CARE AND CLEANING
J SELF CLEAN
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The SELF CLEAN cycle uses above normal cooking
temperatures to clean the oven cavity. You may see
some smoke and smell an odor the first few times
the oven is cleaned. This is normal and will lessen in
time. Smoke may also occur if the oven is heavily
soiled. During self clean, the kitchen should be well
ventilated to minimize the odors from cleaning. The
upper and lower oven SELF CLEAN cannot be operated
simultaneously.
Cleaning Guide
Soil Level
Lightly Soiled Oven Cavity
Moderately Soiled Oven
Cavity
Heavily Soiled Oven Cavity
CAUTION:
• DO NOT leave small children unattended near the
appliance. During the self-cleaning cycle, the outside
of the range can become very hot to the touch.
• If you have a pet bird, move it to another well-
ventilated room. Some birds are extremely sensitive to
the fumes given off during the self-cleaning cycle of
any range.
• DO NOT wrap the oven walls, racks, bottom or
any other part of the range with aluminum foil or
any other material. Doing so will destroy the heat
distribution, produce poor baking results, and cause
permanent damage to the interior of the oven.
(Aluminum foil will melt to the interior surface of the
oven.)
• DO NOT force the door open. This can cause damage
to the automatic door locking system. Use care when
opening the oven door after the Self Clean cycle.
Stand to the side of the oven when opening the door to
allow hot air or steam to escape. The oven may still be
very hot.
• Do not touch the oven broil element until it has
completely cooled.
Cycle Setting
2 Hour Self Clean
3 Hour Self Clean
4 Hour Self Clean
36
BEFORE STARTING SELF CLEAN
Do not hand clean
the oven door gasket
Hand clean the door
• Remove the oven racks, broiler pan, broiler grid, all
cookware, aluminum foil or any other material from
the oven.
• The kitchen should be well ventilated to minimize the
odors from cleaning.
• If the Self Clean cycle is running on one oven, the other
oven cannot be used.
• Wipe up any heavy spillovers on the bottom of the
oven.
• Make sure that the oven light bulb cover is in place
and the oven light is off.
• The oven light cannot be turned on during a Self Clean
cycle. The oven light cannot be turned on until the oven
temperature has cooled below 500˚F (260˚C) after a
Self Clean cycle is complete.
• Fine lines may appear in the porcelain because it went
through heating and cooling. This is normal and will
not affect performance.
NOTE:
• Clean the frame of the oven and door with hot soapy
water. Rinse well.
• Do not clean the oven door gasket. The oven door
gasket is made of a woven material that is essential for
a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage,
or remove this gasket.
• Do not open the oven door until the Self Clean cycle is
complete.
• The oven door can become extremely hot. Do not
touch the oven door until it has cooled down.
• You may see some smoke and smell an odor the first
few times the oven is cleaned. This is normal.
• As the oven heats, you may hear sounds of metal parts
expanding and contracting. This is normal.
• A Self Clean cycle cannot be started if the Lockout
feature is active.