Using The Self-Cleaning Oven - GE JB940 Owner's Manual

Using the self-cleaning oven.
The oven door most be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly.
Wipe up heavy soll on the oven
bottom.
Before a Clean Cycle
We recommend venting your kitchen
with an open window or using a
ventilation fan or hood during the first
self-clean cycle.
Remove the shelves, broiler pan, broiler
grid, probe, all cookware and any
aluminum foil from the oven.
The oven shelves and convection roasting
rack can be self-cleaned, but they will
darken, lose their luster mad become
hard to slide.
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-fined steel-wool pads
or cleansers such as Soft Scrub. _ Rinse
well with dean water and th7-
Do not clean the gaskeL 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.
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 g_ven off
during the self-cleaning cycle of any
range. Move birds to another well
ventilated room.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
[] Touch the SELFCLEANpad,
[] Using the number pads, enter the
desired clean time, ifa time other
than 4 hours, 30 minutes is needed.
Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours, 30
minutes. 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.
The door locks automatically. The display
will show the clean time remaining. It will
not be possible to open the oven door
until the temperature drops below the
lock temperature and the LOCKED D OOR
light goes off.
When the LOCKED DOORlight is off, open
the door.
The oven shuts off automatically when
the clean cycle is complete.
m The words LOCKDOORwill flash and
the oven control will signal if you set
the clean cycle and forget to dose the
oven door.
IIITo stop a clean cycle, touch the
CLEAR/OFFpad. When the LOCKED
DOOR light goes offindicating the
oven has cooled below the locking
temperature, open the door.
25