THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN
Normal Cleaning Time: 3 hours
Before a Clean Cycle
The range must be completely cool in order to set
the self-clean cycle.
1. Remove the broiler pan, broiler rack, all cookware
any aluminum
from the oven—they can’t
withstand the high cleaning temperatures.
NOTE: The oven shelves may be cleaned in
the self-cleaning oven. However, they will darken,
lose their luster
become hard to slide.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom. If you
use soap, rinse thoroughly before self-cleaning
to prevent staining. .
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et
Area
Openings
Oven door
outside
in door
gasket
gasket
3. Clean spatters or soil on the oven front frame and
the oven door outside the gasket with a dampened
cloth. The oven
frame
the
door
outside the gasket do not
cleaned by
clean cycle. On these areas, use detergent and hot
water or a soap-filled steel
pad. Rinse well
with a vinegar and water solution. This
help
prevent a brown residue from forming when the
oven is heated. Buff these
with a dry cloth.
Do not clean the gasket.
Clean the top, sides and outside
the oven
door with soap and water. Do
use abrasives or
oven cleaners.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover is in
Do not rub or clean the door
the fiberglass material
the gasket
extremely low resistance to abrasion. An intact
and well-fitting oven door gasket is essential
energy-efficient oven operation and good
results. If you notice the gasket becoming worn,
frayed or damaged in any way or if it has become
displaced on the door, you should
it replaced.
Do not let water run down through openings in
the top of the door. To help prevent water from
getting in these slots
cleaning, open
door
as far as it will go.
4. Close the oven door and make sure the oven
light is off. If the oven light is not turned
the life of the bulb
be shortened
or it
may
burn out immediately. The door latches
automatically after the clean
is set.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners or oven
protectors in or near the self-cleaning oven.
A combination of any of these products
the
high clean-cycle temperature may damage the
porcelain finish of the oven.
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