GE PGS950EEFES Use and Care Manual - Page 20

CARE AND CLEANING: Cleaning The Oven / Cleaning The Cooktop Cleaning The Oven (Cont.) Oven Interior (continued) Self Clean Mode Read Self-Cleaning Oven Safety Instructions at the beginning of this manual before using Self Clean Mode. Self clean uses very high temperatures to clean the oven interior. The oven door will lock when using this feature. Before operating the self-clean cycle, pre-wash inner door and inside window before self-cleaning. Wipe inner black door before self clean. Remove all items from the oven other than enameled (dark color) racks. Shiny or silver racks, the meat probe, and any cookware or other items should all be removed from the oven before initiating a self-clean cycle. The surface burners must be turned off prior to the self-clean start time. Cooktop burners will not start during self clean cycle. Close the door. Press the Clean pad once and a default self-clean time is displayed. Press the START pad or use the number pads to enter any clean time between 3 and 5 hours and press start. For heavily soiled ovens 5 hours is recommended. The oven will turn off automatically when the self-clean cycle is complete. The door will stay locked until the oven has cooled down. After the oven has cooled down wipe any ash out of the oven. Oven Racks All oven racks may be cleaned by hand with an abrasive cleaner or steel wool. Black porcelain-coated oven racks may remain in the oven during the self-cleaning cycle without being damaged. If nickel-plated oven racks remain in the oven during the self-cleaning cycle, they will lose their luster and become hard to slide. It will be necessary to grease all oven rack side edges with a light coating of vegetable oil after cleaning them by hand or in the oven. This will help maintain the ease of sliding the racks in and out of the oven. Cleaning The Cooktop Removal of Surface Burners for Cleaning Turn all controls OFF. Allow cooktop to cool before removing grates and burner parts. When removing the burner caps and heads, remember their size and location. Replace them in the same location after cleaning. CAUTION Do not attempt to remove bridge burner, oval burner or tri-ring burner caps from burner heads. Round Burner Cap (Removable) Oval Burner Head and Cap Assembly (Non-Removable) Inner Burner Cap (Removable) Outer Burner Cap (Non-Removable) Burner Head Round Burner The burner caps and burner heads can be lifted off the cooktop. Electrode (Non-Removable) Oval Burner (on some models) Cap is permanently attached to the burner head. Electrode (Non-Removable) Tri-Ring Burner (on some models) The small tri-ring burner cap can be lifted off for cleaning. The outer cap is permanently attached to the burner head assembly. Lift the burner head assembly off the cooktop as one piece. 20 49-85213-1