Whirlpool RF364PSB Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle

Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle

In This Section

How the cycle works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Special tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

range, you

operate the Self-Cleaning cycle

with easy-to-use controls. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your oven

spotless.

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 3%hour Self-

Cleaning cycle. However, you can adjust the

cycle time

to the amount

of soil in your oven.

You can set the cycle time anywhere

between

2'12

and 4% hours. (See “Setting

the controls” on page 22.)

START

87I.F (408%)

OVEN SHUT OFF

DOOR UNLOCKS

Tin-m It Hours

SlaP

The graph at the right is representative of

a normal, 3%hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Note

that the heating stops 112 hour before the

3%hour setting is up.

Before you start

DO NOT

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.

NOTE:

DO NOT clean, move, or bend the

seal. Poor cleaning, baking, and roasting

may result.

hand-clean seal

Hand-clean

door around