GE RGB528 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 20

Care and cleaning of the range.
Lift the door straight up and off
the hh_ges.
The gasket is designed with a gap
at the bottom to allow for proper
air circulation.
Do not rub or clean the door gaske_
it has an extremely low resistance
to abrasion.
If you notice the gasket becomhTg
worn, frayed or damaged h7any way
or if it has become displaced on the
door, you should have it replaced.
Lift-Off Oven Door
Theoven door is removable,but it is heavy Youmay
need help removing and replacing the door.
Toremove the door, open it a fbw h_('hes to
tile special stop position that will hold tile
door open. Grasp firefly on each side and
lift tile door straight up and off tile hinges.
NOTE: Be careful not to place hands between the
hinge and the oven door frameas the h/we could
snap backand pinch fingers.
Toreplace the door, make sure the hinges
are in tile special stop position. Position
the slots in the bottom of the door squarely
over the hinges. Then lower the door
slowly and evenly over both hinges at the
same time. If tile hinges snap back against
tile oven fl'ame, pull them back out.
Toclean the inside of the door:
Do
not
allow
excess l_;itei" to i'tln into
any holes or slots in tile door.
Because tile area inside tile gasket is
cleaned during the self clean cycle, you
do not need to clean this bv hand. AI V
soap left on tile liner causes additional
stains when the oven is heated,
Tile area outside tile gasket can be
cleaned with a soap-filled steel wool or
plastic pad.
Toclean the outside of the door:
Use soap and water to thoroughly clean
the top, sides and fl'ont ot the oven dora:
Pdnse well. _4m may also use a glass
cleaner to clean the glass on the outside
of the doo_:
Spillage _ffmarinades, fl'uit juices, tomato
sauces and basting materials containing
adds may cause discoloration and should
be wiped up immediately. _]/en tile
sm'ti_ce is cool, clean and rinse.
Do
not rise oven cleanei_, cleansing
l)owdeIs or harsh abrasives on the
outside ot the door
Oven Bottom
Tile
oven bottoill has a porcelain enalllel
finish. To make cleaning
easier; protect
tile oven bottom from excessive sl)illove_
by placing
a cookie sheet
on tile shelf
below the shelf you are cooking on.
This is particularly important when baking
a fl'uit pie or other too(Is with a high add
content. Hot fl'uit fillings or other toods
that are highly acidic (such as tomatoes,
sauerkraut,
and sauces with vinegar or
lemon juice) may catlse pitting and
damage to the porcelain enamel stwlhce
and should be wiped up immediatel>
X_'edon't recommend using ahm/inum
foil on tile oven bottom. It can afle('t air
flow if the holes are blocked and it can
concentrate heat at tile bottom of tile oven,
resulting in poor baking peffom/ance.
To clean up spilh)ve_, tlse soap and watei;
an abrasive cleaner or soap-filled scotwing
pad, Remove tile oven bottom fl)r easier
clean-u I) and to prevent damage to
tile conthlt]OtlS cleaning oven coating
(on some models).
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