Whirlpool RM978BXV Use & Care Manual page 21

6. After the Self-Cleaning cycle is
completed,
the Lower Oven
LOCKED Signal Light goes off.
Move the Lock Lever back to the
left.
Do not force it.
Wait until it
will move easily. Turn the Oven
Selector and Oven Temperature
Control to OFF.
7. After the oven is cool,
wipe off
any residue or ash with a damp
cloth. If needed, touch up spots
with a soapy steel wool pad.
Special Tips
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Keep the kitchen well ventilated during the Self-Cleaning cycle to help
get rid of normal heat, odors and smoke.
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Clean the oven before it gets heavily soiled. Cleaning a very soiled oven
takes longer and results in more smoke than usual.
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If the Self-Cleaning cycle doesn't get the oven as clean as you expected,
the cycle may not have been set long enough or you may not have pre-
pared the oven properly. Set the Self-Cleaning cycle longer the next time
and hand clean areas noted on page 19.
TO stop the Self-Cleaning cycle
at anytime:
1. Touch STOP TIME.
2.
Touch CANCEL.
3. When the Lower Oven LOCKED Sig-
nal Light goes off, move the Lock
Lever back to the left.
DO NOT
FORCE IT.
Wait until it moves easily.
Turn the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
How It Works
During the Self-Cleaning cycle, the oven gets much hotterthan it does for
baking or broiling...approximately 875°F (468"C)This heat breaks up grease
and soil and burns it off.
This graph shows approximate temperatures and times during a Self-
Cleaning cycle for 3 hours,
SELF-CLEANING CYCLE -THREE HOUR SEITING
IADaroximate Temaeratures and Times1
START
YZ hr. 1 hr. 1 YZ hrs. 2 hrs. 2 V2 hrs. 3 hrs. 3V2hrs Sl
Notice that the heating stops when the 3-hour setting is up, but that it takes longe
for the oven to cool down enough to unlock.
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