Using the self-cleaning oven, Before a Clean Cycle

Using the self-cleaning oven.

Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism.

Safety

Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom.

Before a Clean Cycle

We recommend venting your kitchen with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood during the first self-clean cycle.

Remove the shelves, broiler pan, broiler grid, all cookware and any aluminum foil from the oven.

The oven shelves can be self-cleaned, but they will darken, lose their luster and become hard to slide.

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.

Wipe up any heavy spillovers on the oven bottom.

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.

Instructions Operating Instructions

Hide-A-Way Door Latch (on some models)

Care

Some models are equipped with a Hide-A-Way oven door latch.The Hide-A-Way door latch is for use with self-cleaning only.

To use the Hide-A-Way door latch, lift the cooktop and pull the door latch handle into the lock position.

Make sure you pull the handle out enough to fully extend it or it will not slide into the lock position.

After a clean cycle, when the oven has cooled, lift the cooktop and push the lock handle back into the bracket.

When you lower the cooktop the Hide-A- Way door latch will not show, and the oven is prevented from being locked accidently.

and Cleaning

How to Set the Oven for Cleaning

Latch the door.

Turn the Oven Temperature knob to CLEAN.

Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours and 20 minutes. You can change the clean time to between 3 hours and 5 hours, 59 minutes by using the HOUR and MIN. pads.

When the LATCH DOOR light flashes, slide the latch handle to the left, and turn the Oven Temperature knob to OFF.

To stop a clean cycle, turn the Oven Temperature knob to OFF. Wait until the oven has cooled and unlatch the door.

GE JBP18 Using the self-cleaning oven, Instructions Operating Instructions, Before a Clean Cycle