Ge oven self cleaning instructions
When the oven needs the very high temperatures of Self Clean. Steam Clean handles small spills.
Steps
- Read the Self-Cleaning Oven Safety Instructions at the beginning of the manual.
- Wipe grease and soil from the oven.
- Remove everything except enameled (dark color) racks. Take out shiny or silver racks and all cookware.
- Close the door.
- Press the Clean pad once. A default clean time appears.
- To change the time, enter a time from 3:00 to 5:00 hours with the number pads and press Start. To use the default time, press Start right after the Clean pad.
- When the oven has cooled and the door has unlocked, wipe the ash out of the oven.
The oven door locks during the cycle and stays locked until the oven has cooled. The oven turns off automatically when the cycle ends. The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes, so move birds to another well-ventilated room.
Source: Care and Cleaning: Cleaning The Oven Source: Care and Cleaning: Cleaning The Oven, p. 12
Used for
Other JT5000SFSS procedures
- How to set the clockTo set or reset the time of day, for example after a power outage.
- How to lock or unlock the oven controlsTo keep the touch pads from starting anything.
- How to run Steam CleanTo clean small spills at a lower temperature than Self Clean.
- How to adjust the oven temperatureWhen the oven bakes too hot or too cold after the first few uses.
- How to turn Auto Recipe Conversion on or offTo control whether the oven converts a standard recipe temperature for convection baking.
- How to set Sabbath modeBefore cooking on the Sabbath or a holiday.
- How to replace the oven light bulbWhen the oven light does not work and the bulb is loose or has failed.
- How to remove and replace an oven rackTo take a flat rack out for washing or to change its position.
- How to remove and replace the oven doorTo reach the oven interior for cleaning or to straighten a door that sits crooked.
Sources
- Owner's Manual, Convection Built-In Electric Wall Ovens JK5000, JT5000, JK5500 and JT5500. GE Appliances. Document 49-80722, revision Printed 03-14, 2014-03, 32 pages, en-US. images.salsify.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
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