Self Cleaning oven is in lock mode and I cannot get it unlocked.?

We lost power for 5 hours one night. When we woke the next morning my self cleaning oven was in lock. It is an electric oven with a ceramic cook top. I think it is about 20 years old. The oven is operated by buttons and one dial to set temps and times. When the clean button is pressed, the oven locks. Then you set the time and duration at the oven does the rest. I ran it through the clean process, with the racks locked in, hoping that it would unlock when the process was finished. It did not. Any suggestions. I cannot find the book.

Answers:
I suggest that you call the manufacturer, a local service rep, or look on web for the number, and possibly 'common questions' section.

Have you tried just pushing the 'cancel' button? If it has completed its cycle, perhaps it is just a tight seal and needs a stronger yank at the oven door to get it to open? Usually, it won't unlock until it has completed the cycle and then cooled down so it is safe to open....it sounds like it probably was cool when you tried to open it up? Good luck.

Other answers:
This might seem obvious but I've done it before; I have to physically lock my oven to put it in clean mode. I do this by pulling a lever from the left to the right. The lever is located above the oven but below the stovetop controls; kind of hidden. Is it possible that your oven got locked this way, by someone (my kids do it a lot) sliding the lever over without your knowledge???
This might seem obvious but I've done it before; I have to physically lock my oven to put it in clean mode. I do this by pulling a lever from the left to the right. The lever is located above the oven but below the stovetop controls; kind of hidden. Is it possible that your oven got locked this way, by someone (my kids do it a lot) sliding the lever over without your knowledge???
Look on the manufacturer's web site for manual info and a help phone number. There is usually a place that you can poke something into to unlatch it - they can tell you where and how
rattle the door. there is residue on it. place it back in clean mode. Rattle the door the whole time. Then turn back off. It should loosen.
is there a reset button? if not take down the name and call the manufacturer and ask them or do a websearch for your make and model
Call or email the manufacturer.
After it finishes the clean cycle, it has to cool down for a while before it unlocks.
reboot, unplug power cord then plug back in
Have you tried to unplug it and reset it's memory.

Worth a try. Manufacturer should have a website with a help section.
on self cleaning ovens you are running very high temps in the oven for cleaning. when the cycle is done it will not open you have to wait till the oven cools. this is so you dont get burned when opening the oven door after cleaning.
Due to you loosing power like that , when it came back on there might have been a surge strong enough to blow the fuse in your oven. Check out the fuses! you might just have to replace one.
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