Try shutting off power and then turn on..If this doesnt work turn on self clean again ,start it then after a few seconds cancel. This should tell the lock to release.
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The latch is solenoid operated. remove power from the stove (unplug or breaker). That should release the lock. Close the door and power back on. Hopefully all will be reset.
There is a SAFETY INTERLOCK, if you opened it then locked... Is that what you said? It can not clean if the door is not locked.
If you unplug the stove and this will give it a reset. but you may have done some mechanical damage that you will have to inspect to see what it is doing. Is the Locking handle working properly? Is anything jammed ? Ect... Look at the Mechanical components first...
One thermostat (sometimes at the back of the stove) is open/blown or the door locking assembly has failed. To open the door you may remove the back of the stove; take the door locking assembly apart to release the long wire that hooks the door close. On some models you can see the locking the latching mechanism through a **** in the top front and can play with the mechanisms there to release the door. Then you can begin to figure why the door latched in the first place.
we have a sears kenmore model and this is how we do it. remove everything from stove including the racks, close oven door, slide door lock latch to the right till it locks the door. turn knob to clean. when it is done cleaning it will turn off by itself. on some models the door latch will not slide open when done. just wait for it to cool if this is the case. it should tell on the touch pad on stove the hours that it takes to clean it. good-day !
This is the self cleaning lock latch. I inherited the same stove the same way - came with the little 100-year-old cottage we just bought. Fortunately the owners manual was in the bottom warmer drawer. Here is what it says on one of the back pages, talking about the self-cleaning feature: “If the door latch finger should become positioned so as to prevent the oven door from closing completely, this condition can be corrected as follows: a. Make sure oven is cool. b. Open oven door, turn Oven Selector switch to CLEAN, push in oven door light switch button (switch is located at right top oven door opening) and hold button in for approximately 15 seconds. c. Next, turn Oven Selector to OFF and again push in the oven door switch for approximately 15 seconds. The latch finger, being motor driven, will rotate so the oven door may be properly closed.”
spray the latch catch with oil or silicone to loosen the latch mechanism than stick something [a screwdriver/ pen ] that u can use to push the catch upward to open push on catch while lifting handle if catch falls back either latch spring still frozen or latch spring broken and needs replacement
plug in, open bottom and clean line end by twisting and pulling pushrod, make sure valves are on, tank must be higher do to gravity feed, crack open door 1/2 in, turn timer dial (one that clicks) all the way it should glow at bottom of crown, turn on fuel to low setting (just counter clock of the click), once flame is burning across the bottom of the pan close door all the way. The door open is so that it keeps stove clean for lighting also open the door for closing. If smoke is coming out of the door close it a little more. the stove needs to be clean and will stay clean for a long time if you open the doors. if it floods you need to clean it out. there are fuel adjust screws and air adjust counter weight but have a professional set those. good luck its a great stove once you get to know it.
In my case the latch mechanism was frozen. The best bet for that is to allow it to be heated; hair dryer or something then put WD40 or something on it until i get a new one
1-turn oven control to lock
2-push in and turn the stop dial knob to set a cleaning time of aprox. 1 hour
3-push the start dial knob in . this will make the locking mechanism to operate (wait 15 seconds)
4- turn the stop knob back to the"0" setting on the cleaning dial. the knob will pop out waight 15 seconds to allow the mechanism to unlatch the door
5-open the door
6 push the stop dial in to return it to the manual position
7- turn the oven control knob to off
8- close door.
basically your just repeating a cleaning cycle to reset the lock mechanism
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