Whirlpool KEBS208D For best cleaning results, How the cycle works, Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle

Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle

For best cleaning results

•After the oven is cool, wipe up any resi- due or ash with a damp cloth or sponge. If any spots remain, clean with a mild abrasive cleanser or cleaning sponge.

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

•If the Self-Cleaning cycle does not get the oven as clean as you expected, the cycle may not have been set long enough or you may not have prepared the oven properly. Set the Self-Cleaning cycle longer the next time and hand-clean areas noted on page 47.

How 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 preset for a 31⁄2-hour Self- Cleaning cycle. However, you can adjust the cycle time to the amount of soil in your oven. You can set the cycle anywhere between 21⁄2 and 41⁄2 hours. (See “Setting the controls” on page 48.)

The graph at the right is representative of

anormal, 31⁄2-hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Note that the heating stops after 3 hours, but

it takes longer for the oven to cool enough to unlock.

Temperature		CLEANING CYCLE
		OVEN SHUTS OFF
	( normal broiling temperature )
		DOOR UNLOCKS
		( fan stays on )
	DOOR LOCKS
START	1	2	3	STOP

Time In Hours

51