Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle; Before You Start - Whirlpool RF385PXD Use And Care Manual

Using the Self-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 the easy-to-use
electronic control. Please review the instruc-
tions in this section to keep your oven
spotless.
Before you start
door around
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.
9 Remove the broiler pan 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 grid will discolor if
cleaned in the Self-Cleaning cycle.
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Wipe
out
any loose soil or grease.
This
will help reduce smoke during 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 46.) 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.
Burn Hazard
*Do not touch the oven during the
Self-Cleaning cycle.
9 Do not use commercial oven cleaners
in your oven.
Failure to follow the above could result
in burns or hazardous fumes.
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
Setf-Cleaning cycle.
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