After a few months of normal usage, most ovens need cleaning.
Self-cleaning ovens, like the kind manufactured by Jenn-Air, use extreme heat to burn away dirt and grime. Because of the danger involved with having your oven at 900 degrees or higher, the cleaning process isn’t as simple as hitting a button and walking away. You can even schedule the process, so that the oven will clean itself when you know that you won’t need it for a few hours. While most self-cleaning ovens let you program the cleaning duration and the start time, Jenn-Air ovens can be a bit confusing because they have you program the cleaning duration and the stop time.
Instructions
1. Remove any pans, utensils and racks from the oven. If you leave these in during the self-cleaning process, it will destroy them.
2. Clean the area around the door gasket and the area on the oven frame where the door touches. Use hot water and detergent to clean these areas. Do not attempt to clean or rub the oven gasket itself, as this can damage the gasket. You should also clean any large spills in the oven. If you don’t, the self-cleaning process can create a lot of smoke and even ignite the inside of the oven.
3. Remove the air grill from the center of the range before you start the cleaning process. The amount of smoke that comes out of the oven can discolor the grille.
4. Close the oven door and press the "Clean" button. The word "Clean" will show up on the display.
5. Type in the three-digit time equal to the length of your desired cleaning. For light cleaning enter "2:00," and for heavy cleaning, enter "4:00." Most cleanings should be set in the middle of those values, about three hours.
6. Press the "Stop Time" button if you want to delay the beginning of the self-cleaning process. The display will change to the current calculated stop time, based on the current time and the length of the cleaning. Enter your desired stop time on the number pad. For example, if it is currently 9 a.m. and you want the cleaning to go for three hours starting at 10, you would enter "1:00" on the number pad. Five seconds after you enter the stop time, the new starting time will show on the display for five seconds before returning to the current time.
7. Stay away from the oven while it is cleaning. There will be a good deal of smoke, so turn on the vent to remove the smoke.
8. Press the "Cancel/Off" pad to stop the cleaning process early. If the oven is still hot, it can take up to 45 minutes for the door to unlock.
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