Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle; Before You Start - Whirlpool RBS277PD Use And Care Manual

Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle

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 oven, 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.

Before you start

Hand-clean
frame
Hand-clean
door around
edge
Before you start the Self-Cleaning
cycle, make sure you:
• 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.
NOTES:
•
DO NOT clean, move, or bend the seal.
Poor cleaning, baking, and roasting
may result.
•
DO NOT let water, cleaner, etc., enter
slots on door and frame.
•
Remove the broiler pan and grid and any
pots and pans being stored in the oven.
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Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
Keep children away from oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
Do not use oven cleaners in your oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or
illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
DO NOT
hand-clean
seal
wWARNING
Burn Hazard
NOTE: You can clean the broiler pan
(without grid) in the oven if you have first
removed most of the soil by hand-cleaning
or in a dishwasher. If most of the soil is not
removed, too much smoking will occur.
The chrome broiler pan and grid will
discolor if cleaned in the Self-Cleaning
cycle.
• Wipe out any loose soil or grease. This
will help reduce smoke during the Self-
Cleaning cycle.
•
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 42.) If you clean racks in the
Self-Cleaning cycle, place them on the 2nd
and 4th rack guides. (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.
NOTES:
• Do not block the vent during the Self-
Cleaning cycle. Air must move freely for
best cleaning results.
•
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.