Whirlpool SF365BEY Use And Care Manual page 20

Using The Self-Cleaning
Cycle
In This Section
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How the cycle works
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Setting the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Special tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cleaning
the oven interior. Like with the other functions of your range, you operate the Self-Cleaning
cycle with the easy-to-use controls. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your
oven spotless.
How the cycle works
The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high heat
to burn away soil and grease. During the
cycle, the oven gets much hotter than it
does for normal baking or broiling. This high
heat breaks up the soil or grease and burns
it away.
We recommend a 3-hour Self-Cleaning
cycle. However, you can adjust the cycle
time to the amount of soil in your oven. You
can set the cycle anywhere between 2 and 4
hours. (See "Setting the controls" on page
21.)
The graph at the right is representative of
a normal, 3-hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Note
that the heating stops when the 3-hour
setting is up, but it takes longer for the oven
to cool enough to unlock.
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Before you start
Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle,
make sure you:
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Handelean the areas shown.
They do
not get hot enough during the cleaning
cycle for soil to burn away. Use hot water
and detergent or a soapy steel-wool pad
for cleaning.
Hand-clean frame
DO NOT
hand-clean seal
NOTE: DO
NOT clean, move or bend the
seal. Poor cleaning, baking and roasting
can result.
Hand-clean
around edg
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