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USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE
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
1
⁄2-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
1
⁄2 and 4
1
⁄2 hours. (See “Setting the
controls.”)
The graph at the right is representative
of a normal, 3
1
⁄2 -hour Self-Cleaning cycle.
Note that the heating stops
1
⁄2 hour before
the 3
1
⁄2-hour setting is up to cool the oven
enough so the door can be unlocked.
CLEANING CYCLE
OVEN SHUTS OFF
DOOR UNLOCKS
DOOR LOCKS
( normal broiling temperature )
( fan stays on )
START 1 2 3 STOP
Time In Hours
Temperature
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