Whirlpool RS696PXG Range User Manual


 
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Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle (MODELS RS675PXG AND RS696PXG)
Before you start
wWARNING
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.
Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle,
make sure you:
DO NOT clean, move, or bend the gasket.
Poor cleaning, baking, and roasting may
result.
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.
Do not let water, cleaner, etc., enter slots
on door and frame.
Remove the broiler pan and grid and any
cookware/bakeware being stored in the
oven.
Wipe out any loose soil or grease. This
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, 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
DO NOT
hand-clean
gasket
Hand-clean
frame
Hand-clean
door around
edge
“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.
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.
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