GE EER3000 Owner's Manual page 21

Usingthe self-cleaning oven. OEAmia, oes.om
Wipe up heavy soil on flTeoven
bottom.
Before a Clean Cycle
We reconnnend venting your
kitchen with an open window or
using a ventilation tim or hood during
the first self:clean cycle,
Rexnoxe the broiler pail, broiler grid,
all cookware and any ahuninuln fi)il
ll"OIIl the
o'_en,
NOTE:
If "a:,ur oven is equipped with shiny,
silve>colored oven shelves, remove
theln betore you begin the self=clean
cycle,
If wmr oven is equipped with gray
porcelain-coated oven sheh'es, they
Inay be lett in the oven during the
sel6clean cycle.
The shin); silve>colored oven shelves
(on some models) can be sell:cleaned,
but they will darken, lose their luster and
become hard to slide.
Soil on the fl'ont fl'atne of the range and
outside the gasket on the door Mll need
to be cleaned bv hand. Clean these areas
with hot wateI; soap-filled scouring pads
or cleansels such as Soft Scrub"_ Rinse
well with clean water and dry.
Do not clean the gasket. The fibeiglass
material of tile oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential tot the
gasket to remain intact. If you notice it
becoming
worn or ti'ayed, replace
it.
Wipe iiI) any heavy spillovei_ on the
()X'ell
bert ell/,
Make sure tile oven light bull) cover is
ill place and the oven light is off.
IMPORTANT: The health of some biMs
is extremely sensitive to the fimles given
off during the sell=cleaning cycle of any
range. Move birds to another well-
ventilated room.
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How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Follow tile directions ill the Before a
Clean Cycle section.
[] I_tch the (looi:
NOTE."
Never torce the latch. If the oven is
too hot, you will not be able to slide the
latch. Mlow the oven to cool.
[] Touch the SELFCLEAN pad.
[] Touch the + or - pads until the
desired Clean Time is displayed.
TheClean Timeis normally4 hours and 20
minutes. Youcan change the Clean Tkneto any
time between 3 and 5 hours,depending on the
amount of soil in your oven.
[]
Touch
the START/ON pad.
The self=clean cycle will automatically
begin after CLEAN is displayed and the
tilne countdown apl)eai_ ill the (lispla}:
X,_]file the oven is self:cleaning, you can
touch
the CLOCKpad to display the time
_ff day. To return to the clean countdown,
touch
the SELFCLEAN pad.
The oven shuts off autonlatically when
the clean cycle is colnplete, and 0:00 will
flash ill the display:
[] Slide the latch handle to the left as
fin" as it will ,g° and el)ell the (looi:
NOTE: Never force the latch handle.Forcingthe
handle wi// damage the door lockmechanism.
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