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Care and Cleaning
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Self-Clean
Oven
Toprevent damage, do not clean or rub the gasket around
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Self-Clean CAUTIONS:
theoven d oor.
The gasket is designed to seal in heat during the clean cycle.
• It is normal for parts of the range to become hot during a
clean cycle.
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers from the oven bottom to
prevent excessive smoking, flare-ups and flaming during the
• Avoid touching cooktop, door, window, or oven vent
clean cycle.
area during a clean cycle.
Wipe up sugary and acid spillovers such as sweet potatoes,
• To prevent damage to oven door, do not attempt to open
tomato or milk-based sauces. Porcelain enamel is acid re-
the door when the LOCK indicator word is displayed,
sistant, not acid proof. The poreelain finish may discolor if
• Do not use commercial oven cleaners on the self-clean
acid spills are not wiped up prior to a self-clean cycle.
oven finish or around any part of the oven as they will
damage the finish or parts.
During Clean Cycle
The self-clean cycle uses above normal cooking temperatures
When the LOCK indicator word lights in the display, the door
to automatically clean the entire oven interior,
cannot be opened. To prevent damage to door, do not force
door open when the LOCK indicator word is displayed.
It is normal for excessive flare-ups, smoking and flaming to
occur during cleaning if the oven is heavily soiled. It is better
Some smoke and odor may be detected the first few times the
to clean the oven regularly rather than to wait until there is a
oven is cleaned. This is normal and will lessen in time. Smoke
heavy build-up of soil in the oven.
may also occur if oven is heavily soiled or if broiler pan was
left in oven.
During the cleaning process, the kitchen should be well
ventilated to help eliminate normal odors associated with
As oven heats, you may hear sounds of metal parts expanding
cleaning,
and contracting. This is normal and will not damage oven.
Before Self-Cleaning
After Self-Cleaning
Turn off the oven light before cleaning as the light may burn
About one hour after the end of the clean cycle, the LOCK
indicator word will turn off At this point, the door can be
out during the clean cycle,
opened.
Remove broiler pan, all pans and the oven racks from the
oven. The oven racks will discolor and may not slide easily
Some soil may leave a light gray, powdery ash which can be
after a self-clean cycle,
removed with a damp cloth. If soil remains, it indicates that
the clean cycle was not long enough. The soil will be re-
Clean oven frame, door frame (area outside the door gasket)
moved during the next clean cycle.
and around the opening in
the door gasket with a non-
If the oven racks were left in the oven and do not slide
abrasive cleaning agent
smoothly after a clean cycle, wipe racks and embossed rack
such as Bon Ami or deter-
supports with a small amount of vegetable oil to restore ease
gent and water. These ar-
of movement.
eas are not exposed to
Fine lines may appear in the porcelain resulting from the
cleaning temperatures and
heating and cooling of the finish. This is normal and will
should be cleaned to pre-
not affect performance.
vent soil from baking on
A white discoloration may appear after cleaning if acid or
during the clean cycle,
sugary foods were not wiped up before the clean cycle. This
discoloration is normal and will NOT affect performance.
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