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Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle
In This Section
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Page
How the
cycle works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Setting
the controls
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Before you start
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Special tips
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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, you operate the Self-Cleaning cycle
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
2
does for normal baking or broiling. This high
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heat breaks up the soil or grease and burns
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it away.
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We recommend a 3-hour Self-Cleaning
F
cycle. However, you can adjust the cycle
time to the amount of soil in your oven.
You can set the cycle anywhere between
START
1
2 3
STOP
Time In Hours
2 and 4 hours. (See “Setting the controls”
on page 21.)
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.
Before you start
Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle,
make sure you:
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Hand-clean the areas shown. 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
Hand-clean frame
DO NOT
hand-clean seal
seal. Poor cleaning, baking, and roasting
can result.
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