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Using The Self-Cleaning
Cycle
(Lower Oven)
In This Section
Page
How the cycle works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Page
Setting the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Special tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cleaning the oven
interior. Like the other functions of your range, the Self-Cleaning cycle is operated with the easy-to-use
controls. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your oven spotless.
How the cycle works
The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high heat to
burn away soil and grease. During the cycle, the
oven gets much hotter than it does for normal
baking or broiling-approximately 875°F (468°C).
This high heat breaks up the soil or grease and
burns it away.
875-F (46~‘C )
CLEANING CYCLE
OVEN SHUT OFF
We recommend a 3-hour Self-Cleaning cycle.
However, the cycle time can be adjusted to the
amount of soil in your oven. The cycle can be set
anywhere between 2 and 4 hours. (See “Setting
the controls” on page 20.)
DOORUNLOCKS
The graph at the right is representative of a
normal, 3-hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Note that the
heating stops when the 3-hour setting is up, but it
takes longer for the oven to cool enough to
unlock.
START
1
Time I,’ Hours
3
STOP
Before you start
Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle, make
sure you:
1. Hand-clean the indicated areas. They do not
get hot enough during the cleaning cycle for
soil to burn away. Use hot water and detergent
or a soapy steel-wool pad for cleaning.
NOTE: DO NOT clean, move or bend the seal.
Poor cleaning, baking and roasting may result.
Hand-clean frame
DO NOT
hand-clean seal
Hand-clean door
around edge
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