Using the self-cleaning cycle, How the cycle works, Before you start – Whirlpool FGS385Y User Manual

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U S I N G T H E S E L F - C L E A N I N G C Y C L E

Using The Self-Cleaning
Cycle

In This Section

Page

Page

How the cycle works...................... .................. 19

Setting the controls.................. ..................... 20

Before you start.............................. .................. 19

Special tips............................... ......................21

The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cieaning the oven

interior. Like with the other functions of your range, you operate the Self-Cleaning cycle with the 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.

We recommend a 3-hour Seif-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 20.)

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.

START

Time In Hours

STOP

Before you start

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.

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