Maytag MES5875BAF Use and Care Manual - Page 24

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Maintenance Oven Door Oven Window CAUTION • Do not place excessive weight on or stand on an open oven door. This could cause the range to tip over, break the door, or injure the user. • Do not attempt to open or close door or operate oven until door is properly replaced. • Never place fingers between hinge and front oven frame. Hinge arms are spring mounted. If accidentally hit, the hinge will slam shut against oven frame and could injure your fingers. To remove: 1. When cool, open the oven door to the first stop position (opened about four inches). 2. Grasp door at each side. Do not use the door handle to lift door. 3. Lift up evenly until door clears hinge arms. To replace: 1. Grasp door at each side. 2. Align slots in the door with the hinge arms on the range. 3. Slide the door down onto the hinge arms until the door is completely seated on the hinges. Push down on the top corners of the door to completely seat door on hinges. Door should not appear crooked. Note: The oven door on a new range may feel "spongy" when it is closed. This is normal and will decrease with use. To protect the oven door window: 1. Do not use abrasive cleaning agents such as steel wool scouring pads or powdered cleansers as they may scratch the glass. 2. Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, furniture, toys, or other objects. 3. Do not close the oven door until the oven racks are in place. Scratching, hitting, jarring or stressing the glass may weaken its structure causing an increased risk of breakage at a later date. Oven Light (style varies by model) CAUTION • Disconnect power to range before replacing light bulb. • Allow oven to cool before replacing light bulb. • Make sure bulb cover and bulb are cool before touching. To replace oven light bulb: 1. When oven is cool, hold bulb cover in place, then slide wire retainer off cover. Note: Bulb cover will fall if not held in place while removing wire retainer. BULB COVER 2. Remove bulb cover and light bulb. WIRE RETAINER 3. Replace with a 40-watt appliance bulb. 4. Replace bulb cover and secure with wire retainer. 5. Reconnect power to range. Reset clock. OR 1. Use a dry potholder and very carefully unscrew bulb cover and bulb. 2. Replace with a 40 watt, oven-rated appliance bulb. Bulb with a brass base is recommended to prevent fusing of bulb into socket. 3. Replace bulb cover and reconnect power to oven. 4. Reset clock. 23

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Oven Window
To protect the oven door window:
1.
Do not use abrasive cleaning agents such as steel wool
scouring pads or powdered cleansers as they may scratch
the glass.
2.
Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, furniture, toys, or other
objects.
3.
Do not close the oven door until the oven racks are in
place.
Scratching, hitting, jarring or stressing the glass may weaken
its structure causing an increased risk of breakage at a later
date.
Maintenance
CAUTION
Oven Door
•
Do not
place excessive weight on or stand on an open
oven door. This could cause the range to tip over, break
the door, or injure the user.
•
Do not
attempt to open or close door or operate oven
until door is properly replaced.
•
Never
place fingers between hinge and front oven frame.
Hinge arms are spring mounted. If accidentally hit, the
hinge will slam shut against oven frame and could injure
your fingers.
Note:
The oven door on a new range may feel “spongy”
when it is closed. This is normal and will decrease with use.
To remove:
1.
When cool, open the oven door to the first stop position
(opened about four inches).
2.
Grasp door at each side.
Do not use the
door handle to lift door.
3. Lift up evenly until door clears hinge
arms.
To replace:
1.
Grasp door at each side.
2.
Align slots in the door with the hinge arms on the range.
3.
Slide the door down onto the hinge arms until the door is
completely seated on the hinges. Push down on the top
corners of the door to completely seat door on hinges. Door
should not appear crooked.
Oven Light
(style varies by model)
•
Disconnect power to range before replacing light bulb.
•
Allow oven to cool before replacing light bulb.
•
Make sure bulb cover and bulb are cool before touching.
To replace oven light bulb:
1.
When oven is cool, hold bulb cover
in place, then slide wire retainer
off cover.
Note:
Bulb cover
will fall if not held in place
while removing wire retainer.
2.
Remove bulb cover and light
bulb.
3.
Replace with a 40-watt appliance bulb.
4.
Replace bulb cover and secure with wire retainer.
5.
Reconnect power to range. Reset clock.
OR
1.
Use a dry potholder and very carefully unscrew bulb cover
and bulb.
2.
Replace with a 40 watt, oven-rated appliance bulb. Bulb
with a brass base is recommended to prevent fusing of
bulb into socket.
3.
Replace bulb cover and reconnect power to oven.
4.
Reset clock.
CAUTION
BULB COVER
WIRE
RETAINER