GE PCB98, Owner'S Manual

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The interior of your new oven can be cleaned manually or by using Self Clean.
Spillage of marinades, fruit juices, tomato sauces and basting liquids containing acids may cause discoloration and
should be wiped up immediately. Let hot surfaces cool, then clean and rinse.
Manual Cleaning
Do not use oven cleaners, abrasive cleaners, strong
liquid cleansers, steel wool, scouring pads, or cleaning
powders on the interior of the oven. Clean with a mild soap and water or vinegar and water solution. Rinse with
clean water and dry with a soft cloth. When cleaning
surfaces, make sure that they are at room temperature.
Self Clean Mode
Read Self-Cleaning Oven Safety Instructions at the
beginning of this manual before using Self Clean Mode.
Self clean uses very high temperatures to clean the oven
interior. The oven door will lock when using this feature.
Before operating the self-clean cycle, wipe up grease and
soils from the oven. Remove all items from the oven other
than enameled (dark color) racks. Shiny or silver racks
and any cookware or other items should all be removed
from the oven before initiating a self-clean cycle. Close
the door. Press the
Self Clean pad and a default self-
clean time is displayed. The clean time can be changed
to any time between 3:00 and 5:00 hours by using the
number pads to enter a different time and pressing
Start .
For heavily soiled ovens, the maximum 5 hour clean time
is recommended. If you wish to use the default time, press
the
Start pad immediately after pressing the Self Clean
pad. The oven will turn off automatically when the self-
clean cycle is complete. The door will stay locked until the
oven has cooled down. After the oven has cooled down
wipe any ash out of the oven.
We recommend venting your kitchen with an open
window or using a ventilation fan or hood during the first
self-clean cycle.
Soil on the front frame of the range and outside the
gasket on the door will need to be cleaned by hand.
Clean these areas with hot water, soap-filled steel-wool
pads or cleansers such as Soft Scrub
® . Rinse well with
clean water and dry.
Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass material of
the oven door gasket cannot withstand abrasion. It is
essential for the gasket to remain intact. If you notice it
becoming worn or frayed, replace it.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover is in place and the
oven light is off.
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely
sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-cleaning
cycle of any range. Move birds to another well-
ventilated room.
On Some Models:
The surface units are automatically disabled during the
self-clean cycle. Make sure that all surface unit controls
are turned off at all times during the self-clean cycle.
Any surface unit that is set to an “on” position while the
self-clean cycle is operating will automatically come on
after the self-clean cycle is finished, and could result in
an “on” unattended surface unit. Wait until the self-clean
cycle is finished to set and use the surface units.
CARE AND CLE
ANING:
Cleaning the Range – Interior
Cleaning the Range – Interior
Flat Racks
Flat racks can be left in the cavity during self-clean
(if enameled racks, not shiny) or can be washed with
warm, soapy water. Racks may be more difficult to slide, especially after
a self-clean. Put some vegetable oil on a soft cloth or
paper towel and rub onto the left and right edges.
Oven Heating Elements
Do not clean the bake element or the broil element. Any
soil will burn off when the elements are heated.
To clean the oven floor when the bake element is
exposed, gently lift the bake element. In some models,
the bake element is not exposed and is under the oven
floor. Clean the oven floor with warm, soapy water.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom.