Manual cleaning
DOs
Before any manual cleaning or maintenance, first wait for the oven to cool down to a safe temperature to touch, then disconnect it from the power supply.
Read these cleaning instructions and the ‘Safety and warnings’ section before you start cleaning your oven.
See the following pages for instructions on removing and refitting different parts of the oven for cleaning.
To prevent soiling from becoming ‘baked on’ and stubborn, we recommend removing any
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DON’Ts
Don’t use a steam cleaner.
Don’t keep flammable substances in the oven.
Don’t use oven cleaners or any abrasive or harsh cleaners, cloths, scouring pads or steel wool.
Don’t leave alkaline (salty spills) or acidic substances (such as lemon juice or vinegar) on the oven surfaces.
Don’t use cleaning products with a chlorine or acidic base.
Don’t clean the oven seal (see ‘Introduction’ for illustration of this part) or use any oven cleaning products on it.
What?
Glass surfaces (oven door glass, control panel)
How?
1 Clean these using a soft cloth with a solution of mild detergent or baking soda and hot water, then wipe dry.
2 Wipe with a glass cleaner and dry with a soft,
Note: the inside of the oven door glass will be cleaned during a Self Clean cycle. However, for best results, we recommend cleaning stubborn stains manually before a Self Clean cycle.
Important!
Don’t use oven cleaners or any other harsh/abrasive cleaners, cloths, scouring pads, steel wool or sharp metal scrapers to clean the glass surfaces. These scratch the glass, which in turn could result in the glass cracking or shattering.
Take particular care when cleaning the control panel glass.| Dials | Clean with a solution of mild detergent |
| and hot water, then wipe dry. |
Do not use stainless steel or oven cleaner on the dials, as doing so may damage their coating.
