Helpful Hints; How To Clean The Inside; How To Clean The Outside; Care And Cleaning - GE JES1142 Owner's Manual

Careand cleaning of the microwave oven.
Helpful Hints
An occasional thorough wiping with a solution at baking soda and water keeps the
inside fi'esh.
Unplug the cord before cleaning any part of this oven.
de.cam
How to Clean the Inside
Walls,Floor,InsideWindow,Metal and PlasticPartsonthe Door
Some spatteI_ can be removed with a paper towel; othei_ may require a damp cloth.
Remove greasy spatteI_ with a sudsy cloth, then rinse with a damp cloth. Do not use
abrasive cleaneis or shaq) utensils on oven walls.
Toclean the surface of the door and the surface of the oven that come together upon
closing, use only mild, nonabrasive soaps or detergents using a sponge or soft cloth.
Rinse with a damp cloth and dry.
Never use a commercial oven cleaner on any part of your microwave.
Removable Turntableand Turntable Support
To prevent breakage,
do not place tile turntable
into water just atter cooking. Wash it
caretully in wam_, sudsy water or in tile dishwashei: Tile turntable and support can be
broken if dropped. Remembei; do not operate tile oven without tile turntable and
support in place.
How to Clean the Outside
Do not use cleaners containing ammonia or alcohol on the microwave oven. Ammonia or
alcohol can damage the appearance of the microwave.
Case
Clean tile outside ot tile microwave
Mth a sudsy cloth. Rinse with a damp cloth and then
dry: Wipe tile window clean with a damp cloth.
Control Panel and Door
Wipe with a damp cloth. DI y thoroughly. Do not use cleaning sprays, laige amounts _ff
soap and wateI; abrasives or shaq) objects on tile panel--they can damage it. Some paper
towels can also scratch the control panel.
Door Surface
It is important to kee I) tile area clean where tile door seals against tile microwave. Use only
mild, non-abrasive deteigents applied with a clean sponge or soft cloth. Rinse well.
Power Cord
If tile cord becomes soiled, unplug and wash Mth a damp cloth. For stubborn spots, sudsv
water InaV be used, but be certain to rinse with a damp cloth and (li T thoroughly betore
plugging cord into ()ttflet.
Stainless Steel (on some models)
Oo not use a steel-wood pad; it will scratch the surface.
To (lean
tile stainless steel
s/lrtilce, tlse
a hot,
dall/p
cloth with a mild detergent suitable
for stainless steel surtilces. Use a clean, hot, damp cloth to remove soap. Dry with a dry,
clean cloth. Mways scrub lightly in the direction of the grain.
19