Oven Cleaning - Maytag 4348178 Use And Care Manual

THE SELF-CLEAN CYCLE
(upper oven only)
1 Remove the broil pan and gnd, oven-racks. all ulensrls and any forI
that may be rn the oven If oven racks are left rn the range during a
clean cycle, they
will
darken, lose therr IrJster and become hard lo slide
2 So11 on the oven front frame, under the front edge of the cooktop the
door loner oulsrde the door seal and the front edge of the oven cavrty
(aboul 1" Into Ihe oven)
will
not be cleaned durnrng a clean cycle (see
rllustratron below) Clean these areas by hand before slartrng a clean
cycle
Use detergent and hot waler wrlh a soap-filled sleel wool pad, then
rrnse well wrth a vrnegar and water mrx-ture Thus WIII help prevent a
brown resrdue from formtng when the oven IS heated
Before A Clean Cycle
3 Wrpe up heavy sptllovers on the oven bollom Too much sort may cause
smokrng dunng the clean cycle
4 Clean the door seal by usrng a clean sponge to soak Ihe sorled area
with hydrogen peroxrde Repeated soakrng may be needed depen-
,drng on the amount of so11 Frequent cleanrng wrll prevent excessrve
so11 burld up Do not rub the door seal excessrvely The lrberglass
materral of the seal has an extremely low resrstance to abrasron Any
cotton material especrally !rncludrng cononballs), can easel
rnto Ihe seal Do not use any cotton materrals to clean 1 t:
rub a hole
e seal An
tnlacl and well frnrng oven door seal IS essentral lor energy
ef'kcrent oven operalron and good bakrng results If you nottce the seal
becoming worn, frayed or damaged In any way or 11 II has become
drsplaced on the door you should reolace Ihe seal
mow F-
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Afler a cleaning cycle, the oven door cannot be unlocked
the word LOCK IS off In the Electromc Range Control display
11
DO NOT use commercral oven cleaners or oven protectors In or near lhe
oven These products plus Ihe hrgh lremperalure 01 Ihe clean cycle may
damaoe the porcelarn lrnrsh
DO NOT clean glass ceramic cookware or any olher cookware In the oven
during a self-clean cycle
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All controls must be sel correctly for the clean cycle lo work property. To
help you understand how the clean cycle works, Ihe slages of the cycle
are noted below
1
The conlrols are set and Ihe door lock handle moved right rnlo the
lock postron
2 The oven begrns lo heal
3 For your safety, when the locking temperature IS reached the oven
door can not be opened (the word LOCK wrll be on rn the Electronrc
Range Control dtsplay)
4 When Ihe 3r/z hour clean cycle IS over the oven begins lo cool
5 When the temperature has fallen below lockrng temperature (about
20-30 mrnutes after oven goes off at end of clean cycle) the door can
be opened