Care & Cleaning - Maytag RS-1 Guide De L'utilisateur

Care & Cleaning
Self–Clean Oven
CAUTION:
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It is normal for parts of the range to
become hot during a clean cycle
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Avoid touching cooktop, door, win-
dow, or oven vent area during a clean
cycle.
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To prevent damage to oven door, do
not attempt to open the door when the
LOCK indicator is displayed.
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Do not use commercial oven clean-
ers on the self-clean oven finish or
around any part of the oven as they
will damage the finish or parts.
The self-clean cycle uses above normal cook-
ing temperatures to automatically clean the
entire oven interior.
It is normal for excessive flare-ups, smoking
and flaming to occur during cleaning if the
oven is heavily soiled. It is better to clean the
oven regularly rather than to wait until there
is a heavy build-up of soil in the oven.
During the cleaning process, the kitchen
should be well ventilated to help eliminate
normal odors associated with cleaning.
BEFORE SELF-CLEANING
Turn off the oven light before cleaning as the
light may burn out during the clean cycle.
Remove broiler pan, all pans and the oven
racks from the oven. The oven racks will
discolor and may not slide easily after a
self-clean cycle.
Clean oven frame, door frame (area outside
the door gasket) and around the opening in
the door gasket with a nonabrasive cleaning
agent such as Bon Ami* or detergent and
water. These areas are not exposed to clean-
ing temperatures
and should be
cleaned to prevent
soil from baking on
during the clean
cycle.
To prevent damage, do not clean or rub
the gasket around the oven door. The gas-
ket is designed to seal in heat during the
clean cycle.
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Wipe up excess grease or spillovers from the
oven bottom to prevent excessive smoking,
flare-ups or flaming during the clean cycle. For
ease of cleaning, the heating element can be
lifted slightly (1 inch).
Wipe up sugary and acid spillovers such as
sweet potatoes, tomato or milk-based sauces.
Porcelain enamel is acid resistant, not acid
proof. The porcelain finish may discolor if
acidic spills are not wiped up prior to a self-
clean cycle.
DURING CLEAN CYCLE
When the LOCK indicator lights in the display,
the door cannot be opened. To prevent damage
to door, do not force door open when the LOCK
light is illuminated.
Some smoke and odor may be detected the first
few times the oven is cleaned. This is normal
and will lessen in time. Smoke may also occur if
oven is heavily soiled or if broiler pan was left in
oven.
As oven heats, you may hear sounds of metal
parts expanding and contracting. This is normal
and will not damage oven.
AFTER SELF-CLEANING
About one hour after the end of the clean
cycle, the LOCK indicator light will turn off.
At this point, the door can be opened.
Some soil may leave a light gray, powdery ash
which can be removed with a damp cloth. If soil
remains, it indicates that the clean cycle was
not long enough. The soil will be removed dur-
ing the next clean cycle.
If the oven racks were left in the oven and do
not slide smoothly after a clean cycle, wipe racks
and embossed rack supports with a small
amount of vegetable oil to restore ease of move-
ment.
A white discoloration may appear after clean-
ing if acidic or sugary foods were not wiped up
before the clean cycle. This discoloration is nor-
mal and will NOT affect performance.
Fine lines may appear in the porcelain resulting
from the heating and cooling of the finish. This
is normal and will not affect performance.
SETTING THE CONTROLS FOR
SELF-CLEAN
NOTE: These instructions cover automatic
lock and manual lock models.
1. Close the oven door.
2. Move the door lock lever right to the
locked position (select models).
3. Press the Clean pad.
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The CLEAN indicator on the Clean
pad will flash.
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The LOCK indicator will light on
models with automatic lock feature
and "– : – – " or 3:00 will light in
display depending on your model.
If the door is not closed or locked,
"dr" will appear in the display.
4. Press More+ or Less- pad to select
clean time or change clean time. The
oven will automatically clean for 3 hours
or, select 2 hours for light soil up to 4
hours for heavy soil.
5. IF YOU WISH TO DELAY THE START
OF CLEANING (if not, skip to #6):
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Press the Stop Time pad.
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Press More+ pad to select the time
of day you wish the oven to turn off.
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Press Clock pad and time of day
will reappear in the display. Press
the Stop Time pad to recall the
time you set.
6. When the oven turns on:
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The OVEN ON indicator will light.
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The LOCK indicator will light when
oven heats to 400° F on models with
a manual door lock. The door can-
not be opened when LOCK indica-
tor is lit.
7. About one hour after the clean cycle
ends, the LOCK indicator will turn off
and the oven door can be opened (se-
lect models - move door lock lever to the
left to unlock).
TO CANCEL CLEAN CYCLE:
Press the CANCEL pad. If the LOCK indi-
cator is NOT lit, unlock (select models) and
open the oven door. If the LOCK indicator is
lit, allow oven to cool about one hour then
unlock (select models) and open oven door.