Whirlpool RF360BX Use And Care Manual page 25

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Special Tips
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Keep the kitchen well-ventilated during the Self-Cleaning cycle to help
get rid of 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
prepared the oven properly. Set the Self-Cleaning cycle longer the next
time and hand clean areas noted on page 22.
To stop the Self-Cleanlng cycle at
2. Turn the Oven Selector and Oven
anytlme:
Temperature Control to OFF. When
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Push in and turn the Stop Time
the oven temperature drops
below approximately 520°F
Knob clockwlse until it points to
(271"C), move the Lock Lever back
the right time of day.
to the left.
DO
NOT
FORCE
IT. Wait
until it moves easilv.
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.
This graph shows approximate temperatures and times during a Self-
Cleaning cycle for 3 hours.
SELF-CLEANING CYCLE-THREE HOUR SEITING
(Approximate Temperatures and limes]
1 OOO'F
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[ 875'F (4&K) CLEANING CYCLE ( I I I
538°C
BOO'F
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7-r "
600°F
316%
400°F
204%
200°F
93°C
START
Vz hr. 1 hr.
1 Vz hrs.
2 hrs.
2
V2
hrS. 3 hrs. 3 Yz hrs. STOP
Notice that the heating stops when the 3-hour setting is up, but that it takes longer
for the oven to cool down enough to unlock.
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