Whirlpool RF396PCX, RF396PXX manual How it works

How it works

During the Self-Cleaning cycle, the oven gets much hotter than it does for baking or broiling. ..approximately 675°F (466°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			I	I	I	I O’.‘E			427°C
600°F									316°C
400°F									204°C
200°F									93°C
START	% hr.	1 hr	1 1%hrs			2 hrs.	2% hrs.	3 hrs	3% 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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