Maytag IEW621 Oven User Manual


 
Care and Cleaning .................................
Self-Clean Oven
Wipe up sugary a_d acid spillovers such as sweet pota-
,_ CAUTION: toes, tomato or milk-based sauces. Porcelain enamel is
acid resistant, not acid proof. The porcelain finish may
It is normal for parts of the wall oven to become hot
discolor if acid spills are not wiped up prior to a self-
during a clean cycle. Therefore, during a clean cycle, clean cycle,
avoid touching the oven vent area, oven door and
window.
Setting the Controls for Self-Clean
The self-clean cycle uses above normal cooking temperatures
to automatically clean the entire oven interior. 1. Close oven door.
It is normal for flare-ups, smoking or flaming to occur during 2. Press CLEAN pad.
cleaning if the oven is heavily soiled. It is better to clean the "- - : - -" will light in the display.
oven regularly rather than to wait until there is a heavy build- CLEAN will flash in the display. LOCK indicator
up of soil in the oven. word will appear.
During the cleaning process, the kitchen should be well Door cannot be opened when LOCK is displayed.
ventilated to help eliminate normal odors associated with If door is not closed or locked, beeps will sound and
cleaning. "door" will flash in the display.
Do not use commercialoven cleaners on the self-clean oven 3. Press _ or _ pad to select clean time or change
finish or around any part of the oven as they will damage the clean time.
finish or parts. Oven is preset to clean for 3 hours. Or,
Select 2 hours for light soil up to 4 hours for heavy
soil.
Before Self-Cleaning 4. When the oven turns on the clean symbol will light in
Turn offthe oven light before cleaning as the light may burn the display. CLEANSYMBOL
out during the clean cycle. I
Remove broiler pan, all pans and the oven racks from the
oven. The oven racks will discolor and may not slide easily
after a self-clean cycle.
Clean oven frame, door frame
(area outside the door gasket) and ,._ / /_;,/I/,_ 5. About one hour after the clean cycle ends, the LOCK
around the opening in the door ,_ __ _,_, { indicator word will turn oft'. The oven door can be
gasket with a nonabrasive clean- __\_ opened.
ing agent such as Bon Ami or de- __ _J_,_
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tergent and water. These areas are
not exposed to cleaning tempera-
tures and should be cleaned to
prevent soil from baking on dur- LOCKISSTILLENGAGED.
ing the clean cycle. DOORCANNOTBE
OPENEDUNTILLOCKIS
Toprevent damage, do not clean or rub the gasket around NoLONGERDISPLAYED.
the oven door. The gasket is designed to seal in heat during
the clean cycle.
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers from the oven bottom to
prevent excessive smoking, flare-ups or flaming during the
clean cycle. For ease of cleaning, the heating element can be
lifted slightly (1 to l_h inches).
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