Whirlpool SB160PEE - Manual (Page 29)

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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.
We recommend 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 anywhere between 2 and 4
hours. (See “Setting the controls” on
page 26.)
The graph at the right is representative of
a normal, 3-hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Note
that the heating stops when the 3-hour
setting is up, but it takes longer for the oven
to cool enough to unlock.
875 ° F ( 468 ° C )
CLEANING CYCLE
OVEN SHUT OFF
( normal broiling temperature )
START 1 2 3 STOP
Time In Hours
T
emperature
COOLING FAN TURNS ON
DOOR LOCKS IMMEDIATELY
COOLING FAN TURNS OFF
AND DOOR UNLOCKS
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