Cleaning and Maintenance

Care and Cleaning - Oven

Preparing the Oven for Self Clean

WARNING

A flexible door gasket is necessary for a good seal. Do not clean, rub, damage or move the gasket.

1.Remove all utensils and bakeware.

2.Remove oven racks. If oven racks are left in the oven during the self-clean cycle, they will permanently lose the shiny finish and change to a dull dark fin- ish. See Oven Cleaning Chart for proper care.

3.Wipe up any soft soil spills and grease with paper towels. Excess grease will cause flames and smoke inside the oven during self-cleaning.

Do hand-clean 1 1/2 incehs from rack guides to front of oven cavity.

Do not hand-clean the gasket.

Do hand-clean frame area outside the gasket.

Do hand-clean door area outside the gasket.

Figure 16: Cleaning Guidelines

 

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Review illustration below. Some areas of the oven must be cleaned by hand

 

 

before the cycle begins. Use a soapy sponge or plastic scrubber or a deter-

 

 

gent-filled S.O.S.® pad. Hand-clean the oven door edge, oven front frame

 

 

and up to 1-1/2 inches inside the frame with detergent and hot water. Do not

 

 

clean or rub the gasket on the oven. The gasket is designed to hold in heat

 

 

during the self-clean cycle. Rinse all areas thoroughly then dry.

 

5.

Be sure oven light is turned off and the light bulbs and lens covers are in

 

 

place. Do not operate oven without lightbulb and cover in place.

 

Important: Do not use Commercial Oven Cleaners on the self-clean oven or any

 

part because they will damage the finish or part.

Self Cleaning the Oven

Our ovens feature a self-cleaning function that eliminates the manual labor

 

involved with cleaning your oven. During self-cleaning, the oven uses a very high

 

temperature to burn away food soil and grease.

 

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It is common to see smoke and/or an occasional flame-up during the Self-

 

 

Clean cycle, depending on the content and amount of soil remaining in the

 

 

oven. If a flame persists, turn off the oven and allow it to cool before opening

 

 

the door to wipe up the excessive food soil.

 

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In a normal Self-Clean mode, the door does not lock at the beginning of the

 

 

cycle; However, it does lock prior to reaching the high self-clean tempera-

 

 

tures. The door lock symbol will appear in the display at this point. The door

 

 

does not lock at the start of the cycle.

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