GE PB970TPWW Use and Care Manual - Page 29

. Using the self-cleaning upper and lower ovens. GEAppliances.com Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom. 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.  T he 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 porcelaincoated oven racks, they may be left in the oven during the self-clean cycle. 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. IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the selfcleaning cycle of any range. Move birds to another well-ventilated room.  N ever place cooking utensils or any other items on the oven floor. There is a heating element beneath the oven floor. Placing items on the oven floor may cause the oven to overheat, resulting in damage to the oven and risk of damage or fire to cabinets. Double Oven and Canadian Models Only: The surface units are automatically disabled during the self-clean cycle. Make sure that all surface unit controls are turned off at all times during the self-clean cycle. Any surface unit that is set to an "on" position while the self-clean cycle is operating will automatically come on after the self-clean cycle is finished, and could result in an "on" unattended surface unit. Wait until the self-clean cycle is finished to set and use the surface units. How to Set the Oven for Cleaning The oven doors must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. T ouch 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. T ouch the START pad. The upper and lower oven doors lock automatically. The cooktop elements are also locked out during self-clean. The display will show the clean time remaining. 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.  T he word LOCKED/DOOR will flash and the word door will display if you set the clean cycle and forget to close the oven doors.  T o stop a clean cycle, touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. When LOCKED/DOOR goes off, indicating the ovens have cooled below the locking temperature, you will be able to open the doors. Double Ovens:  Y ou can set a clean cycle in both ovens at the same time; however, they will not self-clean at the same time. The last oven set will automatically delay its start until the end of the first oven's clean cycle.  W hen an oven is set to self-clean, both oven doors will lock and the cooktop controls will lock out. The ovens and cooktop cannot be used when an oven is set to self-clean. 29