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OR TO
DELAY C! L EANING OF SELF-
CLEANINGOYEN.
Parts
!M3be Cleaned
The ah.unin urn reflectorpans from General
Electric built-incooktopsmay be cleanedin
your oven duringautomaticchxmin g . Proper
placement o f thesepartsin the ovenis VERY
important f or cleaning.
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'mmiw$ Parts Lkwd
Herein'tfmsu' Self"ckm
Owen:
a. oVEN SHELVES.Placeshelves on A and C
positions in
oven.
Cleanonly shelves fromoven
specifiedhere.During cleaning,shelvesmay
become iridescentand may 1osesome luster.
(Ovenshelves d iscolor toa deepgrayaftermany
cleanings.)
NOTE: Ovenshelves maybe&ome s o cleanthat
theywillnotslideeasilyon shelfsupports after
self-cleaning. To reducethiscondition, d ampen
fingertips w ithsmallamount of cookingoil.Rub
lightlyoverrightandleftsides of shelves(where
theycontactshelfsupports). U sea lightappli-
cation of oil so it doesn'trun down and soil
ovenwalls.
b. ALUMINUM REFLECTORPANS found
undersurface unitson somemodelGEcooktops.
DO NOT SELF-CLEAN CHROMEREFLEC-
'IWRPAN/RINGSfoundonotherGEcooktops.
especially thoseequippedwithplug-insurface
units. Chromediscolorspermanentlyin self-
cleaningoven.
Whenself-cleaning a luminum reflector pans,it
is important to (1) wipeoff boilovers not stuck
to pan, (2) invertthe pansand (3) be certain
nothingis placedon top of pansto prevent dis-
tortion. Reflector
pans
cleaned
automatically
maysoftenandchangein colorovera period
of
time.Replacements maybe purchased if desired
fromyourdealer.
NOTE: Onlythealuminum panssupplied with
a GE cooktopshouldbe cleanedautomatically.
Reflector' p ans of foil, shiny chromeor other
materialsshouldnot be cleanedin the oven.
See previouspagesfor recommended cleaning
times.
depending upon the amountof soil whichwas
in the oven.This ash can be removedwith'a
wipeof a moistspongeor cloth.IF PART OF
A DARK DEPOSIT REMAINS , AFTER
WIPING WITH A MOIST SPONGE,THE
SELF-CLEANING OVENWAS NOTTIMED
LONGENOUGH. T he depositwillbe removed
in subsequent-cleanings.
HAIR-LIKE LINES may be noticedon the
grayenameled surfaces of theself-cleaning o ven.
Thisisa comrhon condition, r esulting f romheat-
ingandcoolingduringcleaning. T heselinesdo
not affect oven performance.
WHEN LOCK LIGHT GLOWS-If you broil
or cookat hightemperatures the locklightmay
.
glowandyou mayhearthewhirring soundof a
fan whenthe OvenSet is switched to CLEAN.
The glowand fan soundindicatethe ovenmay
be too hotfor thelatchto be movedto CLEAN.
However,the lock light and fan do not inter-
fere with normalbaking,broilingor roastin
m
and the ovenwill performproperlyif usedfo
theseoperations whilethe 1ock1ight glowsand
thefan soundis heard.
IF SMOKING OCCURSDURING CLEAN-
ING becauseof excessivegrease in oven or
utensilbeingleft in ove~ DO NOT TRY TO
FORCEDOOR OPEN but followthesesteps:
a.
SWITCH OVEN SET TO OFF.
b. Openwindowsand door to rid the room of
smoke.
C. AI1ow ovento cool AT LEAST ONEHOUR
beforeopeningthe ovendoor.
d. Correctthe conditionwhichcausedsmoking
andstarttheself-cleaning o venoperating again.
HEATING AND COOLINGof metalduring
cleaning or duringcookingresultin "crackling"
soundswhichare considered normal.
ASH Sometypesof soil,eventhoughtheydis-
integrate, w illleavea depositin the oven.This
appears as a lightfilmor a darker, h eavier ash,
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