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Care and Cleaning
Operating the
Self-cleadng
Oven
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Questions and Answers
Q.
If my oven clock is not
working, can I still self-clean
my oven?
A.
If
the
clock
is not working then
the entire control is not working. If
the clock is not set to the correct
time
of
day
you will not be able to
set
a
delay clean to end at a
specific time.
Q. Can I use commercial oven
cleaners on any part of my
self-cleaning oven?
A. No cleaners or coatings should
be used around any part of this
oven.
If
you do use them and do
not
thoroughly rinse the oven with
water, wiping it absolutely clean
afterwards, the residue can scar the
oven surface and damage metal
parts the next time the oven is
automatically cleaned.
Q. Can I clean the Woven
Gasket around the oven door?
A. Yes, but carefully and only with
a clean sponge to soak the soiled
area with hydrogen peroxide.
Q. What should I do if excessive
smoking occurs during cleaning?
A. This is caused by excessive soil.
Press the CLEAR/OFF button.
Open windows to rid room of
smoke. Wait until the oven has
cooled (about
20-30
minutes) and
the word “LOCK” is off in the
display. Wipe up the excess soil
and reset the clean
cycle.
Q. Is the “crackling” sound I
hear during cleaning normal?
A. Yes. This is the sound of the
metal heating and cooling during
both the cooking and cleaning
functions.
Q. Should there be any odor
during the cleaning?
A. Yes, there may be a slight odor
during the first few cleanings.
Failure to wipe out excessive soil
might also cause a strong odor
when cleaning.
Q. What causes the hair-like
lines on the enameled surface of
my oven?
A. This is a normal condition,
resulting from heating and cooling
during cleaning. These lines do not
affect how your oven performs.
Q. Why do I have ash left in my
oven after cleaning?
A. Some types of soil will leave a
deposit which is ash. It can be
removed with a damp sponge or
cloth.
Q. My oven shelves do not slide
easily. What is the matter?
A. After many cleanings, oven
shelves may become so clean they
do not slide easily. To make
shelves slide more easily, after
each self-cleaning function,
dampen fingers with a small
amount of cooking oil and rub
lightly over sides of shelf where
they contact shelf supports.
Q. My oven shelves have become
gray after the self-clean cycle. Is
this normal?
A. Yes. After the self-clean cycle,
the shelves may lose some luster
and discolor to a deep gray color.
Adjusting Oven Thermostat
When cooking a food for the first
time in your new oven, use time
given on recipes as a guide. Oven
thermostats, over a period of years,
may “drift” from the factory
setting and the differences in
temperatures between an old and a
new oven of 5 to 10 degrees are
not unusual and you may be
inclined to think that the new oven
is not performing correctly.
However, your new oven has been
set correctly at the factory and is
more apt to be accurate than the
oven it replaced.
If you think the oven should be
hotter or cooler, you can adjust it
yourself. To decide how much to
change the temperature, set the
oven temperature
25°F.
higher or
lower than the temperature in your
recipe, then bake. The results of
this “test” should give you an idea
of how much the temperature
should be changed.
To adjust temperature:
1. Press BAKE pad.
2. Select an oven temperature
between
500°F.
and
550°F.
by
pressing the INCREASE pad and
immediately press BAKE again
and hold for 4 seconds.
3. Continue to hold BAKE until
preset oven temperature
adjustment shows in display. The
factory set oven temperature
adjustment is “00.”
4. Change temperature adjustment
up to 35 degrees hotter
(+35°F.)
or
35 degrees cooler
(--35°F.)
by
using the INCREASE or
DECREASE pads.
5. Press
CLEAWOFF
to clear display.
This adjustment you have made to
the oven temperature will be
remembered by the control and
will automatically adjust the oven
temperature by that amount each
time you set a bake temperature.
This adjustment will not affect
broil temperatures.
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