Jenn-Air WG30100 Use & Care Manual page 10

9Care and Cleaning
Self-Clean Oven
The self-clean oven uses above normalcookthg temperatures To prevent damage, do not clean or rub the gasket around
to automatically clean the entire oven interior, the oven door. The gasket is designed to seal in beat during
the clean cycle.
It is better to clean the oven regularly rather than to wait until
there is a heavy build-up of soil in the oven.
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers from the oven bottom
Turn oft"the oven light before a clean cycle. If the oven light to prevent excessive smoking and flare-ups during the clean
is left on, the light bulb will burn out during the clean cycle, cycle.
Wipe up sugary spillovers and acid spillovers such as lemon
Setting the Controls for Self-Clean:
juice, tomato sauce or milk-based sauces. Porcelain enamel
is acid resistant, not acid proof. The porcelain finish may
1. Remove the oven racks and broiler pan. Close the door, discolor if acid spills are not wiped up prior to a self-clean
2. Move the door lock lever to the right until it rests in the cycle, This is normal and will not affect performance.
locked position, Do not use oven cleaners on the self-clean oven finish or
3. Press the Clean pad. around any part of the oven as they will damage the finish
• "door" will appear in the display and beeps will or parts.
sound if the door is not locked.
• 3 HR:00 will appear in the display and the
After Self-Cleaning
indicator words SET CLEAN TIME will flash in the
display. The clean time may be set for 2 hours
for light soil and up to 4 hours for heavy soil by Approximately one hour after the end of the clean cycle,
pressing the • or • pads. the internal lock will disengage and the indicator word
LOCK will turn aft. At this point, the door can be un-
• After a few seconds delay, the oven and fan will locked and opened. Move the door lock lever to the left or
automatically turn on. CLEAN TIME and ON will unlocked position and open the door. The oven may still be
hot.
remain in the display.
4. Press the Clock pad and the current time of day will re- Some soil may leave a light gray, powdery ash which can be
appear in the display. CLEAN and ON will remain in the removed with a damp cloth. If soil remains, it indicates that
the clean cycle was not long enough. The soil will be re-
display to show that the oven is in a clean cycle.
moved during the next clean cycle.
5. As the oven reaches cleaning temperatures, the LOCK
indicator word will appear in the display to show that an If the oven racks were left in the oven and do not slide
internal lock mechanism has engaged. At this point, the smoothly after a clean cycle, wipe racks and embossed rack
oven door cannot be unlocked and opened, supports with a small amount of vegetable oil to restore ease
of movement.
Before Self-Cleaning
Clean around the oven vent opening located above the con-
trol panel if there is a deposit from the fumes vented during
Remove broiler pan, all pans and the oven racks from the the clean cycle. Use detergent and water and a cloth or non-
abrasive pad.
oven. The racks will discolor and may not slide easily after
a clean cycle if left in the oven.
Fine, hair-like lines may appear in the oven bottom. This is
Clean oven frame, door frame and around the oven vent with a normal condition resulting from heating and cooling of
the porcelaiu finish. These lines do not affect the perfor-
a non-abrasive cleaning agent such as Bon Ami or detergent
and water. These areas are not exposed to cleaning tempera- mance of the oven.
tures and should be cleaned to prevent soil from baking on
during the clean cycle.