Whirlpool RM988PXL Use & Care Manual page 35

SPECIAL TIPS
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1.
Keep the kitchen well 2. Clean the oven before 3. If the cleaning cycle
ventilated during the it gets heavily soiled. doesn't get the oven as
cleaning cycle to help
Cleaning a very soiled
clean as you
get rid of normal heat oven takes longer and expected, the cycle
odors and smoke. results in more smoke may not have been set
than usual. long enough. Set the
cleaning time longer
for heavier soil.
4. Oven racks lose their shine, discolor
5. To stop the cleaning cycle after it has
and become harder to slide on their
started:
guides when they are left in the oven
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Turn the Stop flrne Knob clockwise
during the cleaning cycle. To make until the hand points to the right time
them slide easier, polish the edges of
of day.
the racks and rack guides with a soapy
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Turn the Oven Selector and Oven
steel-wool pad, rinse well, and wipe
Temperature Control to OFF.
on a thin coat of salad oil.
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When the Lock Light turns off, move the
Lock Lever back to the left. DO NOT
FORCE IT. Wait until it moves easily
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
The graph shows approximate temperatures and times
during a self-
cleaning cycle set for two hours.
SELF-CLEANING CYCLE -TWO HOUR SElTING
(Approximate Temperatures
and Times)
1000 F
800 F
600 F
400 F
200 F
204 C
START
'/a hr
1 hr I',$ hrs 2 hrs
21/, hrs.
Notice that the heating stops when the two-hour setting is up, but that it takes a
while longer for the oven to cool down enough to unlock.