OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN
Total Cleaning Time: 3 hours
Before a Clean Cycle
1. Remove the broiler pan, broiler rack, all cookware
and any aluminum foil from the oven. (Oven shelves
may be left in the oven. NOTE: Shelves will
discolor after the self-clean cycle.)
2. Wipe up heavy soil on oven bottom. If you use
soap, rinse thoroughly before self-cleaning to
prevent staining.
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A. Oven Front
—
Frame
B. Openings
Door
C. Oven Door
Gasket
D. Oven
Bulb Cover
3.
Clean spatters or soil on the oven front frame (A),
under the front edge of the cooktop, the door liner
outside the door gasket and the front edge of the
oven cavity (about 1“ into the oven). Use detergent
and
water with a soap-filled steel wool pad, then
rinse well with a vinegar and water mixture. This
will help prevent a brown residue from forming when
the oven is heated. Buff these areas with a dry cloth.
Clean top, sides and outside front of oven door with
soap and water. Do not use abrasives or oven cleaners.
Do not let
water run down through
openings in the
top of the door (B). To help prevent water from getting
in these openings when cleaning, open the door as far
as it will go.
Do not rub or clean the door gasket (C)—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
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
have it replaced.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover
is in place.
4. Close the oven door and make sure the
light
is off.
Oven shelves may be cleaned in the self-cleaning en:
however, they will darken, lose their luster and
hard to slide. Wipe the shelf supports with cooking oil
after self-cleaning to make shelves slide more easily.
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 temperatures may damage the porcelain
finish of the oven.
Important
The oven door must be closed and all controls must be
set correctly for the clean cycle to work properly.
How to Set Oven for Cleaning
OVEN SE?
1. Turn the OVEN SET and
the OVEN TEMP knobs to
CLEAN. Controls will snap
into final position when the
CLEAN location is reached.
The OVEN SET light glows when
knob is turned to CLEAN. The
OVEN TEMP light glows until
the oven reaches the cleaning
temperature, then goes off and on
with the oven unit during cleaning.
2.
Slide the latch
handle to the
right as far as
it will go.
Never force the door latch
handle. Forcing the handle may
damage the door lock mechanism.
3.
Set the automatic oven timer:
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PUSH TO START
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Make sure both the clock and the
DELAY START dial show the
correct time of day. When
DELAY START knob is pushed in
and turned, it will “pop” into place
when the time shown on the clock
is reached.
Push in and turn the STOP TIME
knob. Set the Stop Time for three
hours later than present time of
day—for example, if it is
now, set Stop Time for
The OVEN CLEANING light will
glow showing that cleaning has
started. The oven door and
get hot during the self-clean cycle.
DO NOT TOUCH.
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