven door with
soap
~nd
wfitcr.
Do not use
tibrasives
or oven cleaners.
● Do not let water run down through openings (B)
in the top of the door. To help prevent water from
getting in these slots when cleaning, open the
door as far as it will go.
● l)o not ruh or clean the door gasket
(C)—lhe
fiberglass material of the gasket has
an
extremely
low resistance to abrasion. An intact
and
well-fitting
oven door gasket is essential for energy-efficient
oven
opertition
and good baking results.
If
you
notice
the
gtisket
becoming worn, frayed or damaged
in any way or if’ it has become displaced on the door,
you should have it replaced.
Step
4: Close the door and make sure the oven light
(D) is off.
Oven shelves may be cleaned in the self-cleaning
oven. However, they will darken, lose their luster and
become hard
10
slide. Wipe the shelf supports with
cooking oi I after self-cleaning to make shelves slide
more easily.
Caution:
Drip pans should never be cleaned in the
se] f-clean i
ng
oven.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners or oven
protectors in or near the self-cleaning oven.
A
combination
of
any
OF
these products
plLIs
the high
cleun
cyc
Ie temperatures may damage the
porcclai
n
linish
c)I’
the
~~vcn.
Important
The oven door must
bc
closed
dnd
till
controls
musl
hc
set
correclly
for
Ihe
cletin
cycle
to
work
properly
How to Set Oven for Cleaning
The
scli’-clcao
cycle will automatically begin
atler
Step l: Follow
steps
above to prepare the oven
.’CLE;A
N’. is displayed. The words “ON” and
“LOCK” will
tippear
on
the
displuy.
It will
not
bc
for
cle~ning.
possihle
to open
(he
oven door until the
tcmperuture
Step 2:
Clt)sc
the
t)vetl
do~)r.
drops below the
lock
tcmpertiture and the LOCK
n
Step 3:
Press
the
C’LEAN
pad
light
goes
t)i’f.
When the
clean
cycle is finished, the word “CLEAN”
CLEAN
wi
I I
:(J
out
in
the
display
und
the oven wi I I
begin
to
cool. When
(he
oven temperature
hus
fdllen
below
the
locking
temperature, the word “LOCK” goes out and
the
dt)or
ctin
be
opened.
Step 4: Press the INCREASE or DECREASE
pad
Step
5: When
the
ILOCK light is off open the door.
until desired Clean Time is displayed.
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Clean Time is normally
3
houl”s.
You
can
change
the
Clean
Time
tt)
anywhere between 2
and
4 hours.
depending
on how
dirty
the oven
is.
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