COMBITHERM® CT PROFORMANCE™ SERIES • STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES • MN-35948 • 3.
IntroductIon
NOTE: Automatic steam venting is a standard 
safety feature built into all Combitherm 
oven models. This feature vents all steam 
from the oven compartment immediately 
before cooking time expires or set probe 
temperature is reached.
Automatic steam venting does not function 
if the oven door is opened before time 
expires or when the oven has been set to 
continuous operation.
NOTE:  Use authorized Combitherm oven cleaner 
only. Unauthorized cleaning agents may 
discolor or harm interior surfaces of the 
oven. Read and understand label and 
material safety data sheet before using the 
oven cleaner.
FOR OPERATOR SAFETY
NOTE AND OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 
LOCATED THROUGHOUT THIS GUIDE 
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION
METAL PARTS OF THIS EQUIPMENT 
BECOME EXTREMELY HOT WHEN 
IN OPERATION.  TO AVOID BURNS, 
ALWAYS USE HAND PROTECTION 
WHEN OPERATING THIS APPLIANCE.
AT NO TIME SHOULD THE INTERIOR 
OR EXTERIOR BE STEAM CLEANED, 
HOSED DOWN, OR FLOODED WITH 
WATER OR LIQUID SOLUTION OF 
ANY KIND.  DO NOT USE WATER JET 
TO CLEAN.
SEVERE DAMAGE OR 
ELECTRICAL HAZARD 
COULD RESULT.
 
WARRANTY BECOMES VOID IF 
APPLIANCE IS FLOODED
HOT STEAM CAUSES BURNS
ROTATE THE DOOR HANDLE TO RELEASE THE 
DOOR LATCH. WAIT UNTIL THE STEAM IS VENTED 
BEFORE FULLY OPENING THE DOOR.
DO NOT HANDLE PANS CONTAINING LIQUID 
OR SEMILIQUID PRODUCTS POSITIONED 
ABOVE THE EYE LEVEL OF THE OPERATOR. 
SUCH PRODUCTS CAN SCALD AND CAUSE 
SERIOUS INJURY.
DO NOT USE THE ATTACHED HAND-HELD 
HOSE TO SPRAY ANYTHING OTHER THAN 
THE INTERIOR OF THE COMBITHERM OVEN 
COMPARTMENT.
DO NOT USE THE SPRAY HOSE ON 
THE SURFACE OF A HOT COOKING 
COMPARTMENT. ALLOW THE OVEN TO COOL 
TO A MINIMUM OF 150°F (66°C).
MAKE CERTAIN THE AREA AROUND 
THE APPLIANCE IS KEPT CLEAR OF 
COMBUSTIBLE ITEMS.
CAUTION
To prevent malfunction or cause 
negative back draft, DO NOT obstruct 
exhaust fl ues or attach any fl ue 
extension that will impede proper 
burner operation.