- General Electric Built-in Electric Oven Use and Care Guide

OPERATINGTHESELF-CLEANINGOVEN
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Qu~tions and Answers
Q. If myovenclockis notsetto thecorrecttime
of day,canI stillself-cleanmy oven?
A. If theclockis notsetto thecorrecttimeof day
youwillnotbe ableto seta delaycleanto end
at a specifictime.
Q. CanI usecommercialovencleanerson any
partof myself-cleaningoven?
A. No cleanersor coatingsshouldbe used around
anypartofthisoven.If youdo usethemanddo
notthoroughlyrinsetheovenwithwater,wipingit
absolutelycleanafterward,theresiduecan scar
theovensurfaceanddamagemetalpartsthenext
timetheovenis automaticallycleaned.
Q. What should I do if excessivesmokingoccurs
duringcleaning?
A. Thisis causedby excessivesoil.Turntheovenoff.
Openthewindowstorid theroomof smoke.Wait
untiltheovenhascooledandtheword“LOCK’is
off in thedisplay.Wipeup theexcesssoilandreset
thecleancycle.
Q. 1sthe “crackling” or “popping” sound I hear
during cleaningnormal?
A. Yes.Thisis the soundof themetalheating
andcoolingduringboththecookingand
cleaningfunctions.
Q. Shouldtherebe any odorduringthecleaning?
A. Yes,therewillbean odorduringthefirst
fewcleanings.Failureto wipeoutexcessivesoil
mightalsocausea strongodorwhencleaning.
Q. What causesthe hair-like lines on the enameled
surface of my oven?
A. Thisis a normalcondition,resultingfrom
heatingandcoolingduringcleaning.Theselines
do notaffecthowyourovenperforms.
Q. Why do I haveash left in my ovenafter cleaning?
A. Sometypesof soilwillleavea depositwhichis ash.
It canberemovedwitha dampspongeor cloth.
Q. My ovenshelvesdo not slideeasily.What is
the matter?
A. Aftermanycleanings,the ovenshelveswilllose
theirlusterandbecomehardto slide.Tomakethe
shelvesslidemoreeasily,wipetheshelfsupports
withcookingoil.
Q. My ovenshelveshavebecomegrayafterthe
self-cleancycle.Isthis normal?
A. Yes.Afterthe self-cleancycle,theshelveswill
losesomelusteranddiscolorto a deepgraycolor.
CAREANDCLEANING
Propercare andcleaningare importantso yourovenwillgiveyouefficient
andsatisfactoryservice,Followthesedirectionscarefullyin caringfor your
ovento assuresafeandpropermaintenance.
BESUREELECTRICALPOWERIS OFFBEFORECLEANING
ANYPARTOFTHEOVEN.
OvenHeatingElemen@
Do not cleanthebakeelementorthebroilelement.
Broil Element
Anysoilwillburnoff whentheelementsare heated.
Thebakeelementcanbe liftedgentlyto cleanthe
ovenfloor.If spillovers,residueor ash accumulate
Bake Element
aroundthebakeelementgentlywipearoundthe
elementwithwarmwater.