GE JBP23 Use And Care Manual page 20

Operating the Self-Cleaning Oven
Recommended Cleaning Time:
Moderate Soil (thin spills and light spaUer)-2 hours
Heavy Soil (heavy greasy spills and spaUer)-3 hours
Before Setting
Oven Controls,
Check These Things:
STEP 1:
Remove broiler pan, rack and other
cookware from the oven. (Oven
shelves may be left in oven. Note:
Shelves may become gray after sev-
eral cleanings.)
STEP 2:
Wipe up heavy soil on oven
bottom.
A. Oven Front Frame
B. Oven Door Gasket
C. Openings in Door
D. Oven Light
STEP 3:
Clean spatters or spills on oven
front frame (A) and oven door out-
side gasket (B) with a dampened
cloth. Polish with a dry cloth. Do
not clean gasket (B). Do not allow
water to run down through open-
ings in top of door (C). Never use a
commercial oven cleaner in and
around self-cleaning oven.
STEP 4:
Close oven door and make sure
oven light (D) is off.
How to Set Oven
for Cleaning
STEP 1:
Turn OVEN SET and OVEN
TEMP knobs to "CLEAN". Con-
trols will snap into final position
when the CLEAN location is
reached.
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STEP 2:
Push and hold in LATCH
RELEASE BUTTON while sliding
LATCH HANDLE to the right
until it is in CLEAN position.
STEP 3:
Set the automatic oven timer:
• Make sure both the range clock
and the START dial show the
correct time of day. When the
START knob is pushed in and
turned, it will "pop" into place
when the time shown on the range
clock is reached.
• Decide on cleaning hours
necessary - two hours for moderate
soil or three hours for heavy soil.
• Add these hours to present time
of day, then push in and tum srop
(CLEAN) dial clockwise to this
desired time. CLEANING Light
glows, showing cleaning is starting.
The LOCKED light will glow,
indicating oven is hot and the door
cannot be opened. Oven door and
window get hot during self-
cleaning. DO NOT roUCH.