Maintenance and Cleaning, Cleaning materials

MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING

The oven should be kept clean at all times. A build-up of fats or other foodstuffs could result in a fire.

Before cleaning, ensure all control knobs are in the OFF position, and the appliance has cooled completely.

Before any maintenance or cleaning can be carried out, you must DISCONNECT the cooker from the electricity supply.

Cleaning materials

Before using any cleaning materials on your oven, check that they are suitable and that their use is recommended by the manufacturer.

Cleaners that contain bleach should NOT be used as they may dull the surface finishes. A steam cleaner is not to be used. Harsh abrasives should also be avoided.

External cleaning

We recommend that non-abrasive cleaners are used; Avoid the use of metal objects, steel wool or nylon pads, abrasive or caustic products, as these may scratch the surface. Regularly wipe over the control panel, the cover, oven door and door seal using a soft cloth well wrung out in warm water to which a little washing up liquid has been added.

In the case of stainless steel parts, you may use commercially available stainless steel cleaners with care. These also provide a protective film against finger marks.

To prevent damaging or weakening the door glass panels avoid the use of the following:

•Household detergent and bleaches

•Impregnated pads unsuitable for non stick saucepans

•Brillo/Ajax pads or steel wool pads

•Chemical oven pads or aerosols

•Rust removers

•Bath/Sink stain removers

Cleaning the oven door

For a more complete cleaning of the oven door, it is advisable to remove it in the following way;

-Open the door completely.

-Lift the two locking plates on the hinge arms to 170°;

-Partially close the door, to a 30o angle

-Lift the door and pull out.

locking plates

Refit the door by reversing the operation described above.

DO NOT clean the oven door while the glass panels are warm. If this precaution is not observed the glass panel may shatter. If the door glass panel becomes chipped or has deep scratches, the glass will be weakened and must be replaced to prevent the possibility of the panel shattering.

Contact your local Service Centre who will be pleased to advise further.

Oven Cavity

The enamelled oven cavity is best cleaned whilst the oven is still warm.

Wipe the oven over with a soft cloth soaked in warm soapy water after each use. From time to time it will be necessary to do a more thorough cleaning, using a proprietary oven cleaner.