What did the dealer say to do? Are their any instructions? How frustrating for you, I am about to buy a KA or Jennair so hoping you will share what you learn.

Thanks

The instructions say don't use oven cleaner as it can damage the surface. Whatever you do don't let this put you off buying one, Just be sure you do the self cleaning monthly. Don't wait like i did. That gave it a chance to burn on.

Great move on adding one of those self cleaning kitchen aids! However, you should clean the oven once a month yourself or ask your cleaning lady to give the oven a scrub when she comes to clean your home. Self-clean can be a helpful tool only if your oven is moderately dirty. Nothing can replace a good old-fashioned oven clean. To remove the buildup you're having trouble with, try mixing baking soda, water, and vinegar. Make a paste with these ingredients, cover the inside of your oven with it, and let it sit overnight or about 12 hours. Then clean and rinse.

We have a kitchenAide range with the Aqua Lift (no self clean) and it’s horrible! Doesn’t take anything off, impossible to clean. I would not recommend a kitchen aide. Further, the finish is flaking off the door and they have refused to fix it. Never again.

@Amy Oliver Wow that is too bad. I have not had that issue at all. The Aqua lift has worked great for us. And it sounds like they are not fixing your door either. That's terrible. I am sorry this happened to you. We have been very lucky and I was nervous as you can see by the note two years ago. I was worried about this brand having had a Bosch in our past home. So far we have been lucky with it.

Not sure about finish on your oven, however, putting a bowl of ammonia inside the oven and leaving over night usually will soften whatever is on the oven making it easy to wipe out.

I’m having the same trouble with mine. I will never buy a kitchenaid oven again.

I have tried the Aqua Lift on my Kitchen Aid stove several times, and it does not work for me. I don't think it does anything. I am manually scrubbing the inside of my oven. I am happy with my induction stove, but would not buy it for the self clean.

I have a Kitchenaide wall oven. I'm very concerned about the fumes when using the self-clean option. I got a headache and felt nauseous. It says to move pet birds out of the area when in use! This is horrible. I had lightly cleaned the inside of the ovens before using the self-clean option, getting rid of any residual burnt-on foods, and I opened the windows. Still, I was driven out of the house. My husband had been out, came home, and couldn't believe the intensity of it. We've had self-cleaning ovens before, and nothing like this has ever happened, so we have a basis for comparison. Is there anyone to call or write to? [I live in Maine where we are trying to ban PFAFs (forever chemicals) which are found in industrial applications as well as in non-stick cookware, etc... I'm wondering if these chemicals in the Kitchenaide fall under that category. ]

The AquaLift process is *not* the same as the high-heat self-cleaning of years past. It's intended to be run each time after baking anything that splatters or runs over, to help loosen the soil for the user to more-easily wipe it away.

Im sure some engineer who NEVER cleaned an oven came up with Aquaclean! Its awful! I’m on Clean cycle .#4 and my oven is still a mess! burned on drippings of lasagnas! Followed all the rules! I’m 74 - i cant be scrubbing the oven!! . I’d take my old self-cleaning oven anyday over this! Big Mistake!

They actually make a easy off oven cleaner for self cleaning ovens. It works!

Thank you! ill look for it.

We purchased Kitchen Aid appliances believing they were a step above on quality. We were wrong! Microwave had a switch recall, fridge ice maker constantly freezes up, we use a hair dryer to thaw it out. Water dispenser has leaked since day one. Dealer changed the ice maker under warranty still drips, Aqua Lift is a joke! Dish washer has worked great!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve Parker

"Steve Parker: Water dispenser has leaked since day one. Dealer changed the ice maker under warranty still drips,"

Replacing the ice maker would reasonably have no effect on a dripping water dispenser which is a separate mechanism. Aqua Lift or steam oven cleaning is on several brands/models, not just KitchenAid. I've seen a few (I don't recall which brands) with both steam and high-heat self clean which provides the user a choice of cleaning (or non-cleaning, LOL) methods.

I too have a Kitchenaid stove. Whoever invented this Aqualift cleaning system should have to go to everyones house and clean there oven. It did actually get everything off the bottom of the oven but did not touch the walls or the door. Very disappointed in Kitchenaid. I have alot of your appliances but never again will I purchase this brand. If I wanted to manually clean my oven I would not have purchased an oven that is suppose to clean itself.

Verna2197, there are other brands of ovens that have a steam-based cleaning function. KitchenAid isn't the only one.

We had the same problem, tried the same things, still have an oven door full of many tiny, baked-on spatters. I phoned KitchenAid, and they said there are no recalls or complaints shown about the feature so it must be working properly. They offered to send me a helpful link, which is just a YouTube video explaining how to use it. (It was no more helpful than the manual.)

My Kitchen Aid refrigerator freezer ices up, my aqua lift oven cleaner does not do its job. The only Kitchen aid product that works is the dishwasher. If you don’t have a warranty or the product hasn’t been recalled, the customer service folks will not be helpful. They will offer you a discount on a new product. No thank you!! I purchased from this manufacture because they are American made. What a disappointment. Never again!