GE CGS980 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 37

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Lift the door straight up and off fl?e
hinges.
The gasket is designed with a gap at
the bottom to allow for proper air
circulation.
Do not rub or cleat?the door
gasket--it has an extremely low
resistance to abrasion.
If you notice the gasket becomfl?g
won?, frayed or damaged fl?any way
or if it has become displaced on the
door, you should have it replaced.
Lift-Off Oven Door
Theoven door is removable,but it is heavy Youmay
need help removlbg and replacing the door
Toremove the door, open it a few inches to
tile sl)ecial stop position that will hold tile
door open. Grasp firefly on each side and
litt the door straight up and off tile hinges.
NOTE."Be careful not to place hands between the
binge and the ovendoor frameas the hlbge could
snap back andpinch flbgers.
Toreplace the deer, make S/lI'e tile hinges
are in tile spedal stop position. Position tile
slots in the bottom of the door squarely
over the hinges. Then lower the door slowly
and evenly over both hinges at the same
time. If the hinges snap back against the
oven fl'ame, pull them back out.
To clean the inside of the door:
!i>Do
not
allow
excess water to i'[/n into
am' holes or slots in tile dora:
_ Because tile area inside tile gasket is
cleaned during the self clean cycle, you
do not need to clean this by hand. Any
soap left on the liner causes additional
stains when the oven is heated.
_: Tile area outside tile gasket can be
cleaned with a soap-filled plastic
scouting pad.
Toclean the outside of the door:
Use soap and water to thoroughly clean
the top, sides and fl'ont ot the oven dora:
Rinse well. _4m mav also use a glass
cleaner to clean the glass on the outside
of the dora:
_: Spillage of marinades, fl'uitjuices, tomato
sauces and basting materials containing
acids Illay Catlse discoloration and should
be wiped up immediately. \_]/en tile
sire'ace is cool, clean and rinse.
ij_:: Do
not rise ox, en cleanelN, cleansin_ r
pow(le_
or hm_h abrasixes
on tile
outside of tile do(m
Oven Bottom
Tile oven bottom has a porcelain enamel
finish, To make cleaning easier; protect the
oven bottom fl'om excessive spillove_ by
placing a cookie sheet on the shelf below
the shelfw)u are cooking on. This is
particularly important when baking a fl'uit
pie or other fi)ods with a high acid content.
Hot fl'uit fillings or other toods that are
highly acidic (such as tomatoes, sauerkrmK
and sauces with vinegar or lemon juice)
may cause pitting and damage to tile
porcelain enamel stlrlilce and should be
wiped up immediately.
X4'e don't recommend using ahuninum toil
on the oven bottom. It can affect air flow if
the holes are blocked and it can concentrate
heat at tile bottom el tile oven, resulting in
poor baking pertimnance.
To clean
tl I)
spillove_s,
tlse soap and watei;
an abrasive cleaner
or soap-filled
scouring
pad. Rinse well to remove any soap betore
sel6cleaning.
Oven Shelves and Drawer Racks
(y . , Tile ,_rax,I)°_ celam-coated .... shelx es max, be
cleaned in the oxen (hwing the sel6clean
c_cle.
They mav also be cleaned by using an
abrasive cleanse_: _Mter cleaning, rinse the
shelves with clean water and (li T with a
clean cloth. If the shelves ever become hard
to slide, wipe the shelf edges or oven shelf
sui)ports with vegetable oil.
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