Maintenance procedure · Written to ASD-STE100 Issue 9 · Formatted to ANSI Z535

Oven Self-Clean Cycle: Deciding Whether to Run It

Domestic ranges and wall ovens with a high-temperature self-clean cycle — the checks that decide the answer, the preparation the makers publish, and why no single temperature is printed here
ApplicabilityDomestic freestanding ranges and built-in wall ovens that have a high-temperature self-clean cycle, a steam-clean cycle, or both
Task time3 hr 24 min to 9 hr 15 min editorial estimate, not a measurement
PersonnelOne
Revisionv1 · 2026-07-29
BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before you begin. This procedure is general reference information, not professional advice. Equipment varies by manufacturer, model, and year. Always follow the documentation supplied with your equipment — where it differs from this page, follow the manufacturer. Verify that you have the tools, the working conditions, and the ability to do this task safely. If anything is unclear, if the equipment is damaged, or if the task exceeds your experience, stop and use a qualified professional. You are responsible for your own safety and for the outcome. This site accepts no liability for any loss, damage, or injury arising from the use of this information.

Specifications marked unverified could not be traced to a manufacturer source. Do not rely on them — obtain the value from your equipment documentation.

Summary

A self-cleaning oven does not use a chemical. It heats the cavity until the baked-on food turns to ash, and that is the whole trick — which is also why the question people actually type is not "how do I run it" but "should I". This page treats it as a decision with five real inputs: whether a bird lives in your home, whether anyone has ever taken the oven door off and put it back, whether your model appears in a recall, whether you can stay home for the whole cycle and the cool-down afterwards, and whether the soil is heavy enough to need the high-temperature cycle rather than the steam one. Every one of those has a manufacturer or government document behind it, named in place. If any of them comes out wrong, cleaning the oven by hand is a legitimate answer and this page will say so.

What this page will not do is tell you how hot your oven gets. GE Appliances publishes about 880 °F (471 °C) for its own ranges; Whirlpool's own article says upward of 800 °F for a traditional cycle; the Frigidaire and Samsung documents read for this page give no figure at all. Those are two named makers with two different numbers for the same kind of cycle, and averaging them would produce a number that is true of nothing. The same goes for the racks: GE lets enamelled racks with a self-clean label stay in the oven, and Whirlpool, Frigidaire and Samsung each tell you to take the racks out. One more thing worth saying plainly, because the internet is full of the opposite: none of the eleven sources behind this page says that the self-clean cycle damages an oven, and none publishes a failure rate. We are not going to invent one.

Necessary equipment

ItemNote
The use and care guide for your ovenThe guide for your model is the only document that describes your oven.
Wet clothUse a wet cloth for the loose soil before the cycle and for the ash after it.
Pen and paper optionalRecord the date of each cycle.

Find the documents for your own oven

Estimated 12 min to 27 min

NOTEThe makers do not agree with each other. Your guide is the document that applies to your oven.
Peak oven temperature during the self-clean cycle
Unverified — do not rely on this value
CONSULT THE USE AND CARE GUIDE FOR YOUR OWN OVEN. THE CONFLICT NOTE BELOW NAMES EVERY PUBLISHED FIGURE AND THE MAKER THAT PUBLISHED IT

No tier-1 source was found for this value. Take it from the documentation supplied with your equipment.

Two tier-1 makers publish two different figures for the same class of cycle and two publish none, so this page prints no general temperature. GE Appliances (ge-range-cleaning-options, accessed 2026-07-29) states that in a self-clean cycle 'The oven is heated to about 880 degrees Fahrenheit (471° C.)'. Whirlpool's own consumer article (whirlpool-how-does-a-self-cleaning-oven-work, accessed 2026-07-29) states that traditional self-cleaning models reach 'upward of 800ºF'. Whirlpool's support page for the same cycle (whirlpool-high-temperature-self-clean-cycle-information, accessed 2026-07-29) gives no figure at all and says only that the cycle 'uses very high temperatures'. The Frigidaire and Samsung documents read for this page (frigidaire-set-oven-or-range-to-self-clean and samsung-how-to-clean-your-samsung-oven, both accessed 2026-07-29) give no peak temperature. This page does not average 880 and 800, does not round them together and does not prefer either maker. A temperature limit is safety-critical (config.json safety_critical_specs) and this one is a property of a particular oven, not of a class: GE's figure is true of GE ranges and Whirlpool's is true of Whirlpool ovens. Read the figure for your own model out of your own guide. For the steam cycle the same rule applies: Whirlpool gives around 400 °F for a steam cycle and GE Appliances says only that its steam cycle uses lower temperatures than the standard self-clean feature.
  1. Find the use and care guide for your own oven.
    • The makers publish these guides on their own support websites.
    • The model number is on a data plate at the front frame of the oven.
    5m
  2. Read the self-clean instructions in that guide.
    • The instructions are different for each maker and for each model.
    • Frigidaire says that not all models have the self-clean cycle.
    • This page does not replace the guide for your oven.
    5m
  3. Record the peak temperature that your own maker gives for the cycle.
    • GE Appliances gives about 880 °F (471 °C) for its own ranges.
    • Whirlpool gives more than 800 °F for a traditional cycle.
    • The Frigidaire and Samsung documents for this page give no temperature figure.
    • This page does not give one temperature for all ovens.
    2m

Do the four checks that decide the answer

Estimated 12 min to 32 min

NOTEEach check has a manufacturer document or a recall notice behind it.
WARNING

MOVE ALL BIRDS TO ANOTHER CLOSED AND WELL-VENTILATED ROOM BEFORE THE CYCLE.
Whirlpool says that the fumes can cause the death of certain birds. Samsung gives the same warning for its own ovens.

  1. If a bird lives in your home, move the bird to another closed room.
    • The room must have good ventilation.
    • Whirlpool and Samsung each publish this warning for their own ovens.
    • If you cannot move the bird, do not run the self-clean cycle.
    5m
WARNING

EXAMINE THE OVEN DOOR BEFORE YOU START THE SELF-CLEAN CYCLE.
CPSC recall 09-046 says that heat can escape from an incorrectly attached door. The result is a fire and burn hazard.

  1. If a person removed the oven door and attached it again, examine the door.
    • The door must open fully flat.
    • Owners with an incorrectly attached door must not use the cycle.
    • This instruction is in CPSC recall 09-046.
    • If you are not sure, speak to the maker of your oven.
    2m
  2. Search the CPSC recall record for the brand and the model of your oven.
    • CPSC recalled ovens in 2001 and in 2008 for a fire hazard in the self-clean cycle.
    • In each recall the instruction was to stop use of the cycle.
    4m
  3. Decide if you can stay in your home for the cycle and the cool-down time.
    • GE Appliances gives 30 to 90 minutes for the oven to become cool.
    • The oven door stays locked for all of that time.
    1m
  4. If you cannot obey the four checks above, do not start the self-clean cycle.
    • You can clean the oven by hand instead.
    • A steam-clean cycle is also an alternative for light soil.
    <1m

Choose the cycle for the quantity of soil

Estimated 3 min

Duration of the self-clean cycle
Unverified — do not rely on this value
CONSULT THE USE AND CARE GUIDE FOR YOUR OWN OVEN. THE CONFLICT NOTE BELOW NAMES EVERY PUBLISHED DURATION AND ITS MAKER

No tier-1 source was found for this value. Take it from the documentation supplied with your equipment.

Four makers publish four different durations, because the cycle length is a property of the oven and of the soil level selected. GE Appliances (ge-range-cleaning-options, accessed 2026-07-29): 'The cycle takes from one and a half hours to three hours, depending upon the amount of soil.' Whirlpool (whirlpool-how-does-a-self-cleaning-oven-work, accessed 2026-07-29): approximately 2 hours for light soil, 3 to 4 hours for moderate to heavy soil, and up to 6 hours on some models. Frigidaire (frigidaire-set-oven-or-range-to-self-clean, accessed 2026-07-29): 'For typical cleaning needs, we recommend that you select a cleaning time of three hours or choose the medium soiled setting.' Samsung (samsung-how-to-clean-your-samsung-oven, accessed 2026-07-29): two, three and five hour options selected by pressing Self Clean repeatedly before Start. The page total on this record is a rollup of the per-step editorial estimates and assumes a short cycle; it is not a manufacturer figure and it is not a measurement.
  1. Examine the quantity of soil in the oven cavity.
    1m
  2. If the soil is light, select the steam-clean cycle.
    • Frigidaire says that the steam-clean cycle is for light soils on the oven bottom.
    • GE Appliances says that its steam cycle uses a lower temperature than the self-clean cycle.
    • Samsung says that a steam cycle is a less intensive alternative.
    1m
  3. If the soil does not move with a wet cloth, select the self-clean cycle.
    • Frigidaire sends the reader to the self-clean cycle for tougher soil.
    • Whirlpool says to use the cycle before the oven becomes heavily soiled.
    1m

Prepare the oven and the kitchen

Estimated 16 min to 28 min

Oven racks permitted in the oven during the self-clean cycle
Unverified — do not rely on this value
CONSULT THE USE AND CARE GUIDE FOR YOUR OWN OVEN. THE CONFLICT NOTE BELOW NAMES WHAT EACH MAKER SAYS

No tier-1 source was found for this value. Take it from the documentation supplied with your equipment.

Three makers say to remove the racks and one publishes an exception, and the exception depends on a label on the rack. Whirlpool (whirlpool-high-temperature-self-clean-cycle-information, accessed 2026-07-29) says 'Remove the oven racks, broiler pan, grid, cookware, and bakeware from the oven.' Frigidaire (frigidaire-set-oven-or-range-to-self-clean, accessed 2026-07-29) says 'Remove the oven racks.' Samsung (samsung-how-to-clean-your-samsung-oven, accessed 2026-07-29) says 'Remove all racks and other utensils from the oven before starting a self-clean cycle.' GE Appliances (ge-range-tips-for-self-clean, accessed 2026-07-29) says 'Remove the oven racks unless they are labeled as "Self-Clean" or "Never-Scrub" racks.' None of these is wrong. They describe different products, and a rack that GE built for the cycle is not the same object as a rack that was not. The safe default on this page is to remove the racks, because that instruction is correct on every one of the four makers' ovens; leaving a rack in is correct only when your own guide says the rack is made for the cycle.
  1. Remove all cookware and bakeware from the oven.
    • Remove any foil from the oven.
    • Remove silicone mats and probes from the oven.
    • Remove the broiler pan and the grid also.
    • Whirlpool and Samsung each give these instructions.
    3m
NOTICE

REMOVE THE OVEN RACKS UNLESS THE GUIDE FOR YOUR MODEL PERMITS THEM.
The temperature of the cycle discolours a rack without a self-clean label.

  1. Remove the oven racks.
    • Whirlpool, Frigidaire and Samsung each tell you to remove the oven racks.
    • GE Appliances permits enamelled racks that carry a self-clean label.
    • The specifications below give the disagreement in full.
    1m
  2. Remove all items from the storage drawer.
    • Whirlpool gives this instruction.
    1m
  3. Remove plastic items from the cooktop.
    • Whirlpool says that plastic items on the cooktop can melt.
    1m
  4. Clean the loose soil from the oven bottom with a wet cloth.
    • GE Appliances says to remove liquid grease and juices from the oven bottom.
    • Samsung says to remove excess spillage before the cycle.
    5m
  5. Clean the door edge and the oven cavity frame by hand.
    • Whirlpool gives 1½ in (3.8 cm) for the frame area around the oven cavity.
    • This area does not become hot enough for the cycle to clean it.
    5m
  6. Do not clean, rub or move the oven door gasket.
    • Whirlpool gives this instruction.
    • Heat escapes from the cavity through a damaged gasket.
    <1m

Run the cycle

Estimated 2 hr 4 min to 6 hr 4 min

CAUTION

OPEN A WINDOW OR START THE RANGE HOOD FAN BEFORE THE CYCLE.
Whirlpool says to ventilate the kitchen to remove the heat, the odors and the smoke. GE Appliances gives the same instruction.

  1. Open a window or start the range hood fan.
    • Whirlpool and GE Appliances each give this instruction.
    1m
  2. Keep the oven vent clear.
    • Whirlpool says not to block the oven vents during the cycle.
    <1m
  3. Close the oven door fully.
    • The door does not lock if it is not fully closed.
    • The cycle does not start if the door does not lock.
    <1m
  4. Select the self-clean cycle and the soil level at the oven control.
    • Frigidaire recommends three hours or the medium soil level for a typical need.
    • Samsung gives two, three and five hour options on its own ranges.
    • GE Appliances gives one and a half hours to three hours for its own ranges.
    1m
  5. Start the cycle.
    • Whirlpool says that the door locks about 6 seconds after the start.
    <1m
WARNING

DO NOT LEAVE YOUR HOME DURING THE SELF-CLEAN CYCLE.
Whirlpool says not to leave the oven unattended. A fire in the oven needs an immediate response.

  1. Stay in your home until the cycle ends.
    • Children and pets must stay away from the oven.
    • GE Appliances says that a small quantity of smoke from the oven is normal.
    2h
WARNING

IF THERE ARE FLAMES IN THE OVEN CAVITY, SET THE OVEN TO OFF.
Keep the oven door closed. CPSC recall 01-155b says that air from an open door can ignite combustible material in the cavity.

  1. If there are flames in the oven cavity, set the oven to off.
    • GE Appliances gives this instruction.
    • Keep the oven door closed.
    <1m

After the cycle

Estimated 36 min to 1 hr 41 min

Cool-down time before the oven door unlocks
Unverified — do not rely on this value
CONSULT THE USE AND CARE GUIDE FOR YOUR OWN OVEN. THE CONFLICT NOTE BELOW NAMES BOTH PUBLISHED STATEMENTS

No tier-1 source was found for this value. Take it from the documentation supplied with your equipment.

Two makers describe the same waiting period and do not give the same figure. GE Appliances (ge-range-explanation-of-self-clean-oven-cool-down, accessed 2026-07-29): 'It can take between 30 and 90 minutes for the oven to cool down after a self-clean cycle is done', and the lock and clean lights may stay on for that time. Whirlpool (whirlpool-high-temperature-self-clean-cycle-information, accessed 2026-07-29): 'The door will not unlock until the oven cools' and 'The cycle time includes a 30-minute cool-down time' — that is, Whirlpool counts the cool-down inside the cycle time it displays, and GE counts it after. Frigidaire (frigidaire-set-oven-or-range-to-self-clean, accessed 2026-07-29) gives no figure and says only that 'the oven door will remain locked until the oven cools down. When it is sufficiently cool, the door will automatically unlock.' Samsung (samsung-how-to-clean-your-samsung-oven, accessed 2026-07-29) likewise gives no figure. The practical consequence is the same in every case and it is the one the reader needs before starting: the oven is unusable until the lock releases, and no maker read here lets you shorten that by opening the door.
NOTICE

DO NOT FORCE THE OVEN DOOR OPEN.
Samsung says that force damages the door lock.

  1. Wait until the door lock releases.
    • GE Appliances gives 30 to 90 minutes for the oven to become cool.
    • Whirlpool says that its cycle time includes a cool-down time of 30 minutes.
    • The oven releases the door lock by itself.
    30m
WARNING

STAND AWAY FROM THE OVEN DOOR WHEN YOU OPEN IT AFTER THE CYCLE.
Samsung says that the oven will be very hot. Air from the cavity can burn your face.

  1. Open the oven door.
    • Stand at the side of the door.
    <1m
  2. Clean the ash from the oven cavity with a wet cloth.
    • GE Appliances says that white ash in the oven is normal after the cycle.
    5m
  3. Record the date of the cycle.
    • A record of each cycle shows you how frequently you use it.
    1m

Terminology

This page uses one term for each item and holds it throughout, as ASD-STE100 requires. Equipment sellers and other guides use the names below for the same parts.

self-clean cycle
Also called: self cleaning oven, self-cleaning cycle, self clean, pyrolytic cleaning, high temperature clean, auto clean, the clean cycle
steam-clean cycle
Also called: steam clean, steam cleaning, AquaLift, low temperature clean, steam self clean
oven cavity
Also called: inside of the oven, oven interior, the inside of the stove, oven box
use and care guide
Also called: owner's manual, the manual, instruction book, user guide, the little booklet
range
Also called: stove, oven, cooker, range cooker, wall oven
oven racks
Also called: oven shelves, shelves, wire racks, trays, grill shelves

When to use a professional

Stop if the oven door does not unlock after the cool-down time. Do not force the door. Speak to the maker of your oven.

Stop if the self-clean cycle does not stop at the control. GE Appliances tells you to press the Cancel or the Clear/Off pad. If the cycle continues, set the circuit breaker for the range to off. GE Appliances gives this instruction. Then speak to the maker of your oven.

Stop if the oven does not heat after the cycle. This page does not repair a fault. Speak to the maker of your oven or to an appliance technician.

Stop if a person removed the oven door and attached it again. Do not use the self-clean cycle. Speak to the maker of your oven first.

Leave your home and call the fire service if a fire in the oven continues.

Common questions

Is it safe to run the self-cleaning cycle on my oven?

For most ovens the makers publish the cycle as a normal feature and tell you how to use it, so the honest answer is "usually, if four things are true". Move any bird in the house to another closed, well-ventilated room first, because Whirlpool says the fumes can kill certain birds and Samsung publishes the same warning. Check that nobody has ever taken the oven door off and put it back wrong, because that is exactly the condition CPSC recall 09-046 covered on 244,000 GE wall ovens. Check your model against the CPSC recall record. And be prepared to stay in the house, because Whirlpool says not to leave the oven unattended and the door stays locked through the cycle and the cool-down. If any of those four comes out badly, clean it by hand or use a steam cycle instead.

How hot does a self-cleaning oven actually get?

That depends on your oven, and this page deliberately does not print one number. GE Appliances says its self-clean cycle heats the oven to about 880 degrees Fahrenheit (471 °C). Whirlpool's own article says traditional self-cleaning models reach upward of 800 °F, and Whirlpool's support page for the same cycle gives no figure at all beyond "very high temperatures". The Frigidaire and Samsung pages read for this page publish no peak temperature. Two named manufacturers giving two different numbers is not something to average — a temperature limit is a safety-critical value, and the one that matters is the one in the guide for your model.

Will the self-clean cycle break my oven?

We could not find a manufacturer or government document that says it does, and we are not going to imply it with a shrug. None of the eleven sources behind this page publishes a failure rate for control boards, door locks or thermal fuses, and none says the cycle shortens the life of the appliance. What the makers do publish is what to do when things go wrong: GE Appliances has a documented procedure for a cycle that will not stop and an explanation of why the door stays locked for 30 to 90 minutes afterwards. That tells you those situations are recognised and have answers, not that the cycle caused them. If you want a page that tells you self-clean destroys ovens, this is not it; if a maker publishes evidence tomorrow, this page will carry it with the maker's name on it.

Can I leave the racks in during self-clean?

Only if your own guide says your racks are made for it, and the makers genuinely differ here. GE Appliances says to remove the racks unless they are labelled "Self-Clean" or "Never-Scrub" — those are the enamelled, dark-coloured racks, and your model's manual says which ones yours are. Whirlpool, Frigidaire and Samsung each say to take the racks out with no exception. Removing them is the instruction that is correct on all four makers' ovens, so that is what the steps on this page say. A shiny chrome rack left in a high-temperature cycle typically comes out dull and stiff to slide, which is a wasted rack rather than a danger.

Why do people say never to run self-clean before Thanksgiving?

The advice is everywhere and no manufacturer document we read states it, so treat the folklore version with suspicion and the mechanical version with respect. The mechanical version is simply that the oven is out of action for a long time: the cycle itself runs somewhere between one and a half and six hours depending on maker and soil level, and then GE says it takes another 30 to 90 minutes before the door unlocks. If something does go wrong mid-cycle you also want a working appliance repair trade, which you do not have on a public holiday. Neither of those is a claim about the cycle damaging the oven — it is a claim about timing, and on timing the manufacturers' own numbers make the case by themselves.

Is the smell from a self-cleaning oven dangerous?

The one documented, unambiguous harm is to birds. Whirlpool states that the health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes and that exposure may result in their death, and Samsung tells owners to relocate birds to a well-ventilated room. For people, what the makers publish is ventilation guidance rather than a health claim: Whirlpool says to keep the kitchen well ventilated to get rid of heat, odours and smoke, and GE says to open windows or run the exhaust fan. GE also says a small amount of smoke escaping during the cycle is normal. Open a window and run the hood fan; that is what the documents actually support.

What is the difference between self clean and steam clean?

Heat versus water, and it decides which one you should pick. The self-clean cycle heats the cavity until soil turns to ash, and Whirlpool describes a steam cycle as a much lower temperature — around 400 °F on its own ovens — running for a much shorter time. Frigidaire says the steam feature is for routine cleaning of light soils on the oven bottom and sends you to self clean for tougher baked-on messes. GE says its steam option uses lower temperatures than the standard self-clean feature and lets pans and racks stay inside. Samsung calls steam clean a less intensive alternative to a full self clean. If the soil wipes with effort, steam it; if it is carbonised on, that is what the high-temperature cycle is for.

The oven door is still locked hours after the cycle. What do I do?

Wait first, then call — and do not force it. GE Appliances gives 30 to 90 minutes for the oven to cool after a self-clean cycle, and says the lock and clean lights may stay on for that whole period. Samsung is explicit that forcing the door open damages the automatic door-locking system, which turns a wait into a repair bill. If the cycle itself will not stop, GE says to press Cancel or Clear/Off, and if that fails, to switch off the fuse or breaker feeding the range. If the door is still locked well past the cool-down time with the oven cold, that is a service call to the manufacturer, not a lever-and-screwdriver job.

Sources

Every specification on this page is traced to one of these sources. Tier 1 is a manufacturer document, a published standard, or a government safety authority. See Standards for the full tiering rule.

  1. Tier 1High Temperature Self-Clean Cycle InformationWhirlpool Corporation · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25
  2. Tier 1How Does a Self-Cleaning Oven Work & How Do You Use It?Whirlpool Corporation · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25 · automated link check returned network error: The read operation timed out — verified by hand
  3. Tier 1Range & Wall Oven — Tips for Self CleanGE Appliances (Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.) · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25
  4. Tier 1Cleaning Options for Your Gas or Electric OvenGE Appliances (Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.) · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25
  5. Tier 1Range & Wall Oven — Self-Clean Does Not Turn OffGE Appliances (Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.) · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25
  6. Tier 1Range & Wall Oven — Explanation of Self-Clean Oven Cool DownGE Appliances (Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.) · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25
  7. Tier 1Ovens — How do I set my oven or range to self-clean?Frigidaire (Electrolux Home Products, Inc.) · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25
  8. Tier 1Ovens — When and how do I use steam clean?Frigidaire (Electrolux Home Products, Inc.) · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25
  9. Tier 1How to clean your Samsung ovenSamsung Electronics America, Inc. · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25
  10. Tier 1GE Recalls to Inspect and Repair Wall Ovens Due to Fire and Burn Hazards (Recall 09-046)U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25
  11. Tier 1CPSC, BSH Home Appliances Corp. Announce Recall of Thermal/Microwave Ovens (Recall 01-155b)U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · accessed 2026-07-29 · re-verification due 2027-01-25

Revision history

Current version 1 · updated 2026-07-29 · next review due 2027-07-29

  1. v1 · 2026-07-29First draft. Sourced to Whirlpool, GE Appliances, Frigidaire and Samsung self-clean and steam-clean documentation and to two CPSC recall notices (09-046 and 01-155b). The topic's research band was tier1-per-unit and it held: the peak temperature, the rack rule, the cycle duration and the cool-down time are all per model, and all four publish as consult-the-guide instructions with no digit in the value. Two named makers give two different peak temperatures (GE about 880 °F / 471 °C, Whirlpool upward of 800 °F) and two give none; nothing is averaged and no maker is preferred. GE permits a labelled enamelled rack to stay in the oven while Whirlpool, Frigidaire and Samsung each say remove; the steps carry the instruction that is correct on all four. The record publishes no claim that the cycle damages an oven, because no source found supports one, and says so on the page. No specification is marked verified: writing data/specs.json is refused to a delegate at every level (config.json models.never_delegate_human), and the skill requires an unwritable registry to publish as consult-the-manufacturer rather than as a verified value the registry has never seen. Source entries are staged in data/sources-additions-decide-whether-to-run-an-oven-self-clean-cycle.json for merge into data/sources.json by an authorized actor; the record holds on check 3 until that merge happens.

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