GE Self-Cleaning Electric Range, Use And Care & Installation Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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• For your safety, never use your appliance for

warming or heating the room.

• DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE

MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.

• Keep the hood and grease filters clean to

maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.

• Do not let cooking grease or other flammable

materials accumulate in or near the range.

• Do not use water on grease fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flaming pan on surface unit

by covering pan completely with well-fitting lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray, or if available, use dry
chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering with baking soda or, if available, a multi-
purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the oven
control to OFF or use a dry chemical or foam-
type fire extinguisher.

• Do not touch the surface units, the heating

elements or the interior surface of the oven.
These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even
though they are dark in color. During and after
use, do not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact the surface units,
areas nearby the surface units or any interior area
of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling, first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, 
areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening,
surfaces near the opening, crevices around the
oven door and metal trim parts above the door.
Remember: The inside surface of the oven may 
be hot when the door is opened.

• When cooking pork, follow the directions

exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F. This assures that, 
in the remote possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be killed and the meat
will be safe to eat.

Oven

• Stand away from the range when opening the

oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can
cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.

• Do not heat unopened food containers.

Pressure could build up and the container could
burst, causing an injury.

• Keep the oven vent duct

unobstructed.

• Keep the oven free from 

grease buildup.

• Place the oven shelf in desired position while the

oven is cool. If shelves must be handled when hot,
do not let pot holder contact the heating elements.

• Pulling out the shelf to the shelf stop is a

convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also 
a precaution against burns from touching hot
surfaces of the door or oven walls.

• When using cooking or roasting bags in the

oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.

• Do not use your oven to dry newspapers. 

If overheated, they can catch fire.

• Do not use oven for a storage area. Items stored

in an oven can ignite.

• Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils

or food in the oven when not in use.

Self-Cleaning Oven

• Do not clean the door gasket. The door gasket is

essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not
to rub, damage or move the gasket.

• Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven

cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind
should be used in or around any part of the oven.
Residue from oven cleaners will damage the inside
of the oven when the self-clean cycle is used.

• Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care

Guide.

• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the 

broiler pan, grid and other cookware.

• Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before

starting the self-cleaning operation.

• If the self-cleaning mode malfunctions, turn 

the oven off and disconnect the power supply.
Have it serviced by a qualified technician.

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