Whirlpool RF4700XE Manual Do Utilizador
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Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle
Cycle
(right oven only)
Before you start
Hand-clean frame
DO NOT
hand-clean gasket
hand-clean gasket
Hand-clean door
around edge
around edge
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WARNING
Burn Hazard
Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns,
or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle,
make sure you:
make sure you:
NOTE: DO NOT clean, move, or bend the
gasket. You may get poor cleaning, baking,
and roasting.
gasket. You may get poor cleaning, baking,
and roasting.
•
Hand-clean the areas shown. They do not
get hot enough during the Self-Cleaning
cycle for soil to burn away. Use hot water
and detergent or a soapy, steel-wool pad
for cleaning.
get hot enough during the Self-Cleaning
cycle for soil to burn away. Use hot water
and detergent or a soapy, steel-wool pad
for cleaning.
•
Do not let water, cleaner, etc., enter slots
on door and frame.
on door and frame.
•
Remove the broiler pan and grid and any
cookware/bakeware being stored in the
oven.
cookware/bakeware being stored in the
oven.
•
Wipe out any loose soil or grease. This
will help reduce smoke during the Self-
Cleaning cycle.
will help reduce smoke during the Self-
Cleaning cycle.
•
Wipe up food spills containing sugar as
soon as possible after the oven cools
down. When sugar is heated to a high
temperature in the Self-Cleaning cycle,
the high temperature can cause the sugar
to burn and react with the porcelain. This
can cause staining and etching, pitting,
or faint white spots.
soon as possible after the oven cools
down. When sugar is heated to a high
temperature in the Self-Cleaning cycle,
the high temperature can cause the sugar
to burn and react with the porcelain. This
can cause staining and etching, pitting,
or faint white spots.
•
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 the “Cleaning chart” in the
“Caring for Your Range” section.) If you
clean the racks in the Self-Cleaning
cycle, place them on the 2nd and 4th
rack guides. (The guides are counted
from bottom to top.)
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 the “Cleaning chart” in the
“Caring for Your Range” section.) If you
clean the racks in the Self-Cleaning
cycle, place them on the 2nd and 4th
rack guides. (The 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.
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.
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is
extremely sensitive to the fumes given off
during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Move birds
to another closed and well ventilated room.
extremely sensitive to the fumes given off
during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Move birds
to another closed and well ventilated room.
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