Care & Cleaning - Sears Kenmore Classic 98591 Owner's Manual

Care and Cleaning
Proper care and cleaning are importantso your range
will give you efficient and satisfactoryservice. Follow
these directions carefully in caring for your range to
assure safe and proper maintenance.
Porcelain Enamel Rnish
The porcelain enamel finish is sturdy but breakable if
misused.This finishis acid-resistant. H owever,any acid
foods spilled (such as fruit juices, tomato or vinegar)
should not be permitted to remain on the finish.
RemovableOven Door (lower o ven)
ToREMOVE door,open to
BROIL position, or where
you feel hinge catch
slightly. Grasp door at
sides; lift door up and
away from hinges.
To REPLACE, grasp door
at sides.Line up doorwith
hinges and push door firmly into place.
Oven Vent Duct
Your range is vented
through a duct located
under the right rear sur-
face unit. Clean the duct
often.
Light Bulb Replacement
CAUTION: Before replacing your oven lamp bulb,
disconnect the electrical power for your Cooking
Center at the main fuse or circuit breaker panel. Be
sure to let the lamp cover and bulb cool completely
before removing or replacing them.
Lower Oven Lamp
The oven lamp (bulb) is
covered with a glass
removable cover which is
held in place with a bail-
shapedwire. Removeoven
door, if desired, to reach
cover easily.
To remove:
,, Hold hand under cover so it doesn't fall when
released. With fingers of same hand, firmly push back
wire bail until it clears cover. Lift off cover. DO NOT
REMOVE ANY SCREWS TO REMOVE COVER.
• Replace bulb with 40-watt home appliance bulb.
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To replace cover:
• Place itinto grooveof lamp receptacle. Pull wirebail
forward to centerofcover untilitsnaps intoplace.When
in place, wire holds cover firmly. Be certain wire bail is
in depression in center of cover.
• Connect electric power to oven.
Upper Oven Lamp
To remove, hold glass
cover and remove screw.
Pull glass cover forward,
then down and remove.
Replace bulbwith 40-watt
appliance bulb.
After replacing bulb, tuck
extension on glass cover into back of lamp opening.
Fit cover over opening and replace washer and screw.
Then connect electric power to range.
NOTE: When removing and replacingthe lamp cover,
ifthermostat tube should be moved out of place, be cer-
tain to return it to its proper horizontal position, and
about 1/2 inch from cover.
Cooktop Surface Lamp
• Support lamp housingassembly with one hand while
removing the 3 screws that secure it to the range.
• Hold the lamp housing assembly with both hands
and lower it until it is removed.
• When bulbsare completely cool,remove burned-out
bulb(s) and replace with bulb(s) ofthe same type and
wattage.
• Liftlamp housingassembly and replacethe 3 screws
that hold it in place.
• Reconnect electric power to the range.
RemovableUpper Oven Panels, Shelfand
BroilerReflector
To clean, place shelf from upper oven on either shelf
ofself-cleanoven.(Shelf may have to be shiftedslightly
so shelf stops do not interfere with placement of
panels.)
Slide out oven bottom; liftingbake unit slightlymakes
this easier to do. Lift back panel and remove.