Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle

In This Section

PawPa*

How the cycle worka ........................................28 Setting the controls ..........................................29

Bsfors you start ................................................28 Spscial tips ........................................................31

The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cleaning the oven interior. Like with other functions of your range, you operate the Self-Cleaning cycle with the easy-to- use electronic control. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your oven spotless.

How

the

cycle

works

 

 

 

 

 

The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high heat to

 

 

 

 

 

burn away soil and grease. During the cycle, the

 

 

 

 

 

oven gets

much hotter than

it does

for normal

 

S7a’F

(4srC)

 

 

baking or broiling. This high heat breaks up the

 

OVEN

SHUT

OfF

 

soil or grease and burns it away.

 

 

 

 

 

DOORLOCKS

 

 

Your oven is preset for a 3-hour Self-Cleaning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cycle. However, you can adjust the cycle time to

 

 

DOOR

UNLOCKS

 

the amount of soil in your oven. You can set the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cycle anywhere between 2 and 4 hours. (See

 

 

 

 

 

“Setting the controls” on page 29.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The graph at the right is representative of a

 

 

 

 

 

normal, 3-hour Self-Cleaning

cycle.

Note that the

START

1

 

3

STOP

heating stops when the 3-hour setting is up, but it

 

Tlrna 1,’ Hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

takes longer for the oven to cool enough to

 

 

 

 

 

unlock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before you start

Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle, make

surs you:

 

l Hand-clean the areas shown. They do not get

 

hot enough during the cleaning cycle for soil to

 

burn away. Use hot water and detergent or a

 

soapy steel-wool pad for cleaning.

 

NOTE: DO NOT clean, move or bend the seal.

Handclean frame

Poor cleaning, baking and roasting may result.

 

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