Topic 'Self Cleaning Ovens' in forum 'Home Improvement'

Topic 'Self Cleaning Ovens' in forum 'Home Improvement' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23277043 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:54 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:54 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23304448
But you really should remove the racks. The high heat ruins the chrome after a while.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23304448 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:39:12 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23304248 said by jabarnut:

I may even go do it now...not just because it's actually long over due, but also because it doesn't take much to get me excited. :D
Fascinating, utterly fascinating :hmm:.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23304248 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:45:33 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23303984 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23303984 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:42:46 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23303767 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23303767 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:52:27 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23303465 That is, if there's a large amount of junk on the floor of the oven or elsewhere...and sugar (such as Pie filling, for example, that spilled on the floor of the oven), can be especially messy, and get baked on permanently if you don't get the bulk of it off first.

The owners manual will also tell you this, and where to clean in preparation for a self cleaning cycle. (Such as outside the door gaskets, etc).

Once you follow the instructions exactly, as far as I'm concerned there's nothing like it.
Once the cleaning cycle is done, the thing looks brand spanking new again inside.

I should also note that you may want to take the racks out first and clean them by hand.....I used to leave them in during the cleaning cycle with my last self cleaning oven, and while they do get nice and "clean", they also lose some of the nice chrome shine they once had.

Bottom line again, is read the owners manual, and follow the instructions explicitly....if you do, you'll love the results.

By the way, if you "scrub manually" instead, as some others have suggested (especially with some of the older cleaning agents from way back before self cleaning ovens even existed) , you may ruin the nice shiny finish inside on the oven porcelain.

Personally, I love the self cleaning feature.
I may even go do it now...not just because it's actually long over due, but also because it doesn't take much to get me excited. :D
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2nd using self cleaning feature.
Never had any issues. 3rd
We've used it a few times and it works awesome. No problems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23300213 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:27 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23298226 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23298226 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:07 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23298211 said by Boricua65:

said by averagedude:

2nd using self cleaning feature.
Never had any issues.

We typically run the self cleaning feature in the winter so the extra heat can warm the house while the windows are open. No since in heating the house so the AC has to work to cool it down.

I did that very thing last year. Didn't have to turn on the heater for a while. I'm planning on running the self-cleaning this month or next month (it being the 2nd time). Even though it left a little last time, no fires and no problems. It did a pretty good job and all I had to do it use a damp rag to clean the rest :D.
Done correctly all you should have is some ash. If you have more than just ash you haven't ran the over in clean cycle long enough.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23298211 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:39:19 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23298158 said by averagedude:

2nd using self cleaning feature.
Never had any issues.

We typically run the self cleaning feature in the winter so the extra heat can warm the house while the windows are open. No since in heating the house so the AC has to work to cool it down.
I did that very thing last year. Didn't have to turn on the heater for a while. I'm planning on running the self-cleaning this month or next month (it being the 2nd time). Even though it left a little last time, no fires and no problems. It did a pretty good job and all I had to do it use a damp rag to clean the rest :D.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23298158 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:29:02 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23296375 Never had any issues.

We typically run the self cleaning feature in the winter so the extra heat can warm the house while the windows are open. No since in heating the house so the AC has to work to cool it down.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23296375 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:49:49 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23295772 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23295772 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:02:24 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23295763 said by SmokChsr:

Not to mention that if you haven't used it in a long time and you have too much gunk built up inside, it can catch on fire. On the bright side the fire normally is contained to the oven, but it still makes a mess. The locking feature will frustrate the FD when they arrive, and if it's a inexperianced crew they may destroy your oven to get in rather than ventilate and wait it out. (a little CO2 down the vent stack will take care of the fire)
I had a little fire in a self cleaning oven. Just a little one. Thing is first instinct was to open and put it out. Yet self locking stopped that. With the heat in the oven and small fire I think it is best my first instinct was stopped by self locked. Just turned it off and fire since very small went out on own.
Opening it may have added extra air to small fire and the build up of heat let out probably would not have been good.
So now I make sure to clean up any small piles of stuff before self cleaning. No easy off either. Just water and a paper towel.
I'll have to remember the vent trick if I ever need that. I know it is there just did not think of it. Fire was little anyways. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23295763 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:01:00 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23295611 said by SmokChsr:

I've never used one myself, I just showed up when others used them and ended up calling the Fire Department. and no I didn't ever destroy the oven. The fun ones are when someone leaves a pan of something in the oven and then put's it into self clean.
I can't imagine cleaning an oven anymore. I've used self cleaning ovens without 1 issue ever for over 25 years.

If people are dumb enough to leave something in a self cleaning over during the clean cycle than they deserve what ever happens. But that goes for a lot of things. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23295611 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:39:10 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23293782 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23293782 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:25:18 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23293537 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23293537 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:45:18 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23280859
Walta]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23280859 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:43:35 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23278446 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23278446 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:42:53 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23277307 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23277307 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:07:36 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23277284
PS SmokChsr

that sounds like a very bad day! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23277284 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:45:30 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23277282 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23277282 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:45:03 EDT Re: Self Cleaning Ovens http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Self-Cleaning-Ovens-23277270
I scrub manually...
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