GE 49-8255 - Manual (Page 21)

OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN
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Before Setting Oven Controls. Check These Things?
1. Prepare oven for cleaning.
2. Turn OVEN SET and OVEN TEMP knobs to
CLEAN.
3. Slide the oven door latch to the right as far as it
will go.
4. Set automatic oven timer.
Step i: Remove broiler pan, broiler rack and other
cookware from the oven. (Oven shelves may be left in
oven. NOTE* Shelves will discolor during the self­
clean cycle.)
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use soap, rinse thoroughly before self-cleaning to
prevent staining.
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Step 3: Clean spatters or spills on oven front frame
(A) and oven door outside gasket (B) with a dampened
cloth. Polish with a dry cloth. Do not clean gasket
(B) . Do not allow water to run down through
openings in top of door (C). Never use a commercial
oven cleaner in or around self-cleaning oven.
• Clean top, sides and outside front of oven door
with soap and water. Do not use abrasives or oven
cleaners.
Step 4; Close oven door and make sure oven light
(D) is off.
Caution: Chrome drip pans should never be cleaned in
the seif-cleaning oven.
Mow to Set Oven for Cleaning
step 1: Turn OVEN SET and OVEN TEMP knobs to
CLEAN. Controls will snap into position when the
CLEAN location is reached.
Step 2: Slide the
latch handle to the
right as far as it
will go.
^tep 3: biet the automatic oven timer:
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® Make sure both the clock and the DELAY START
dial show the correct time of day. When the DELAY
START knob is oushed in and turned, it will “non”
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into place when the time shown on the clock is reached.
• Push in and turn STOP TIME knob. Set Stop Time
for three hours later than present time of day—for
example, if it is 6:00 now, set Stop Time for 9:00.
The oven cycling light (below OVEN TEMP knob),
the CLEANING light and the OVEN ON light will
giQw^ indicating that the self-clean cycle has begun.
When the oven reaches a certain temperature, the
oven door will lock. The latch handle cannot be
moved until oven cleaning is complete and the oven
cools down. Oven door and window (on some
models) get hot during self-clean cycle.
DO NOT TOUCH.
The oven will smoke the first time you use the
seif-clean cycle even though you have wiped up
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about 10 minutes. To help control the smoke, turn
on the exhaust fan over the range when you use the
self-clean cycle the first time.
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