GE EER3000 Owner's Manual page 17

Usingthe self-cleaning oven. OEApp,ances cem
Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism.
Before a Clean Cycle
We recon/n_end venting your kitchen
with an open window or using a
ventilation tim or hood dui_ing the filSt
sell:clean cycle.
Remove tile shelves, bx'oiler pail, bx'oiler
grid, all cookware and any ahuninunl t0il
fl'Olll tile
()veil,
Do not clean tile gasket. Tile fibelglass
inatei_ial ot tile oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential tor tile
gasket to remain intact. If you notice it
beconfing worn or fl'ayed, replace it.
Wipe up any hea\y spillovei_ on tile
( )X'ell bottol/l.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven
bottom.
Tile oven shelves can be sellk'leaned,
but they will darken, lose their luster
and become hard to slide.
Soil on tile fl'ont fl'alne of the range and
outside the gasket on the door will need
to be cleaned by hand. Clean these areas
with hot watei; soap-tilled steel-wool pads
or cleansei_ such as Sott Scrub _ Rinse
well with clean water and dry:
Make sure tile oven light bull) cover is
ill place and the oven light is off.
IMPORTANT'. Tile health
of solne birds
is extrelnelv sensitive to the fiunes given
off dui_ing tile self:cleaning cycle of any
range. Move birds to another well
ventilated room.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
[] I,atch tile door.
[] Turn tile ()\ell Telnperature knob
to CLEAN.
On some models, you Inust push
tile knob ill before turning.
Clean cycle dine is noi_nally 4 houi_ and
20 ininutes. On models with COOK TIME
and START TIME pads, you can change
tile clean time to between 3 l/om_ and
5 hom_, 59 minutes
by using tile HOUR
and MIN. pads. Tile display will show tile
clean tilne counting down.
When tile CLEAN light flashes, slide tile
latch handle to tile left, and turn tile
Oven Telnperature knob to
OFF.
To step a clean cycle, turn tile ()\'ell
Telnperature knob to
OFF
Wait until tile
oven has cooled and unlatch tile dooi:
X,_]/ile tile oven is self-cleaning, you
can press tile CLOCKpad to display
tile dine of da)/. To return to tile clean
countdown, press tile
COOK TIME
ON/OFF pad.
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