Usingthe self-cleaning oven.
After a Clean Cycle
You may notice some white ash ill tile oven.
Wipe it up wifll a damp cleft1 after the
oven cools.
If whitespotsremain,removethemwitha
soap-filledscouringpadandrinsethoroughly
witha vinegarandwatermixture.
These deposits are usually a sak residue that
cannot be removed by the clean cycle.
If the oven is not clean after one clean
cycle, repeat the cycle.
NOTES:
You cannot set the oven for cooldng until
the oven is cool enough for the door to
unlock.
While file oven is self:cleaning, you
can touch the CLOCK pad to display
the dine of day. To return to the
clean countdown, touch the COOKING
TIME pad.
If you have left die shelves in the oven
dining the self<:lean cycle and they
become hard to slide, apply a small
amount of vegetable oil or cooldng oil to
a paper towel and wipe the edges of the
oven shelves with the paper towel.
Questions and Answers
Q. If my oven clock is not set to the
correct time of day, can I still
self-clean my oven?
A. If the clock is not set to the correct
time of day you will not be able to
set a delay-clean cycle to end at a
specifc time.
Q. Can I use commercial oven cleaners
on any part of my self-cleaning oven?
A. No cleaners or coatings should be
used around any part of this oven.
If you do use them and do not
thoroughly rinse tile oven with wateL
wiping it absolutely clean afterwards,
the residue can scar the oven surface
and damage metal parts the next time
the oven is automatically cleaned.
Q. What should I do if excessive smoking
occurs during cleaning?
A. This is caused by excessive soil. Turn
the oven off. Open the windows to
rid the room of smoke. Wait until
the oven has cooled and the words
"LOCKED DOOR" are off in the
display: Wipe up tile excess soil and
reset the clean cycle.
Q. Is the "crackling" or "popping" sound
I hear during cleaning normal?
A. Yes. This is the sotmd of the metal
beating and cooling during both the
cooking and cleaning fhncfions.
Q. Should there be any odor during the
cleaning?
Ao Yes, there will be an odor during the
first few cleanings. Failure to wipe
out excessive soil might also cause
a strong odor when cleaning.
Q. VChat causes the hair-like lines on the
enameled surface of my oven?
Ao Tiffs is a normal condition, resulting
flom beating and cooling during
cleaning. These lines do not affect
how your oven performs.
Q. Why do I have ash left in my oven
after cleaning?
Ao Some types of soil will leave a deposit
which is ash. It can be removed with
a damp sponge or cloth.
Q. My oven shelves do not slide easily.
What is the matter?
Ao If you have left the oven shelves in
the oven during many cleanings,
the shelves will lose their luster and
become hard to slide. To make
shelves slide more easily wipe the
shelf supports with cooldng oil.
Q. I have left my oven shelves in the
oven during the self-dean cycle and
they have become gray. Is this
normal?
Ao Yes. After the self'clean cycle, the
shelves will lose some luster and
discolor to a deep gray color.
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