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Setting Oven
Controls
Self Cleaning Oven
A self cleaning
oven cleans
itself with
very high temperatures
(well above
cooking
temperatures)
which eliminate
soils
completely
or reduces them to a fine powdered
ash you can
wipe away
with a damp
cloth.
Adhere
to the following
cleaning
precautions
before starting a
self clean:
Allow the oven to cool before
cleaning.
It is recommended
that all oven racks and oven accessories
be removed
before
starting
a self clean cycle to avoid damage
to the racks.
This will ensure the glide ability
of the Glide
rack and
protect
the bearings.
•
Wear
rubber gloves when cleaning
any exterior
parts of the
oven manually.
•
Do not use oven cleaners
or oven protective
coatings
in or
around
any part of the oven interior.
•
Do not use any cleaning
materials
on the oven door gasket.
Doing
so could cause damage.
•
Remove all utensils and any aluminum
foil. These items
cannot
withstand
high cleaning
temperatures.
•
Remove any excess soil and debris
from oven bottom
before
starting
self clean. Large spillovers
can cause heavy
smoke or fire when subjected
to high temperatures.
Before
starting
the self clean cycle,
hand clean any soil
from the oven frame,
the door liner outside
the oven door
gasket,
and the small area at the front
center
of the oven.
Clean with
soap and water.
Burned-on
residue can be
cleaned
off with a stiff nylon brush and water
or nylon
scrubber.
Plastic
or foods
with a high sugar content:
These types of
soils need be removed
immediately
if spilled or melted
onto
the ceramic
cooktop
surface.
Permanent
damage
(such as
pitting
of the cooktop
surface)
may occur if not removed
immediately.
After
turning
the surface
elements
off, use a
razor
blade
scraper
or a metal
spatula
with a mitt and
scrape
the soil from the hot surface
(as illustrated).
Allow
the cooktop
to cool, and use the same method
for heavy or
burned
on soils.
This model comes with lubricated
porcelain
oven racks,
which can remain
in the oven during
the self-clean
cycle. So
not clean this vegetable
oil lubrication
off the racks. It is
important
that the sides of the oven racks always
have a
light coating
of vegetable
oil. To maintain
optimal
rack
performance,
re-apply
a thin layer of vegetable
oil to the
sides of the rack after
every self-clean
cycle or when the
rack becomes
difficult
to slide.
Self Clean
_During
the self cleaning
cycle, the outside
of the
range can become
very
hot to the touch.
Do not leave small
children
unattended
near the appliance.
_The
health
of some birds is extremely
sensitive
to the fumes given off during
the self clean cycle of any range.
Move
birds to another
well ventilated
room.
Do not line the oven walls,
racks, bottom
or any
other part of the appliance
with aluminum
foil. Doing
so will
destroy
heat distribution,
produce
poor baking
results and cause
permanent
damage
to the interior
(aluminum
foil will melt to the
interior
surface
of the oven).
Do not force
the oven door open.
This can
damage
the automatic
door locking
system. Use caution
when
opening
the door after
the self clean cycle is completed.
The
oven may still be very hot.
The oven bake and broil elements
may appear
to have cooled
after
the self clean is over and the door can be
opened.
These elements
may still be hot and burns may occur if
these elements
are touched
before
they have cooled.
Figure 43:
Care in cleaning
oven by hand
Note: Do not clean the oven door gasket.
The woven material
of
the oven door gasket
is essential
for a good
seal. Care should
be
taken
not to rub, damage
or remove
the gasket.
See additional
cleaning
information
for the oven door in the
General
Care and Cleaning
section.
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