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RANGE CARE
Burn Hazard
Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
Keep children away from oven during
Self-Cleaning cycle.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns.
IMPORTANT:
The health of some birds is extremely
sensitive
to
the fumes given off during
the Self-Cleaning
cycle. Exposure
to
the fumes may result in death to certain
birds. Always
move birds
to another
closed
and well-ventilated
room.
Self-clean
the oven before it becomes
heavily soiled.
Heaw
soil
results in longer
cleaning
and more smoke.
Keep the kitchen weIFventilated
during the Self-Cleaning
cycle to
help get rid of heat, odors,
and smoke.
Do not block the oven vent(s) during
the Self-Cleaning
cycle. Air
must be able to move freely. Depending
on your model, see
"Oven Vent" or "Oven Vents" section.
Do not clean, rub, damage
or move the oven door gasket.
The
door gasket
is essential
for a good
seal.
Prepare Oven:
•
Remove the broiler pan, grid, cookware and bakeware from
the oven.
•
Remove
any foil from the oven because
it may burn or melt,
damaging
the oven.
•
Remove
oven racks to keep them shiny and easy to slide.
See "General
Cleaning"
section
for more information.
•
Hand clean inside door edge and the 1W' (3.8 cm) area
around the inside oven cavity frame, being certain
not to
move or bend the gasket.
This area does not get hot enough
during
self-cleaning
to remove
soil. Do not let water, cleaner,
etc. enter slots on door frame. Use a damp cloth to clean this
area.
Wipe out any loose soil to reduce
smoke
and avoid damage.
At high temperatures,
foods
react with porcelain.
Staining,
etching,
pitting
or faint white spots can result. This will not
affect cooking
performance.
Prepare
Cooktop
and Storage
Drawer:
•
Remove
plastic
items from the cooktop
because
they may
melt.
•
Remove
all items from the storage
drawer.
How the
Cycle
Works
IMPORTANT:
The heating and cooling
of porcelain
on steel in the
oven may result in discoloring,
loss of gloss,
hairline cracks
and
popping
sounds.
The Self-Cleaning
cycle uses very high temperatures,
burning
soil
to a powdery
ash.
The oven is preset for a 2 hour 30 minute clean cycle; however,
the time can be changed
by selecting
one of the cleaning
levels.
There are 5 levels of clean on models
with electronic
oven control
Style 1 and 2 levels of clean on models
with electronic
oven
control styles 2 and 3. Suggested
clean times are 2 hours
30 minutes
for light soil and between
3 hours 30 minutes
and
4 hours 30 minutes
for average
to heavy soil.
Use the following
charts
as a guide to determine
the desired
cleaning
level.
Style
1
CLEANING
LEVEL
1 (Quick)
TOTAL CLEANING TIME
(includes a 30 minute cool down time)
2 hours 30 minutes
3 hours
3 (Regular)
3 hours 30 minutes
4
4 hours
5 (Maxi)
4 hours 30 minutes
Styles
2 and 3
CLEANING
TOTAL CLEANING
TIME
LEVEL
(includes
a 30 minute cool down time)
LO
2 hours 30 minutes
Medium
3 hours 30 minutes
HI
4 hours 30 minutes
Once the oven has completely
cooled,
remove ash with a damp
cloth. Do not wipe down any of the inside surfaces
until the oven
has completely
cooled
down. Applying
a cool damp cloth to the
inner door glass before it has cooled
completely
could result in
the glass breaking.
The oven light will not work during
the Self-Cleaning
cycle.
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