GE PB970BMBB Owner's Manual page 26

Using the self-cleaning upper and lower ovens.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven
bottom.
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Before a Clean Cycle
We recommend venting your kitchen
with an open window or using a
ventilation fan or hood during the
first self-clean cycle.
Remove any broiler pan, broiler grid,
probe, all cookware and any aluminum
foil from the oven.
NOTE:
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If your oven is equipped with shiny,
silver-colored oven racks, remove them
before you begin the self-clean cycle.
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If your oven is equipped with gray
porcelain-coated oven racks, they
may be left in the oven during the
self-clean cycle.
How to Set the Upper/Lower Oven for Cleaning
The oven doors must be closed and all
controls set correctly for the cycle to work
properly.
Touch the SELF CLEAN HI/LO pad
once for a 5-hour clean time or
twice for a 3-hour clean time.
A 3-hour self-clean time is
recommended for use when
cleaning small, contained spills.
A self-clean time of 5 hours is
recommended for a dirtier oven.
If a time other than 5 hours or
3 hours is needed, use the number
pads and enter the desired
clean time.
You can change the clean time to
any time between 3 hours and 5 hours,
depending on how dirty your oven is.
Touch the START pad.
The upper and lower oven doors
lock automatically. The cooktop elements
are also locked out during self-clean.
The display will show the clean time
remaining. It will not be possible to
Soil on the front frame of the range and
outside the gasket on the door will need
to be cleaned by hand. Clean these areas
with hot water, soap-filled steel-wool pads
or cleansers such as Soft Scrub
well with clean water and dry.
Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass
material of the oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential for the
gasket to remain intact. If you notice it
becoming worn or frayed, replace it.
Wipe up any heavy spillovers on the
oven bottom.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover is
in place and the oven light is off.
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds
is extremely sensitive to the fumes given
off during the self-cleaning cycle of any
range. Move birds to another well-
ventilated room.
open the oven doors or use the cooktop
until the temperature drops below the
lock temperature and LOCKED goes off
in the control display.
When LOCKED goes off, you will be able to
open the doors.
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The word LOCKED will flash and the
word door will display if you set the
clean cycle and forget to close the
oven doors.
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To stop a clean cycle, touch the
CLEAR/OFF pad. When LOCKED goes off,
indicating the ovens have cooled below
the locking temperature, you will be
able to open the doors.
You can set a clean cycle in both ovens
at the same time; however, they will not
self-clean at the same time. The last oven
set will automatically delay its start until
the end of the first oven's clean cycle.
When an oven is set to self-clean, both
oven doors will lock and the cooktop
controls will lock out. The ovens and
cooktop cannot be used when an
oven is set to self-clean.
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