Care And Cleani; Self-Cleaning Oxen - AMERICANA Model ABS300 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

Usingthe self-cleaning oven.(o,some mo efs)
Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism.
The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly.
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Wipeup heavysoil on flTeoven
bottom.
Before a Clean Cycle
For tile tiI_t self:clean cycle, we recoinn/end
venting your kitchen with an open window
or using a ventilation tim or hood.
]_.elllOVe tile shelves, broiler pan, broiler
grid, all cookware and any ahli/lintiill toil
ii'oI/I tile
()veil.
Tile oxen shelxes can be self-cleaned,
but the_ will darken, lose their hister
and becoine hard to slide.
Do
not rise coI//IlleI'cial oven cleanei's oi"
oven protectois
in or near tile self=cleaning
oven. A conibination of anv of these
products plus tile high clean cycle
teinperatures inay dainage tile porcelain
finish of the ()veil.
Soil on tile fl'ont fl'aine of tile range and
outside tile gasket on tile door will need
to be cleaned bv hand. Clean these areas
with hot watei; soap-filled steel-wool pads
or cleansei_ such as Soti Scrub: _
Rinse well with clean water and dry.
Do not clean tile gasket. Tile fiberglass
inatei_al of tile oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential fi)r tile
gasket to reniain intact. If you not.ice it
beconfing worn or fl'ayed, replace it.
_]pe up any hear)' spillovei_ on tile oven
bottoin.
Make sure tile oven light bull) cover is in
place and the oven light is off.
CAUTION: The grates a.d drip pa.s
(if so equipped) should never be cleaned in the
self-cleaning oven.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners or oven
protectors in or near the self-cleaning oven.
A coinbination ot any of these products
phis tile high clean cycle teniperatures inay
dainage the porcelain finish ot the ()veil.
IMPORTANT'. Tile health
of soine birds is
extreinelv sensitive to tile flunes given off
durhlg tile sell=cleaning cycle of any range.
Move birds to another well ventilated rooin.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Fi)llow tile directions in tile
Before a Clean
Cycle sect.ion.
[]
I.atch tile door
NOTE"
Nexer fi_i'ce tile latch. If tile oxen is
too hot, }ou will not be able to slide tile
latch. _Mlow tile oxen to cool.
[] Touch
tile SELFCLEAN pad.
[] Touch the + or - pads until the
desired Clean Tinie is displa)ed.
TheClean Tknets normally4 hours and 20 minutes.
Youcan changethe Clean T/Yne to any tlYnebetween
3 and 5 hours,dependingon the amount of soil in
your oven.
[] Touch tile START/ON pad.
Tile seltk-lean cycle will autoinaticallv
begin alter CLEAN is displayed and tile tinIe
countdown appeai_ in tile display.
While tile oven is sell:cleaning, you can
touch tile CLOCKpad to display tile tiIne
of day: To return to tile clean countdown,
touch tile SELFCLEAN pad.
Tile oven shuts ott autoinatically when tile
clean cycle is coniplete, and 0:00 will flash
in tile display.
[] Slide tile latch handle to tile left as ti_i"
as it will _oo and open tile dooi:
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