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On 13 Mar 2004 22:01:41 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:

>>(Curly Sue)
>>
>>Self, schedule the next (self-)cleaning cycle of the oven for a day
>>when the exterior doors can be opened.
>>
>>The fragrance of January's roast beef is haunting me and I have to
>>stick around for 3.5 hr until the cycle is complete!
>
>Why do you need to stick around... can't you do something else in the house
>that does not necessitate your hanging out in the kitchen? Doesn't the clean
>function shut down at the end of its cycle, and then release the door lock
>automatically when the oven is sufficiently cool? As for the odor I follow the
>instruction in the owner's manual to have the exhaust fan on during the clean
>cycle... I found keeping the fan at its lowest setting is sufficient for
>extracting the odor before it can disperse throughout the house.

Yes, I can move around the house. But the house is so small that it's
hard to escape "roast beef." I just can't go shopping, etc. until the
cycle is over.

My exhaust fan doesn't work. I am working on getting it
fixed/replaced. But it's an old, round Air King, discontinued in the
70s, and fixing it has stymied several local electricians. The
problem is getting a replacement for the on/off mechanism. I called
the company last week. The fellow who is familiar with the old
products won't be in until next week. Replacing it will be an ordeal
because of the size of the opening in the wall/exterior brick. Plus
most new exhaust fans seem to be rectangular.

Anyway, it only has one speed: "hurricane." :>

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!