GE Appliances JGB500 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 31

Usingthe self-cleaning upper oven. GEAppliances.com
If blour model has a door latch, 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.
Before a Clean Cycle
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom.
Forthe first self-clean cycle, we recommend
venting your kitchen with an open window
or using a ventilation fan or hood.
Remove any broiler pan, broiler grid, all
cookware, probe and any aluminum foil
from the oven-they cannot withstand the
high cleaning temperatures.
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.
NOTE:
If your oven is equipped with nickel oven
racks, remove them before you begin the
self-clean cycle.
If your oven is equipped with gray
porcelain-coated oven racks, they may be
left in the oven during the 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. Clean these areas with
hot water, soap-filled scouring pads or
cleansers such as Soft Scrub? Rinsewell
with clean water and dry.
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.
NOTE: Use caution when opening the upper
oven after the self-dean cycle has ended.
Theoven may still be hot.
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How to Set the Upper Oven for Cleaning
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On models with Gas/Control Lockout, 16]
touch and hold the Gas/Control Lockout
pad for 3 seconds to turn it off.
NOTE:Thesurface burners must be turned
off prior to the self-dean start time.
[_ If your model has a latch, latch the door.
J_ Touch the Self Clean pad.
r_ using the number pads, enter the
desired clean time, if a time other than
4 hours is needed.
Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours. 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.
When the LOCKEDDOOR light is off,
slidethe latch handle to the left as far
as it will go and open the door. If your
range does not have a latch, the door
will unlock automatically,
The words LOCKDOOR will flash and
the oven control will signal if you set
the clean cycle and forget to close the
oven door or forget to latch the door
on models with a latch.
To stop a clean cycle, touch the Clear/Off
pad. When the LOCKEDDOOR light goes
off, indicating the oven has cooled below
the locking temperature, unlatch the door
(on models with a latch) and open the door.
On models without a door latch, the door
locksautomatically. The display will show
the clean time remaining. It will not be
possibleto open the oven door until the
temperature drops below the lock
temperature and the LOCKEDDOOR
light goes off.
The oven shuts off automatically when the
clean cycle iscomplete.
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