Using The Self-Cleaning
Cycle
In This Section
Page
How
the cycle works
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Special tips
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The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with handcleaning the oven
interior. Like the other functions of your range, the Self-Cleaning cycle is operated with the easy-to-use
electronic controls. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your oven spotless.
How the cycle works
The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high heat to
burn away soil and grease. During the cycle, the
oven gets much hotter than it does for normal
baking or broiling-approximately 875°F (488°C).
This high heat breaks up the soil or grease and
burns it away.
Your oven is preset for a Z&hour Self-Cleaning
cycle. However, the cycle time can be adjusted to
the amount of soil in your oven. The cycle can be
set anywhere between 2 and 4 hours. (See
“Setting the controls” on page 29.)
The graph at the right is representative of a
normal, 3-hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Note that the
.heating stops when the 3-hour setting is up, but it
takes longer for the oven to cool enough to
unlock.
sure you:
hand-clean seal-
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1. Hand-clean the indicated areas. They do not
get hot enough during the cleaning cycle for
soil to burn away. Use hot water and deter-
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Hand-clean frame -
gent or a soapy steel-wool pad for cleaning.
NOTE: DO NOT clean, move or bend the
seal. Poor cleaning, baking and roasting may
resutt.
Before you start
Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle, make
DO NOT I
Hand-clean door
around edge
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