Trying to self clean our Electrolux Icon oven for the first time. Have removed the racks and rack supports. However, when I press "clean" it still displayed "remove racks" and won't start (beeps three times instead). Frustrating!!! I have removed both the racks AND the supports and the remove racks is still blinking. I have an Electrolux EW30Es65GSB electric built in range. It was manufacutred in Nov. 2008. This is the first time I tried to clean it. My entire kitchen remodel was a nightmare so this is par for the course!
It's ridiculous why would you want to remove the racks in self cleaning mode you want to clean the racks also what good is self cleaning
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I was getting the remove rack error until I finally figured out what it wanted me to remove. When you say you removed the rack supports, do you mean just the sliding parts or the whole side metal rack support? At first I thought they were bolted in, but I read somewhere that they come out, too. Upon further investigation, I found the rack supports just slide into the side walls at 4 points. I had to use a little force to pull them out, but they came out and my oven is self-cleaning as I write this. I just thought I would share in case you or others haven't figured it out yet. Now I will just have to see how hard it is to get them back in...
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Push the racks all the way to the rear of the oven. Lift the rear of the rack to dislodge it from the side rail and pull it out.
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Hello Cynthia,
Welcome to FixYa.
Is this the first time the un it has been set for self-clean ? Or is it the first time you have set it for self clean ?
The reason I ask is based on your post "The racks are removed. When I try to start the self cleaning feature - a message flashes in red to remove oven racks " I really don't think anything is wrong with your oven.
This is simply a reminder to remove your racks before the oven reaches the temperature ( usually above 550 ) which the door cannot be opened even by canceling the clean cycle until it cools down below 550...a safety measure.
If you allow the unit to proceed through the self clean the message will go away after a while and the cycle will continue on it's merry way.
Hope that answers your question or quells your concern. Those darn self clean ovens get so hot they will make your nice racks look like barbecue grills if left in during the cleaning, it is definitely better to be sure now than sorry later though, glad you asked.
Thank you for choosing FixYa. Let me know if you need any further assistance and good luck.
Regards,
Macmarkus :)
Hi friend, thank you for your inquiry!
I understand that you are receiving a "remove racks" message on your Electrolux range. The oven racks and supports must be removed before the self-clean will initiate or the control will not allow the self-clean to turn on. I hope this is helpful. -Matt
Hi,
Before you go working too hard to get you oven to go into the self clean mode(self destruct)....check out this tip...
Self Cleaning Oven Problem
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" Wish I had read this first. I never would have used the self cleaning option. Thanks for the info!!
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