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OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN
Normal Cleaning Time: 4 hours
Before a Clean Cycle
We recommend venting with an open window
or using a ventilation fan or hood during the first
self-cleaning cycle.
1. Remove the broiler pan, broiler grid, all cookware
and any aluminum foil from the oven—they can’t
withstand the high cleaning temperatures.
NOTE: The oven shelves may be cleaned in
the self-cleaning oven. However, they will darken,
lose their luster and become hard to slide. Wipe the
shelf supports with cooking oil after self-cleaning
to make shelves slide more easily.
2. Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom. If you
use soap, rinse thoroughly before self-cleaning
to prevent staining.
3. Clean spatters or soil on the oven front frame and
the oven door outside the gasket with a dampened
cloth. The oven front frame and the oven door
outside the gasket do not get cleaned by the self-
clean cycle. On these areas, use detergent and hot
water or a soap-filled steel wool pad. Rinse well
with a vinegar and water solution. This will help
prevent a brown residue from forming when the
oven is heated. Buff these areas with a dry cloth.
Do not clean the gasket.
Do not use abrasives or oven cleaners. Clean the
outside front of the oven door with soap and water.
Also use soap and water to clean under the oven
vent grille.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover is in place.
Do not rub or clean the door gasket—
the fiberglass material of the gasket has an
extremely low resistance to abrasion. An intact
and well-fitting oven door gasket is essential for
energy-efficient oven operation and good baking
results. If you notice the gasket becoming worn,
frayed or damaged in any way or if it has become
displaced on the door, you should have it replaced.
Do not let water run down through openings in
the top of the door. To help prevent water from
getting in these slots when cleaning, open the door
as far as it will go.
4. Close the oven door and make sure the oven light
is off. If the oven light is not turned off, the life of
the bulb will be shortened or it may burn out
immediately. The door latches automatically after
the clean cycle is set.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners or oven
protectors in or near the self-cleaning oven.
A combination of any of these products plus the high
clean-cycle temperature may damage the porcelain
finish of the oven.
Important:
The oven door must be closed and all controls
must be set for the cycle to work properly.
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Br
oiling Guide
Operating the Self-Cleaning Oven
Oven
light
Oven
vent
Oven
vent
grille
Oven
front
frame
Oven door
gasket
Area
outside the
gasket
Area
inside the
gasket
Openings
in door
ON OFF
START
CLEAR
OFF
SELF
CLEAN
BROIL
BAKE
O V E N
OVEN
LIGHT
HI LO
T I M E C O N T R O L S
DEL AY
START
COOKING
TIME
CLOCK
ON OFF
K I T C H E N
T I M E R
TEMP
HOUR
MIN
