GE RGB740 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 28

Care and cleaning of the range.
Lift the door straight up and off
the hfl?ges.
The gasket is designed with a gap
at the bottom to allow for proper
air circulation.
Do not rub or clean the door gasket--
it has at?extremely low resistance
to abrasion.
If you notice the gasket becomfl?g
won?, frayed or damaged fl?any 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 inches to
the special stop position that will hold the
door open. Grasp firefly on each side and
lift the door straight up and off the hinges.
NOTE: Be careful not to place hands between the
hinge and the oven door frameas the hinge could
snap back andpinch fingers.
Toreplace the door, make sure tile 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 dine./t the hinges snap back against
tile oven fl'ame, pull them back out.
Toclean the inside of _e door:
::J_:: Do
not
allow
excess water to i'[in into
any holes or slots in tile doo_;
_: Because tile area inside tile gasket is
cleaned during the self clean wcle, you
do not need to clean this by hand. Any
soap left on the liner causes additional
stains when the oven is heated.
::Ji:: Tile area outside tile gasket can be
cleaned with a soap-filled scom_ing pad.
Toclean the outside of the door:
Use soap and water to thoroughly clean
tile top, sides and ti'ont _ff tile oven do(m
Pdnse well. xam may also use a glass
cleaner to clean the glass on the outside
of tile (loo_:
::Ji:: Spillage ot marinades, fl'uitjuices, tomato
sauces and basting materials containing
acids Illay Catlse discoloration and should
be wiped up immediately: _,_]/en tile
surti_ce is cool, clean and rinse.
::Ji:: Do not use oven cleanels, cleansing
powdei_ or l/m_h abrasives on tile
outside ot the door
Oven Bottom
Tile
(Well bottoll/has
a l)Oi'celain enalllel
finish. To make cleaning easiei; promct
tile oven bottom fl'om excessive spillo\'eI_
by pladng a cookie sheet on the shelf
below the shelf you are cooking on. This is
particularly important when baking a fl'uit
pie or other fi)ods with a high add content.
Hot fl'uit fillings or other toods that are
highly acidic (such as tomatoes, sauerkraut,
and sa
tlces with vinegar or lemon juice)
may Catlse pitting and damage to tile
porcelain enamel surfilce and should be
wiped up immediately.
We don't recommend using ahmfinum fl)il
on tile oven bottom. It can affect air flow if
the holes are blocked and it can concentrate
heat at the bottom ot the oven, resulting in
poor baking perfimnance.
To clean up spillove_s, use soap and watei;
an abrasive cleaner or soap-filled sco/wing
pad. Rinse well to remove any soap befiwe
self:cleaning.
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