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Using the self-cleaning oven. GEAppliances.com The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom. We recommend venting your kitchen with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood during the first self-clean cycle. Remove racks, broiler pan, broiler grid, probe, all cookware and any aluminum foil from the oven. The shiny, silver-colored oven racks (on some models) can be self-cleaned, but they will darken, lose their luster and become hard to slide. Wipe up any heavy spillovers on the oven bottom. 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 self-cleaning cycle of any range. Move birds to another well- ventilated room. 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 or plastic scouring 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. How to Set the Oven for Cleaning Touch the SELF CLEAN STD/LOW pad once for a 4-hour clean time or twice for a 3-hour clean time. A 3-hour self-clean time is recommended for use when cleaning small, contained spills. A self-clean time of 4 hours or longer is recommended for a dirtier oven. If a time other than 4 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. Touch the START pad. When the LOCKED light goes off, you will be able to open the door. n The word LOCKED will flash and the oven control will signal if you set the clean cycle and forget to close the oven door. n To stop a clean cycle, touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. When the LOCKED light goes off indicating the oven has cooled below the locking temperature, you will be able to open the door. The door locks automatically. The display will show the clean time remaining. It will not be possible to open the oven door until the temperature drops below the lock temperature and the LOCKED light goes off. 25

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The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly.
Before a Clean Cycle
We recommend venting your kitchen with
an open window or using a ventilation fan
or hood during the first self-clean cycle.
Remove racks, broiler pan, broiler grid,
probe, all cookware and any aluminum foil
from the oven.
The shiny, silver-colored oven racks (on
some models) can be self-cleaned, but they
will darken, lose their luster and become
hard to slide.
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 or plastic
scouring 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.
Wipe up any heavy spillovers on the oven
bottom.
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 self-cleaning cycle of any range.
Move birds to another well- ventilated
room.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven
bottom.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Touch the
SELF CLEAN STD/LOW
pad
once for a 4-hour clean time or twice
for a 3-hour clean time.
A 3-hour self-clean time is
recommended for use when cleaning
small, contained spills. A self-clean
time of 4 hours or longer is
recommended for a dirtier oven.
If a time other than 4 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.
Touch the
START
pad.
The door locks automatically. The
display will show the clean time
remaining. It will not be possible to open
the oven door until the temperature
drops below the lock temperature and
the
LOCKED
light goes off.
When the
LOCKED
light goes off, you will
be able to open the door.
n
The word
LOCKED
will flash and the
oven control will signal if you set the
clean cycle and forget to close the oven
door.
n
To stop a clean cycle, touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad. When the
LOCKED
light
goes off indicating the oven has cooled
below the locking temperature, you will
be able to open the door.
Using the self-cleaning oven.
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