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Keep the kitchen well ventilated during the Self-Cleaning cycle to help
get rid of normal heat, odors and smoke.
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Clean the oven before it gets heavily soiled. Cleaning a very soiled oven
takes longer and results in more smoke than usual.
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If the Self-Cleaning cycle doesn’t get the oven as clean as you expected,
the cycle may not have been set long enough or you may not have pre-
pared the oven properly. Set the Self-Cleaning cycle longer the next time
and hand clean areas noted on page 17.
To stop the Self-Cleaning cycle at 2. Turn the Oven Selector and Oven
anytime: Temperature Control to OFF When
1.
Push in and turn the Stop Time
the “locked” Signal Light goes off,
Knob clockwise until it points to
move the Lock Lever back to the
the right time of day.
left, DO NOT FORCE IT. Wait until it
moves easily.
How It Works
During the Self-Cleaning cycle, the oven gets much hotter than it does for
baking or broiling...approximately 875°F (468°C). This heat breaks up grease
and soil and burns it off.
This graph shows approximate temperatures and times during a Self-
Cleaning cycle for 3 hours.
SELF-CLEANING CYCLE -THREE HOUR SElTlNG
(Approximate Temperatures and limes)
1 OOO'F
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1
875°F (468°C) CLEANING CYCLE f
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OVEN SHUTS OFF
600°F
4OO’F
200°F
538°C
427%
316°C
204°C
93°C
START
K hr.
1 hr.
1 Vz
hrs. 2 hrs. 2 K hrs. 3 hrs.
3 VI hrs. STOP
Notice that the heating stops when the 3-hour setting is up, but that it takes longer
for the oven to cool down enough to unlock.
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