using the self-cleaning cycle. Whirlpool RS696PXB

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Using The Self-Cleaning

Cycle

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How the cycle works ........................................ ia I

Beforo you l tart ................................................ 28

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Setting the controls ......................................... .29

Special tip8 ........................................................ 31

The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cleaning the oven interior. Like with other functions of your range, you operate the Self-Cleaning cycle with the easy-to- use electronic control. 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.

Your oven is preset for a 3-hour SeWCleaning 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 29.)

The graph at the right is representative of a normal, 3-hour Seff-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

Before you start

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

Handslean 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 resutt.

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Hand-clean frame

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Remove the broiler pan grkl and any pots and pans being stored in the oven.

NOTE: You can clean the broiler pan (without grid) in the oven if you have first removed most of the soil by hand-cleaning or in a dishwasher.

If most of the soil is not removed, too much smoking will occur. The chrome broiler pan grid will discolor if cleaned in the Self-Cleaning cycle.

Wlpe out any loose soil or grease. This will help reduce smoke during the cleaning cycle.

Remove the oven racks from the oven if you want them to remain shiny. You can clean the oven racks in the Self-Cleaning cycle, but they will become harder to slide. (See page

35.) If you clean racks in the Self-Cleaning cycle, place them on the 2nd and 4th rack guides. (Guides are counted from bottom to top.)

Heat and odors are normal during the Self-

Cleaning cycle. Keep the kitchen well ventilated by opening a window or by turning on a vent hood or other kitchen vent during the cycle.

Personal Injury and

Product Damage Hazard l

Do not touch the oven during the Self-

Cleaning cycle. It could burn you. l

Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven. Cleaners could produce hazard- ous fumes or damage the porcelain finish. l

Do not leave any foil in the oven during the

Self-Cleaning cycle. Foil could burn or melt and damage the oven surface. l l l

NOTES:

Do not force the Lock Lever. You could bend or break it. The lever is designed to stay locked until the oven is cool enough to safely open.

Wait until it moves freely.

Do not block the vent during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Air must move freely for best cleaning results.

Do not leave plastic utensils near the vent.

They may metf.

Setting the controls

1. Make sure the clock is set to the correct time of day. (See “Setting the clock” on page 12.)

2. Lift the panel between the oven door and the control panel. Move the Lock Lever all the way to the right-the Clean position.

3. To start cleaning Immediately:

Push the Clean pad. A 3-hour Self-Cleaning cycle will be set automatically. ‘3:OO” with the colon flashing will show on the large display and “cln” will show on the small display. TIME and CLEAN (on right side) and CLEAN (on left side) will light up.

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If a cleaning cycle other than 3 hours is desired, use the Hour and Minute pads to set the desired cleaning time. Push the “up” (A) or “down” (V) pad(s) until a time between 2-4 hours shows on the display.

Use 2 hours for light soil. l

Use 3-4 hours for moderate to heavy soil.

Push the Start/Enter pad. TIMED and HEAT will light up on the display to show that the oven is programmed for the Self-Cleaning cycle.

NOTE: The display will show “door” and a tone will sound once a minute for 5 minutes if the door is not latched.

Skip to Step 6.

4. To delay the start using Stop Time:

Push the Clean pad. Push the Stop Time pad.

STOP, TIME, CLEAN and “cln” will light up.

Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the desired stop time. Push the “up” (A) or “down”

(V) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display. The oven will automatically compute the delay start time by subtracting the set cleaning time from the set stop time.

Push the Start/Enter pad. DELAY, CLEAN and the time of day will light up on the display to show that the oven is programmed to start the Self-Cleaning cycle at a later time.

Skip to Step 6.

5. To delay the start using Start Time:

Push the Clean pad. Push the Delay Start

Time pad. START, TIME, CLEAN and ‘cln” will light up. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the desired start time. Push the “up” (A) or

“down” (V) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display.

Push the Start/Enter pad. DELAY, CLEAN and the time of day will light up on the display to show that the oven is programmed to start the Self-Cleaning cycle at a later time.

After the start time has been set, the large display will go back to showing the current time of day. DELAY and CLEAN will stay on. When the start time is reached,

DELAY will go off, TIMED, CLEAN and

CLEAN TIME will light up and the oven will start to clean.

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6. After the Self-Cleaning cycle is started,

LOCKED lights up on the display when the oven temperature goes above normal baking/ roasting temperatures. The Lock Lever must not be moved and the door cannot be opened when LOCKED is on.

7. After the Self-Cleaning cycle is completed, the time of day will show on the display.

8. When the oven reacher normal baking/ roasting temperatures, LOCKED goes off and “End” and CLEAN TIME come on. Move the Lock Lever back to the left. DO NOT

FORCE lT. Wait until it moves easily.

To stop the Self-Cleaning cycle at any time:

1. Push the Off/Cancel pad.

2. When LOCKED goes off, move the Lock

Lever back to the left. DO NOT FORCE lT.

Wait until it moves easily. l l l

Special tips

Keep the kitchen well ventilated during the Self-

Cleaning cycle to help get rid of heat, odors and smoke.

After the oven is cool, wipe up any residue or ash with a damp cloth or sponge. If any spots remain, clean with a mild, abrasive cleanser or cleaning sponge.

Clean the oven before it gets heavily soiled.

Cleaning a very soiled oven takes longer and resutts in more smoke than usual. l tl the Self-Cleaning cycle does not get the oven as clean as you expected, the cycle may not have been set long enough or you may not have prepared the oven properly. Set the Self-

Cleaning cycle longer the next time and hand- clean areas noted on page 28.

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