Use and Care Manual

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SELF CLEAN
Self Clean is designed to use very high temperatures to clean the oven interior
by reducing stubborn soils to ash that can be easily wiped out after. The Self
Clean feature has cycle times of 3, 4, or 5 hours. These cycle times do not
include the time required for the oven to cool down and the door to unlock.
(Allow an addition 60 to 90 minutes for door to unlock.)
Before Starting Self Clean
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes
given off during the self-cleaning cycle of any range. Move birds to another
well-ventilated room.
• Read Self-Cleaning Range Important Safety Instructions at the beginning
of this manual.
• The kitchen should be well ventilated to minimize the odors from
cleaning. Open a window or turn on a ventilation fan or hood before self-
cleaning.
• Allow the oven to cool to room temperature before starting.
• Remove all items from the oven, including oven racks.
• Wipe any heavy spillovers or excess debris. Scrape off and remove any
burnt-on debris with a plastic scraper. (Suggested plastic scrapers
includes hard plastic spatula, plastic pan scraper, plastic paint scraper,
and old credit card.)
• Self Clean cannot be started if the Lock feature is active or the surface
cooktop is in use. If a surface element is turned on during a Self Clean
cycle, the system will beep every 3 seconds and the Self Clean cycle will
be cancelled after 2 minutes.
• Delayed Self Clean will be cancelled automatically if the surface cooktop
is in use at the set time.
• The oven door will lock and the display will show the Lock icon several
minutes after the start of a Self Clean cycle. If the door is opened prior to
being locked, the Self Clean cycle will be automatically cancelled. After
the Self Clean cycle, the lock releases automatically once the oven is
cooled.
• As the oven heats, you may hear sounds of metal parts expanding and
contracting. This is normal and will not damage the oven.
• While running the Self Clean cycle, you may notice smoking or an odor.
This is normal, especially if the oven is heavily soiled.
• Due to the high temperatures generated, it may be preferable to delay
using the self-clean feature until the weather is colder to avoid
unnecessarily burdening the home air conditioning system.