Care and cleaning of the range.
Oven Air Vents
Vent appearance and location vary.
Never block the vents (airopenings) of the
range.Theg provide the air inlet and outlet
that are necessary for the range to operate
properlg with correct combustion.
Air openings are located at the rear of
the cooktop, at the top and bottom of the
oven door,and at the bottom of the range,
under the warming drawer or lower
oven drawer:
CONTROL LOCKOUT
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Upper Control Panel
On models soequipped,lock out the touch
pods beforecleaning.
Seethe Gas/ControlLockout or Control
Lockoutinformation in the Specialfeaturesof
blouroven control section in this manual.
Cleanup splatters with a damp cloth.
You mag also usea glass cleaner:
Removeheaviersoilwith warm soapg water
Donot useabrasivesof ang kind.
Unlockthe touch pads after cleaning.
Surface burner knob
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Lower oven drawer knob
Lower Control Panel (Front Manifold
It's a good idea to wipe the control panel
after each use of the oven. Usea damp cloth
to clean or rinse.Forcleaning, usemild soap
and water or a 50/50 solution of vinegar and
water For rinsing, use clean water Polishdrg
with a soft cloth.
Donot use abrasive cleansers,strong liquid
cleaners,plastic scouring pads or oven
cleaners on the control panel-they will
damage the finish.
Donot trg to bend knobs bg pulling them up
or down or bg hanging a towel or other such
loads.This can damage the gas valve shaft.
Thecontrol knobs may be removed for
easiercleaning.
Panel) and Knobs
Make surethe knobs are in the OFFpositions
and pullthem straight offthe stems for
cleaning.
Theknobs can be cleaned in a dishwasher
or theg mag also be washed with soap and
water:Make surethe insidesof the knobs are
drg before replacing.
Replacethe knobs in the OFFposition
to ensure proper placement.
Metal parts can be cleaned with soap
and water Do not use steelwool, abrasives,
ammonia, acids or commercial oven
cleaners.Drgwith a soft cloth.
NOTE:Thelower oven drawer control knobis
not interchangeablewith the surface burner
knobs.Besure to reinstallthe lower oven
drawer knobto the original location.Thelower
ovendrawer knob may beidentified by thered
line.Surface burner knobshove a white line.
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Oven Bottom
Theoven bottom has a porcelain enamel
finish,To make cleaning easier,protect the
oven bottom from excessivespilloversbg
placinga cookie sheet on the shelf below the
shelf gou are cooking on.This is particularlg
important when baking a fruit pie or other
foods with a high acid content. Hot fruit
fillings or other foods that are highlg acidic
(suchas tomatoes, sauerkraut and sauces
with vinegar or lemon juice) mag cause
pitting and damage to the porcelain enamel
surface and should be wiped up immediatelg.
We don't recommend using aluminum foil
on the ovenbottom. It can affect airflow if the
holesare blocked and it can concentrate heat
at the bottom of the oven, resultingin poor
baking performance.
Toclean up spillovers,use soap and water,
an abrasive cleaner or soap-filled scouring
pad. Rinsewell to remove any soap before
self-cleaning.
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