Using The Self-Cleaning Oven - GE PCB910 Owner's Manual

Using the self-cleaning oven.

Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom.
Gently wipe off glass inner door with
hot, soapy water and a sponge or soft
cloth. Never use fiber, abrasive
cleaners or ammonia based products.
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Before a Clean Cycle
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD: Wipe grease and heavy soil
from the oven bottom before self-cleaning.
Failure to do so may result in an oven fire.
We recommend venting your kitchen with
an open window or using a ventilation fan
or hood during the first self-clean cycle.
Remove any broiler pan, broiler grid, probe,
all cookware and any aluminum foil from
the oven.
NOTE:
If your oven is equipped with shiny,
silver-colored oven racks, remove them
before you begin the self-clean cycle.
The shiny, silver-colored oven racks
(on some models) can be self-cleaned,
but they will darken, lose their luster and
become hard to slide.
If your oven is equipped with gray
porcelain-coated oven racks, they
may be left in the oven during the
self-clean cycle.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
The oven doors must be closed and all
controls set correctly for the cycle to work
properly.
Touch the SELF CLEAN pad.
A 3-hour self-clean time is
recommended for use when cleaning
small, contained spills. A self-clean
time of 5 hours is recommended
for a dirtier oven.
If a time other than 5 hours or
3 hours is needed, use the number
pads and enter the desired clean time.
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 oven door locks automatically.
The cooktop elements are also locked out
during self-clean. The display will show
the clean time remaining.
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 steel-wool pads
or cleansers such as Soft Scrub . Rinse well
with clean water and dry.
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.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover is
in place and the oven light is off.
The health of some birds is
IMPORTANT:
extremely sensitive to the fumes given off
during the self-cleaning cycle of any range.
Move birds to another well-ventilated room.
Remove any excessive spillovers in the oven
cavity before starting the Self-Cleaning cycle.
To clean use hot, soapy water and a cloth.
Large spillovers can use heavy smoke or fire
when subjected to high temperatures.
DO NOT allow food spills with a high sugar
or acid content (such as milk, tomatoes,
sauerkraut, fruit, juices or pie filling) to remain
on the surface as they may leave a dull spot
even after cleaning.
It will not be possible to open the oven
doors or use the cooktop until the
temperature drops below the lock
temperature and LOCKED/DOOR
goes off in the control display.
When LOCKED/DOOR goes off, you will
be able to open the doors.
The word LOCKED/DOOR
and the word door will display if you set
the clean cycle and forget to close the
oven doors.
To stop a clean cycle, touch the
OFF pad. When LOCKED/DOOR
goes off, indicating the ovens have
cooled below the locking temperature,
you will be able to open the doors.
When the oven is set to self-clean,
oven will lock and the cooktop controls
will lock out. The oven and cooktop
cannot be used when it is set to
self-clean.
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