Care & Cleaning
Removing and replacing lift-off oven door
To avoid posslble injury when removing or replacing the oven door_ follow the instructions below carefully and always hold the oven door with both hands positioned away from the door hinge area.
The door is heavy. For safe_ temporary storage_ lay the door flat with the inside of the door facing
down.
To remove oven door:
1. Open oven door completely (horizontal with floor - See Fig. 1).
2.Remove 2 screws located on the inside of the oven door
liner (See A Fig. 2). | or |
3.Insert the 2 screws into the door hinge holes located on
a Nail
the side of the hinge arm° one into each hinge (See B Fig. 2).
4.Close oven door until the door stops_ (do not force the door to close any further). The placement of these screws should keep door open in about a 45 degree position.
5.Grasp oven door firmly on both sides and slide door up and off hinges at the same angle (See Fig. 3).
6.To clean oven door° follow the instructions provided listed in the cleaning chart under "oven door".
Fig. 2
about 45
Oven door
hinge locations
with oven door
fully open.
Fig. 1
To replace oven door:
1.Be sure the hinge arms remain at the 45 degree angle position. Be sure the screws are still locking the hinge arms from moving. If the screws fail out of the hinge holes0 the hinge(s) may snap back against the oven frame and could pinch fingers or chip the porcelain finish on the oven front frame.
2.Hold door at the sides near the top while resting the lower front of door on your knee. Insert the door channels at the bottom of door over the door hinges° (See Fig. 3).
3.Allow the door to slide down into the door hinges evenly at the same 45 degree angle. The hinge arms should be inserted into the bottom corners as far as they can go.
4.Open door completely (horizontal with floor) and remove both screws from holes in door hinges.
5.Reinstall the 2 screws into the door liner (See C Fig. 2).
6.If the door is not in alignment with the oven frame° remove door and repeat the above steps.
Hinge
Fig. 3
Special door care instructions -
Most oven doors contain glass that can break. Read the
folgowlng recommendations:
*Do not close the oven door until all the oven racks are
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o | Scratching_ | hitting_ | jarring | or | stressing | the | oven | door | |||
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