Whirlpool RF364PSB Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle, How Cycle Works, Before you start, This Section

Using the Self-Cleaning

Cycle

In This Section

PagePage How the cycle works ........................ 21 Setting the controls ......................... 22 Before you start ............................... 21 Special tips ....................................... 24

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					87I.F	(408%)
cycle, the oven gets much hotter than it does
for normal baking		or broiling.	This high heat		OVEN		SHUT	OFF
breaks up the soil or grease and burns it
away.							DOOR	UNLOCKS
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				START	1			3	SlaP
between	2'12 and	4% hours.	(See “Setting
					Tin-m It		Hours
the controls” on page 22.)
The graph at the right is representative of
a normal, 3%hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Note
that the heating stops 112hour before the
3%hour	setting	is up.

Before you start

Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle, make sure you:

l 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.

DO NOT hand-clean seal

Hand-clean

Hand-clean door around