Thermador PRD48JDSGU Use and Care Manual - Page 92

Steam Oven Cleaning and Maintenance Important: Never use abrasives to clean the steam oven. Remove all traces of cleaners used in the steam oven by carefully following all instructions for wiping out the oven and running rinse cycles. Cleaner residues can bond to the glass in the oven door. They can also adversely affect the flavor of foods cooked in the steam oven. Steam Cleaning Steam cleaning uses steam to help dissolve food residue and spills in the oven so that they can be easily wiped up. Steam cleaning includes an exposure phase at 212°F (100°C), a cleaning phase at cooler temperatures, and two rinse cycles. Steam cleaning requires a total time of 30 - 35 minutes. You can start STEAM CLEAN only when the oven is set to OFF and is completely cooled down. Once steam cleaning begins, it must go through all phases and cycles. Cleaning Phase 1. Let the oven cool down and remove any accessories. 2. Using the cleaning sponge provided with the oven (or a comparable soft sponge or cloth), clean the evaporator dish. 3. Fill the water tank to MAX. 4. Add a drop of dishwashing liquid to the evaporator dish. 5. On the display, under the SETTINGS menu, scroll with the "+/-" buttons to STEAM CLEAN and press "ENTER". The display will then show START STEAM CLEAN? YES. Press ENTER again. Note: Toggling with the "+/-" buttons gives the option START STEAM CLEAN? NO. If you press "ENTER" when the display shows START STEAM CLEAN? NO, the display returns to the previous menu, showing STEAM CLEAN under the SETTINGS menu. 6. Press "ENTER" to begin steam cleaning. The display will show EXPOSURE PHASE on the first line and exposure time of 10 minutes on the second line. The display will start counting down from 10:00 to 0:00. The display will then show CLEANING PHASE and a total time of 20 minutes. Countdown from 20:00 to 0:00 will begin. At the end of the cleaning phase (about 30 minutes), the countdown will be suspended and a buzzer will sound. The display will show CLEAN DISH on the first line and PRESS ENTER BUTTON on the second line. DO NOT pr First Rinse Cycle 1. Remove the rack rails from the oven and clean softened food residues from them (see "Cleaning the Rack Rail Frames" on page 89). 2. Using a soft dishwashing brush and the cleaning sponge, wipe out the partly dissolved food residues from the oven and the evaporator dish. Thoroughly wash out the cleaning sponge. 3. Check the water tank, refill it, and slide it back in. 4. Press "ENTER" to start the first rinse cycle. The display will show 1ST RINSE on the first line. The countdown will resume, and after a short time (about 20 seconds), a beep will signal the end of the first rinse. The display will show CLEAN DISH on the first line and PRESS ENTER BUTTON on the second line. 5. Using the cleaning sponge, wipe out the evaporator dish. Thoroughly rinse out the cleaning sponge. Second Rinse Cycle 1. Press "ENTER" to start the second rinse cycle. The display will show 2ND RINSE on the first line. The countdown will resume, and after another 20 seconds a beep will signal the end of STEAM CLEAN. The display will show STEAM CLEAN FINISHED on the first line and CLEAN DISH on the second line. 2. Using the cleaning sponge, wipe any remaining water from the evaporator dish, and wipe down the oven. Thoroughly rinse out the cleaning sponge. 3. Using a soft cloth, dry the oven cavity. Descaling the Steam Oven Unless you use softened water, you will need to descale the steam oven at regular intervals. Once you have set your water hardness level (see page 51), the steam oven display will automatically inform you when descaling is needed. Descaling includes an exposure, two descaling phases, and two rinse cycles, with a total time of 30-35 minutes. You can start DESCALE only when the oven is set to OFF and is completely cooled down. Once descaling begins, it should not be interrupted. It is very important that all rinse cycles are completed. English 88