Whirlpool SF350BEE Use & Care Manual page 17

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SING THE
The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cleaning
the inside of the oven. Like the other functions of your range, you run the Self-Cleaning cycle
with the easy-to-use controls. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your
oven spotless.
B
EFORE YOU START
Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle, make
sure you:
•
Hand-clean the areas shown. They do not get hot
enough during the Self-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.
You may get poor cleaning, baking, and roasting.
•
Remove the broiler pan and grid and any pots
and pans being stored in the oven.
•
Wipe out any loose soil or grease. This will help
reduce smoke during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
•
Wipe up food spills containing sugar as soon as
possible after the oven cools down. When sugar
is heated to a high temperature in the Self-
Cleaning cycle, the high temperature can cause
the sugar to burn and react with the porcelain.
This can cause staining and etching or pitting.
•
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 21.) If you
clean the racks in the Self-Cleaning cycle, place
them on the 2nd and 4th rack guides. (The guides
are counted from bottom to top.)
•
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.
S -C
ELF LEANING
Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or illness from inhaling
dangerous fumes.
C
YCLE
wWARNING
Burn Hazard
Hand-clean
frame
Hand-clean
door around
edge
TIPS:
•
Do not block the vent during the Self-Cleaning
cycle. Air must move freely for best cleaning results.
•
Do not leave plastic utensils on the cooktop. They
may melt.
•
Do not leave any foil in the oven during the Self-
Cleaning cycle. Foil could burn or melt and
damage the oven surface.
•
The oven light will not work during the Self-
Cleaning cycle.
DO NOT
hand-clean
seal
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