Cleaning Tips - Whirlpool RF387PXV Use And Care Manual

Caring For Your Range
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How it works
During the Self-Cleaning cycle, the
oven gets much hotter than It does for
baking or broilrng.. .approxrmately
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 setting
(Approximate temperatures and times)
1000°F
536 c
600°F 427-C
600°F 316°C
400°F 204°C
200°F 9TC
START 'h hr
1 hr 1'12 hrs 2 hrs 2% hrs 3 hrs 31/z 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.
Cleaning tips
Control knobs
Clean with warm soapy water and a
sofl cloth.
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Wash, rinse and dry well.
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Do not soak.
Control panel
Clean with warm soapy water or spray
glass cleaner and a soft cloth.
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Wash, rinse and dry well.
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Follow directions provided with
the cleaner.
Surface units (Solid elements)
Clean with warm soapy water on a soft
cloth.
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Make sure the cooktop and the sur-
face units are cool.
OR
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Clean with soapy scouring pad or
scouring powder.
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Wipe off the surface units after each
use.
NOTE: After each cleaning, heat
surface units until dry.
To darken surface units or to
remove rust spots:
Use salt-free oil on a soft cloth.
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Make sure surface units are cool.
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After each cleaning, apply thin coat of
oil to surface units, then heat for 3-5
minutes. Slight smoking of oil will
occur.
Use Electrol dressing (PN 814030)'
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Follow the directions on the dressing.
NOTE: This will improve surface unit
appearance, but will not eliminate dark
spots.
'See page 18 for ordering information.