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oven
oven
heats,
you may hear so,nds
frame,door ____
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of metalparts expandingandcontract-
frame(area
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ing.This is normalandwill not damage
outside of
oven.
gasket)
> It is normalfor partsofthe rangeto
and around
becomehot duringa cleancycle,
the open-
AFTER SELF-CLEANING
> Avoidtouchingcooktop,door,win-
ing in the doorgasketwith a nonabra-
dow, or oven vent area during a
sivecleanersuchas BonAmior deter- About one hour after the end of the
cleancycle,
gent and water. These areasare not
clean cycle, the LOCK indicator light
exposedto cleaningtemperatures and will turn off. At this point,the door can
> To preventdamageto oven door,
shouldbe cleanedto preventsoilfrom
be opened.
do not attempt to open the door
bakingon duringthe cleancycle.
when the LOCK indicatorword is
Somesoil may leavea lightgray,pow-
displayed,
dery ashwhich canbe removedwith a
To prevent damage, do not clean or
dampcloth. If soil remains,it indicates
> Do not usecommercialovenclean-
rub the gasketaroundthe oven door. that the clean cycle was not long
ers on the self-cleanovenfinish or
The gasketis designedto seal in heat enough.The soil will be removeddur-
aroundanypartofthe ovenasthey
duringthe clean cycle,
ingthe next clean cycle.
wilt damagethe finishor parts.
If the oven rackswere left in the oven
Wipe up excess grease or spillovers and do not slidesmoothlyaftera clean
The self-cleancycleusesabovenormal
from the oven bottom to prevent cycle, wipe racks and embossedrack
cooking temperaturesto automatically
excessivesmoking,flare-ups or flare- supportswith a small amount of veg-
clean the entireoveninterior,
ingduringthe clean cycle,
etableoil to restoreeaseof movement.
It is normal for flare-ups,smoking or
Wipe up sugary and acidic spillovers Finelines may appearin the porcelain
flamingto occur during cleaningif the
such as sweet potatoes, tomato or
resultingfrom the heatingand cooling
oven is heavily soiled. It is better to
milk-basedsauces. Porcelainenamel of the finish.This is normaland will not
clean the oven regularlyratherthan to
is acid resistant, not acid proof. The
affectperformance.
wait until there is a heavy build-up of
porcelainfinish may discolor if acidic
soil in the oven.
spills are not wipedup prior to a self- A whitediscoloration may appearafter
clean cycle,
cleaningif acidicor sugaryfoodswere
During the cleaning process, the
not wiped up before the clean cycle.
kitchenshouldbewellventilatedto help
This discolorationis normal and will
eliminatenormalodors associatedwith
NOTaffectperformance.
cleaning.
DURINGCLEANCYCLE
When the LOCK indicator lights, the
door cannot be opened. To prevent
BEFORESELF-CLEANING
damage to door, do not force door
Turn off the oven light beforecleaning
openwhenthe LOCKlightis illuminat-
as the light may burn out during the
ed.
clean cycle.
Somesmokeand odormay be detect-
Removebroiler pan, all pans and the
ed the first few times the oven is
oven racks from the oven. The oven
cleaned.This is normaland will lessen
racks will discolor and may not slide
in time. Smokemay alsooccur if oven
easilyaftera self-cleancycle,
is heavilysoiled or if broiler pan was
left in oven.
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