Jenn-Air W156 Use And Care Manual page 27

Oven Cleaning
How the Self-Cleaning Process Works
When the oven controls are set to CLEAN, the oven heats to temperatures that are
higher than those used for cooking. The high temperatures cause food soil to burn
off and substantially disappear. While this occurs, a device in the oven vent helps
to consume smoke.
NOTE W256 OWNERS: Both ovens cannot be self-cleaned at the same time.
How to Prepare Oven Before
Operating the Self-Cleanlng Process
• Be sure metal cover plate is covering the receptacle for the probe.
• Remove the roasting pan and any other utensils from the oven. These utensils
cannot withstand the high temperatures of the cleaning process.
• Clean spatters and spills from those areas
which will not be cleaned during the self-
cleaning process:
--center front of oven and door near open-
ing in door gasket.
--porcelain oven door liner (area outside
the door gasket). (See photo at right.)
--stainless steel oven front frame.
NOTE: DO NOT CLEAN the serial plate
located on the oven front.
To clean these areas, use hot water and
detergent, nonabrasive cleansers or soap
filled steel wool pads (rub with the brushed
grain on the oven front frame to prevent
scratching). Rinse thoroughly, being care-
ful not to use an excessive amount of water
that would dampen the door gasket. Soil
left in these areas will be more difficult to
remove after the self-cleaning process since
the high heat will bake on any soil that is
present. DO NOT USE COMMERCIAL
OVEN CLEANERS TO CLEAN THESE
AREAS.
• DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN, RUB, OR APPLY WATER TO GASKET ON
OVEN DOOR. The gasket is essential for a good door seal. Rubbing or cleaning
will damage the gasket and may affect the seal.
• Wipe up excess grease and food spillovers which have not baked on the bottom
of the oven. Large accumulations of soil can cause heavy smoke or fire in
the oven during the cleaning process.
• Although smoke or fire in the oven is a normal occurrence and there is no
safety problem, there will be excessive venting of smoke and odor.
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