Whirlpool Super Capacity 465 Use And Care Manual page 26

USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE
S
ETTING THE CONTROLS
7.
After the oven cools to room temperature, wipe
off any residue or ash with a damp cloth or
sponge.
If needed, touch up spots with a mildly abrasive
cleanser or cleaning sponge.
To stop the self-cleaning cycle at
any time:
If the oven temperature is above normal broiling
temperatures, the Self-Cleaning cycle will start a
30-minute cool down. The clean and door locked
indicator lights will stay on.
H
OW THE CYCLE WORKS
The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high 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 automatically preset for a 3
Self-Cleaning cycle.
The graph at the right shows you what happens
in a 3 1 ⁄ -hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Notice that the
2
heating stops 1 ⁄ hour before the 3
2
is up.
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( CONT )
PRESS
OFF
CANCEL
1 ⁄ -hour
2
1 ⁄ -hour setting
2
START
YOU SEE
875°F ( 468°C )
CLEANING CYCLE
OVEN SHUT OFF
(normal broiling temperature)
DOOR UNLOCKS
DOOR LOCKS
1 1 2
Time In Hours
ON
ON
3 STOP