Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle; Before You Start - Whirlpool RF356BXD Use And Care Manual

Using the Setf-Cleaning Cycle
The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cleaning
the oven interior. Like the other functions of your range, you operate the Self-Cleaning cycle
with easy-to-use controls. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your oven
spotless.
Burn Hazard
Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or
illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
Before you start
DO'NOT
hand-clean
seal
Hand-clean
,frame
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Wipe out any loose soil or grease.
This
will help reduce smoke during the Self-
Cleaning cycle.
Hand-clean
door around
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Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle,
make sure you:
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Hand-clean 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.
NOTE:
DO NOT clean, move, or bend the
seal. Poor cleaning, baking, and roasting
may result.
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Remove the broiler pan and grid and any
pots and pans
being stored in the oven.
NOTE:
You can clean the broiler pan
(without grid) in the oven if you have first
removed most of the soil by hand-cleaning
or in a dishwasher. If most of the soil is not
removed, too much smoking will occur.
The chrome broiler pan and grid will dis-
color if cleaned in the Self-Cleaning cycle.
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Remove the oven racks from the oven if
you want them to remain shiny. You
can
clean the oven racks in the Self-Cleaning
cycle, but they will become harder to slide.
(See page 28.) If you clean racks in the
Self-Cleaning cycle, place them on the 2nd
and 4th rack guides. (Guides are counted
from bottom to top.)
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Heat and odors
are normal during the
Self-Cleaning cycle. Keep the kitchen well
ventilated by opening a window or by
turning on a vent hood or other kitchen
vent during the cycle.
NOTES:
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Do not force
the Lock Lever. You could
bend or break it. The lever is designed to
stay locked until the oven is cool enough to
safely open. Wait until it moves freely.
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Do not block
the vent during the Self-
Cleaning cycle. Air must move freely for
best cleaning results.
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Do not leave
plastic utensils near the vent.
They may melt.
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Do not leave
any foil in the oven during
the Self-Cleaning cycle. Foil could burn or
melt and damage the oven surface.
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The oven light
will not work during the
Self-Cleaning cycle.