Whirlpool RF385PXY5 Use And Care Manual page 30

Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle
In This Section
Page
Page
How the cycle works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Special tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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 instructions in this
section to keep your oven spotless.
How the cycle works
The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high
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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.
Your oven is preset for 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 31.)
The graph at the right is representative of
a nor-mal, 3%hour Self-Cleaning cycle.
Note that the heating stops 1/2 hour before
the 3&hour setting is up.
WWF (4M-C)
CLEA"lNC CYCLE
START 1
Tlnm Iti Hours
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Before you start
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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