Whirlpool RF360BXW manual Special Tips, How It Works, For the oven to cool down enough to unlock

Special Tips

l Keep the kitchen well ventilated during the Self-Cleaning cycle to help get rid of heat, odors and smoke.

l Clean the oven before it gets heavily soiled. Cleaning a very soiled oven takes longer and results in more smoke than usual.

l If the Self-Cleaning cycle doesn’t get the oven as clean as you expected, the cycle may not have been set long enough or you may not have pre- pared the oven properly. Set the Self-Cleaning cycle longer the next time and hand clean areas noted on page 18.

To stop the Self-Cleaning cycle at anvtime:

1. Push in and turn the Stop Time Knob clockwise until it points to the right time of day.

2.Turn the Oven Selector and Oven Temperature Control to OFFWhen the &en LOCKEDIndicator Light goes 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.

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							538°C
800°F							427°C
600°F							316°C
4007							204°C
200°F							93°C
START	3 hr.	1 hr.	lb hrs.	2 hrs	2v2 nrs.	3 hrs	3 v2 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.

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