Whirlpool RBS277PD - Manual (Page 41)

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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 1 ⁄
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
2
1 ⁄
2
and 4 1 ⁄
2
hours. (See “Setting the con-
trols” on page 37.)
The graph at the right is representative of
a normal, 3 1 ⁄
2
-hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Note
that the heating stops after 3 hours to cool
the oven enough so the door can be
unlocked.
CLEANING CYCLE
OVEN SHUTS OFF
DOOR UNLOCKS
DOOR LOCKS
( normal broiling temperature )
( fan stays on )
START 1 2 3 STOP
Time In Hours
T
emperature
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