Cleaning The Range - Interior - GE JB655 Owner's Manual

Cleaning the Range – Interior
The interior of your new oven can be cleaned manually or by using Self Clean modes.
Spillage of marinades, fruit juices, tomato sauces and basting liquids containing acids may cause discoloration and
should be wiped up immediately. Let hot surfaces cool, then clean and rinse.
Manual Cleaning
Do not use oven cleaners (unless certified for self-
cleaning oven), abrasive cleaners, strong liquid
cleansers, steel wool, scouring pads, or cleaning
powders on the interior of the oven. Clean with a mild
soap and water or vinegar and water solution. Rinse with
clean water and dry with a soft cloth. When cleaning
surfaces, make sure that they are at room temperature.
Self Clean Mode
Read Self-Cleaning Oven Safety Instructions at the
beginning of this manual before using Self Clean Mode.
Self clean uses very high temperatures to clean the oven
interior. You will need to lock the oven door when using
this feature. Before operating the self-clean cycle, wipe
up grease and soils from the oven. Remove all items
from the oven other than enameled (dark color) racks.
Shiny or silver racks and any cookware or other items
should all be removed from the oven before initiating a
self-clean cycle. Close the door. Latch the door.
NOTE: Never force the latch. If the oven is too hot, you
will not be able to slide the latch. Allow the oven to cool.
Press the Self Clean pad and a default self-clean time
is displayed. The clean time can be changed to any
time between 3:00 and 5:00 hours by using the +/-
pads to enter a different time and pressing Start. For
heavily soiled ovens, the maximum 5 hour clean time is
recommended. If you wish to use the default time, press
the Start pad immediately after pressing the Self Clean
pad. The oven will turn off automatically when the self-
clean cycle is complete. After the oven has cooled down
wipe any ash out of the oven.
We recommend venting your kitchen with an open
window or using a ventilation fan or hood during the first
self-clean cycle.
Soil on the front frame of the range and outside the
gasket on the door will need to be cleaned by hand.
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Clean these areas with hot water, soap-filled steel-wool
pads or cleansers such as Soft Scrub
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.
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.
To Stop a Self-Clean Cycle
Press the Cancel/Off pad. Wait until the oven has cooled
below the locking temperature to unlatch the door. You
will not be able to open the door right away unless the
oven has cooled below the locking temperature.
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