Kenmore 790.7890 General Care & Cleaning, Removing and Replacing the Lift-OffOven Door, Light

General Care & Cleaning

Removing and Replacing the Lift-Off Oven Door

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.Puii the door hinge locks on both left and right door hinges down from the oven frame completely towards the oven door (See Fig. 2). A tool such as a small flat-blade screwdriver may be required.

3.Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides (Do not use the oven door handle - See Fig. 3).

4.Close the door to about a 10 degree angle as shown in Fig. 3.

5.With the oven door in this position, lift the oven door hinge arms away from the roller pins located on each side of the oven frame (See Fig. 4).

To Replace Oven Door:

1.Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides (Do not use the oven door handle - See Fig. 3).

2.Holding the oven door at the same angle as the removal position, seat the hook

Fig. 2	of the	hinge arm onto the roller	pins located on each side of	the oven door
	frame	(See Fig. 4). The hook of	the hinge arms must be fully	seated onto the
	roller	pins.

3.Fully open the oven door (horizontal with floor - See Fig. 1).

4.Push the door hinge locks up towards and into the oven frame on both left and right oven door hinges (See Fig. 2) to the locked position.

5.Close the oven door.

door

Hinge

Fig. 3

Speclal Door Care Instructlons = Most oven doors contain glass that can break. Read the following recommendations:

1.Do not close the oven door until aii the oven racks are fully in place.

2.Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, or any other object.

3.Scratching, hitting, jarring or stressing the glass may weaken its structure causing an increased risk of breakage at a later time.

Roller

pin

Hinge

arm

hook

Changing

the

Oven

Light

On

some

models

an interior oven

light

will

turn

automatically

when

the oven

door

is opened. The oven

light may be

turned

on

when the

door

is closed by

Fig. 4

C)

pushing

-

located

on thecontrol

panei.

Onsome

modeis,

the

lamp

is covered

with a glass shield held in place by a wire holder. THE GLASS SHIELD MUST BE iN PLACE WHENEVER THE OVEN IS iN USE.

To replace the light bulb:

CAUTION: BE SURE THE OVEN iS COOL.

1.Turn the power off: at the main source.

2.Wear a leather-faced glove for protection against possible broken glass.

3.Replace bulb with 40-watt appliance bulb only.

4.For models with glass shield, press holder on one side to release glass shield, change bulb and be sure to replace the glass shield.

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