Maytag T1 manual Care and Cleaning, Self-Clean Cautions, During Clean Cycle

Care and Cleaning ...................................

Self-Clean Oven

ASelf-Clean CAUTIONS:

'It is normal for parts of the range to become hot during a clean cycle,

•Avoid touching cooktop, door, window, or oven vent area during a clean cycle,

•To prevent damage to oven door, do not attempt to open the door when the LOCK indicator word is displayed,

,Do not use commercial oven cleaners on the self-clean

oven finish or around any part of the oven as they will damage the finish or parts.

the oven door. The gasket is designed to seal in beat during To prevent damage, do not clean or rub the gasket around

the clean cycle.

Wipe up excess grease or spillovers from the oven bottom tc prevent excessive smoking, flare-ups or flaming during the clean cycle. For ease of cleaning, the heating element can be lifted slightly (1 to 1'/2 inches).

Wipe up sugary and acid spillovers such as sweet potatoes, tomato or milk-based sauces. Porcelain enamel is acid re- sistant, not acid proof. The porcelainfinish may discolor iJ acid spills are not wiped up prior to a self-clean cycle.

The self-clean cycle uses above normal cooking temperatures to automatically clean the entire oven interior,

It is normal for flare-ups, smoking or flaming to occur during

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cleaning if the oven is heavily soiled. It is better to clean the oven regularly rather than to wait until there is a heavy build- up of soil in the oven.

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During the cleaning process, the kitchen should be well ventilated to help eliminate normal odors associated with cleaning,

During Clean Cycle

When the LOCK indicator word lights in the display, the door cannot be opened. To prevent damage to door, do not force door open when the LOCK indicator word is displayed.

Some smoke and odor may be detected the first few times the oven is cleaned. This is normal and willlessen in time. Smoke

may also occur if oven is heavily soiled or if broiler pan was left in oven.

Asovenheats, you may hear sounds ofmetal parts expanding and contracting. This is normal and will not damage oven.

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After Self-Cleaning

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Turn off the oven light before cleaning as the light may burn out during the clean cycle,

About one hour after the end of the clean cycle, the LOCK indicator word will turn off At this point, the door can be

opened.

Remove broiler pan, all pans and the oven racks from the oven. The oven racks will discolor and may not slide easily after a self-clean cycle,

Clean oven frame, door frame (area outside the door

gasket) and around the open-

ing in the door gasket with a nonabrasive cleaning agent

such as Bun Ami or deter- gent and water. These areas

are not exposed to cleaning

temperatures and should be cleaned to prevent soil from

baking on during the clean cycle.

Some soil may leave a light gray, powdery ash which can be removed with a damp cloth. If soil remains, it indicates that the clean cycle was not long enough. The soil will be re- moved during the next clean cycle.

If the oven racks were left in the oven and do not slide

smoothly after a clean cycle, wipe racks and embossed rack supports with a small amount of vegetable oil to restore ease

of movement.

A white discoloration may appear after cleaning if acid or

sugary foods were not wiped up before the clean cycle. This discoloration is normal and will NOT affect performance.

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