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maintaining your appliance
Self-cleaning
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CAUTION | touch. Do not leave small children unattended near the appliance. |
•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
•Do not line the oven walls, racks, bottom or any other part of the range with aluminum foil. Doing so will result in poor heat distribution, produce poor baking results and cause permanent damage to the oven interior (aluminum foil will melt to the interior surface of the oven).
•Do not force the oven door open. This can damage the automatic door locking system. Use care when opening the oven door after the
Before a self-cleaning cycle
Fig. 1 | • | We recommend venting your kitchen with an open window |
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| • | Remove the wire rack, broil pan, broil pan insert, all |
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| cookware and any aluminum foil from the oven. |
| • | Wipe up debris from the oven bottom. (Fig. 1) |
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| • | Residue on the front frame of the range and outside the |
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| gasket on the door will need to be cleaned by hand. Clean |
Fig. 2 | Don’t hand |
| these areas with hot water, |
| cleansers such as Soft Scrub. Rinse well with clean water | ||
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| gasket. | • | Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass material of the oven |
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| door gasket cannot withstand abrasion. It is essential for |
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| the gasket to remain intact. If you notice it becoming worn |
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| or frayed, replace it. (Fig. 2) |
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| • | Make sure the oven light bulb cover is in place and the |
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| oven light is off. |
| hand clean |
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| the door. |
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