Self-Clean Oven - Magic Chef 9815VUV Manual

SELF-CLEAN OVEN
The self-clean oven uses temperaturesabove normal
cookingtemperaturestoautomatically cleantheovenin-
terior.
It is normal for the appliance to become hot during a
clean cycle. Therefore, do nottouch the oven vent, oven
doororoven windowas these areas becomewarm orhot
during a clean cycle.
It is better to clean the oven regularly rather than to wait
until there is a heavy build-up of soil in the oven.
NOTE: The lower oven for the Double Wall Oven model
is a porcelain oven. See Care and Cleaning Chart on
page 14 for cleaning instructions.
Before Self-Cleaning During Self-Cleaning After Self-Cleaning
Bereave aii _e_ When the door is locked and the About one hour after the end of the
ra_s from _e 5ve_ _he ra_ks CLEAN button is pressed, the oven clean cycle, the internal lock will dis-
wiil disc_!_r a_d m_y not _iide will automatically begin to heat to engage and the LOCK indicator will
cleaningtemperatures, turnoff. At this point,the doorcan be
unlockedand opened.Movethe door
Turnoffoven lightbeforeclean cycle. As the oven reaches cleaning tern- locklever tothe left or unlockedposi-
The lifeof the bulbmaybe shortened peratures, the LOCK indicator will tionand open the door.
if lefton duringthe cleancycle, turn on to showthat an internallock
Clean oven frame, door frame and mechanism has engaged. At this Somesoilmayleavealightgray, pow-
around the oven vent with a non- point,the oven doorcan not be un- deryashwhichcan beremovedwitha
abrasivecleaningagentsuch as Bon lockedand opened, damp cloth. If soil remains, it indi-
Ami or soap and water. These areas To prevent damage to the door and cates that the clean cycle was not
are notexposedto cleaningtempera- locklever,do notforcethe dooropen longenough. T he soilwillbe removed
tures and shouldbe cleanedto pre- when the LOCK indicator is dis- duringthe nextclean cycle.
vent soil from baking on during the played. Iftheovenracksdonotslidesmoothly
clean cycle. The first few times the oven is after a clean cycle, wipe racks and
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers cleaned,some smokeand odormay embossedracksupportswitha small
from the oven bottom to preventex- be detected.This is normal and will amount of vegetable oil to restore
cessive smokingand flare-ups dur- reduce or disappearwith use. If the ease of movement.
ingthe clean cycle, oven is heavilysoiled, or if the broiler Clean around the vent opening if
Wipe up acid spilloverssuch as lem- pan is left in the oven, smoke and there is a deposit from the fumes
onjuice,tomatosauce ormilk-based odor may occur, vented during the clean cycle. Use
saucesand sugaryspillovers.Porce- Asthe ovenheatsandcools,youmay soap and water and a cloth or non-
lainenamelis acidresistant,notacid hearsoundsofmetalpartsexpanding abrasive pad.
proof.The porcelainfinish may dis-
colorif acidspillsare notwiped upim- and contracting.This is normal and Fine,hair-like linesmayappearinthe
will notdamage yourappliance, oven interioror oven door.This is a
mediately, normal condition resultingfrom heat-
Do not use ovencleanersorovenlin- ingandcoolingofthe porcelainfinish.
er protectivecoatingsof any kind on These lines do not affect the perfor-
the self-clean oven finishor around manceof the oven.
any part of the oven.
To prevent damage, do not clean or
rubthe gasket aroundthe oven door.
The gasketisdesignedtoseal in heat
duringthe clean cycle.
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