Broiling - Whirlpool RB260PXK Use & Care Manual

SPECIAL TIPS
1.
Keep the kitchen well 2. Clean the oven before 3. If the cleaning cycle
ventilated during the
it gets heavily soiled.
doesn't get the oven as
cleaning cycle to help Cleaning a very soiled
clean as you
get rid of normal heat
oven takes longer and expected, the cycle
odors and smoke.
results in more smoke
may not have been set
than usual. long enough. Set the
cleaning time longer
for heavier soil.
4.
Oven racks lose their shine, discolor
5.
and become harder to slide on their
guides when they are left in the oven
during the cleaning cycle. To make
them slide easier, polish the edges of
the racks and rack guides with a soapy
steel-wool pad, rinse well, and wipe
on a thin coat of salad oil.
To stop the cleaning cycle after it has
started:
l
Turn the Stop Time Knob clockwise
until the hand points to the right time
of day.
l
Turn the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
l
When the oven cools, move the
Lock Lever back to the left Do NOT
FORCE IT Wart until It moves easily
HOW IT WORKS
During the self-cleaning cycle, the oven gets much hotter than it does for
baking or broiling...approximately 875 F (468 C). This heat breaks up grease
and soil, and burns it off.
The graph shows approximate temperatures and times during a self-cleaning
Cycle set for two hours.
SELF-CLEANING CYCLE -TWO HOUR SETTING
(Approximate Temperatures and limes)
1000
800
600
400
200
START $5 hr. 1 hr.
lx hrs. 2 hrs.
2% hrs. 51
427 C
316 c
204 C
93 c
'OP
Notice that the heating stops when the two-hour setting is up, but that it takes a
12
while longer forthe oven to cool down enough to unlock.