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One of the most common questions I get while we are fixing an appliance is, is it safe to self clean my oven. Here is an article I wrote a while ago on self cleaning your oven.
For some reason, people always wait until the last few days before the holidays to run the self-clean feature on their oven. The problem is not “why” you run the self-clean, but when.
During self-clean, the temperatures inside the oven cell can exceed 900 F. This is very stressful on the oven’s sensor, door lock assembly, and electronic control board. If anything is on the verge of breaking, it will usually happen during the self-clean cycle. This means that if you think you’re going to run the self-clean cycle in your oven, don’t wait until a few days before the holidays, when you’ll need it to cook that big turkey for a house full of guests, do it now! Then, if something does break in the oven, you’ll have time to get it repaired and won’t end up in a last-minute panic trying to get your oven fixed.
This motor is controlled According to Rob Marriott, National Technical Manager for Dacor, a manufacturer of high-end ranges and ovens, “If you’re going to use the self-clean feature, use it a lot or don’t use it at all.” The reason for this is that the most common thing to fail in an oven during self-clean is the door lock assembly.
On many modern ovens, the door lock assembly has a little motor that locks and unlocks the door. This motor is controlled by the oven’s electronic control board (the control panel with the digital display). If this motor isn’t used on a regular basis, the accumulated grease that collects in the motor during normal use will coagulate and harden during self-clean and bind the motor so that it can’t unlock the door.
The oven temperature sensor is also stressed during self-clean and is the second-most common thing to fail during or after running the self-clean cycle. Less commonly, yet still prevalent, the oven’s electronic control board can fail due the extra heat it receives during self-clean.
So, if you run the self-clean in your oven and you have problems call us for fast and efficient appliance repair. In order to help us fix your appliance in the most efficient manner we need the model number.
This picture shows you the most common places to look on your oven or range to find the model number.
Appliance Force – Calgary Appliance Repair
Calgary Appliance Repair
Address: Suite 2300
246 Stewart Green SW
Calgary, AB, T3H 3C8
Phone 1 (403) 770 – 9793
Airdrie Appliance Repair
Address: Suite 201
203-304 Main Street S
Airdrie, AB, T4B 3C3
Phone 1 (403) 770 – 9793
