GE EER2000 Owner's Manual page 17

Usingthe self-cleaning oven. . OEAppliances com
Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle wifl damage the door lock mechanism.
Before a Clean Cycle
"vW recommend venting your kitchen
_fith an open window or using a
ventilation tim or hood during the first
sell:dean cycle.
Remove the shelves, broiler pan, broiler
grid, all cookware and any ahmfinum foil
fiom the oven.
Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass
material of the {)yen door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential tin the
gasket to remain intact. If you notice it
becoming worn or flayed, replace it.
Wipe up any hea W spillovers on the oven
bottom.
Wipe up heavy soil on flTeoven
bottom.
The oven shelves can be sel&:leaned,
but flmy will darken, lose flmir luster
and become haM to slide.
Soil on the front fimne of the range and
outside the gasket on the door xfill need
to be cleaned by hand. Clean these meas
with hot water, soap-filled steel-wool pads
or cleansers such as Soft ScrubS7 Rinse
well with clean water and (by.
Make sure tile oven light bulb cover is in
place and the oven light is off.
IMPORTANT'. The heahh of some biMs is
extremely sensitive to tile ftnnes given off
during the seltqleaning o<le of any
range. Move biMs to anoflmr well
ventilated room.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
[] Latch the door.
[] Turn the Oven Tempei_Uure knob
u) CLEAN.
On some models,
you must push the
knob in before turning.
Clean (y{le time is normally 4 hours
and 20 minutes. On models with COOK
TIMEand STARTTIME pads, }_)u can
d_ange the dean time to between 3 hours
and 5 hours, 59 minutes by using the
HOURand MIN. pads. The display will
show the clean time counting d(twn.
When the CLEANlight flashes, slide tile
lat(h handle to tlle left, and mrn tlle
Oven Temperature knob to OFF.
Tostop a clean cycle, turn the Oven
Temperature knob to OFF. Wait until the
oven has cooled and unlatch the door.
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