Kenmore 3055 Use and Care Guide - Page 18

Care & Cleaning

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General Care & Cleaning (cont'd) Hinge eleverhook Removing and Replacing the Oven Door The door is heavy. For safe, temporary storage, lay the door flat with the inside of the door facing down. Lock engaged for door removal Figure 1 i HINGE SLOT =Door removed from the oven Figure 2 Hinge lever To Remove Oven Door: 1. Open the door to the fully opened position. 2. Pull up the lock located on both hinge supports and engage it in the hinge lever hooks (Figure 1).You may have to apply a little downward pressure on the door to pull the locks fully over the hinge lever hooks. 3. Grab the door by the sides and pull the bottom of the door up and toward you to disengage the hinge supports. Keep pulling the bottom of the door toward you while rotating the top of the door toward the range to completely disengage the hinge levers (Figure 2). 4. To clean oven door, follow the instructions provided in the General Care & Cleaning table. To Replace Oven Door: 1. Grabthe door bythe sides; place the hinge supports inthe hinge slots. Open the door to the fully opened position. 2. Disengage the lock from the hinge lever hooks on both sides (Figure 3). Note: Make sure the hinge supports are fully engaged before unlocking the hinge levers. 3. Close the oven door. Special Door Care Instructions Most oven doors contain glass that can break. Read the following recommendations: 1. Do not close the oven door until all the oven racks are fully in place. 2. Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, or any other object. 3. Scratching, hitting, jarring or stressing the glass may weaken its structure causing an increased risk of breakage at a later time. Lock in normal position Figure 3 Care and Cleaning of Stainless Steel (somemodels) Some models are equipped with stainless steel exterior parts. Special care and cleaning are required for maintaining the appearance of stainless steel parts. Please refer to the table provided at beginning of this General Care & Cleaning section. Changing the Oven Light On some models an interior oven light will turn automatically when the oven / door is opened. The oven light may be turned on when the door is closed by pushing oven light switch located on the control panel. On some models, the lamp is covered with a glass shield held in place by a wire holder. THE GLASS SHIELD MUST BE IN PLACE WHENEVER THE OVEN IS IN USE. To replace the light bulb: CAUTION: BE SURE THE OVEN IS COOL. 1. Turn the power off at the main source. 2. Wear a leather-faced glove for protection against possible broken glass. 3. Replace bulb with 40-watt appliance bulb only. 4. For models with glass shield, press holder on one side to release glass shield, change bulb and be sure to replace the glass shield. 18

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General
Hinge
Care & Cleaning
(cont'd)
eleverhook
Removing
and
Replacing
the
Oven
Door
The door is heavy. For safe, temporary
storage, lay the door flat with
the inside of the door facing down.
Lock
engaged
for
door
removal
Figure
1
i
HINGE SLOT =Door removed
from the oven
Figure
2
Hinge lever
Lock in
normal
position
Figure
3
/
To Remove
Oven Door:
1. Open the door to the fully opened position.
2.
Pull up the lock located on both hinge supports and
engage
it in the hinge lever
hooks (Figure 1).You may have to apply a little downward
pressure on the door
to pull the locks fully over the hinge lever hooks.
3.
Grab the door by the sides and pull the bottom of the door up and toward you to
disengage the hinge supports.
Keep pulling the bottom of the door toward you
while rotating the top of the door toward the range to completely
disengage the
hinge levers (Figure 2).
4.
To clean oven door, follow the instructions
provided in the General
Care
&
Cleaning
table.
To Replace
Oven Door:
1. Grabthe door bythe sides; place the hinge supports inthe hinge slots. Open the
door to the fully opened position.
2.
Disengage
the lock from the hinge lever hooks on both sides (Figure 3).
Note: Make sure the hinge supports are fully
engaged
before unlocking the hinge
levers.
3.
Close the oven door.
Special
Door
Care
Instructions
Most oven doors contain
glass that can break.
Read the following
recommendations:
1.
Do not close the oven door until all the oven racks are fully in place.
2.
Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, or any other object.
3.
Scratching,
hitting,
jarring
or stressing the glass may weaken its structure
causing an increased
risk of breakage at a later time.
Care
and
Cleaning
of
Stainless
Steel
(some
models)
Some models
are
equipped
with stainless
steel
exterior
parts. Special care and
cleaning
are
required
for maintaining
the appearance
of stainless
steel
parts.
Please refer to the table provided at beginning
of this General
Care
&
Cleaning
section.
Changing
the
Oven
Light
On some
models
an interior
oven light
will turn
automatically
when the oven
door
is opened.
The
oven light
may be turned
on when the door
is closed
by
pushing
oven light
switch
located
on the control
panel.
On some
models,
the
lamp
is covered
with a glass shield
held in place by a wire holder. THE GLASS
SHIELD
MUST
BE IN PLACE
WHENEVER
THE OVEN
IS IN USE.
To
replace
the light
bulb:
CAUTION:
BE SURE THE OVEN
IS COOL.
1.
Turn the power
off at the main source.
2.
Wear a leather-faced
glove for protection
against
possible
broken glass.
3.
Replace bulb with 40-watt appliance
bulb only.
4.
For models
with
glass
shield,
press
holder
on one side
to release
glass
shield, change
bulb and be sure to replace the glass shield.
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