Continuous Cleaning Oven - Whirlpool 9112VPV Use And Care Manual

FEATURES
CONTINUOUS CLEANING
OVEN (if equipped)
WHAT IS THE CONTINUOUS MANUALLY CLEANING HINTS
CLEANING OVEN? HEAVY SPILLOVERS Brittle crusts or stains can be loosened
The finish of the ContinuousCleaning The special finishwill clean most spat- by GENTLY tapping stain with a
Oven is identified by its dark gray color, ters during normal oven use unless wooden or plastic utensil Brush away
and rough, porous texture. The rough there is a heavy buildup of soil. Heavy any loose soil that flakes off. Varnish
texture prevents grease spatters from spillovers such as pie or casserole type stains usually needto be softened
forming beadswhich run down the walls believers will not clean effectivery with- with a small amount of water or damp
leaving unsightly streaks. Rather, the out some manual help. The crusty or cloth. Remaining soil will graduarly re-
rough texture absorbs spatters and a]- varnish-like stains that form from these duce with continued oven use at normal
lows them to spread, thus exposing a spiliovers clog the pores and prevent baking temperatures.
larger area to the hot oven air. The cata- the specialf[n(shfrom being exposed to
lyst, when exposed to heat, speeds the the hot oven air. This greatly reduces
oxidation of soil. the cleaning effectiveness of the finish.
DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF OVEN
CLEANER, POWDERED CLEANS-
Cleaning action automatically begins Thesecrustyorvarnish_ikestainsmust ERS, SOAP, DETERGENT OR PASTE
whenever the oven is turned on for bak- either be removed or broken up before ON ANY CONTINUOUS CLEANING
ing or roasting. The oven MUST be "on"
for cleaning to take place. No cleaning cleaning can effectively take place. SURFACE. ALSO, DO NOT USE ANY
ABRASIVE MATERIALS, STEEL
wi[Ioccurwhentheovenisoff.Thespe- WOOL, SHARP INSTRUMENTS OR
cial catalytic finish must be exposed to TO MANUALLY CLEAN SCRAPERS FOR THEY WILL DAM-
hot oven air before soil will begin to HEAVY SPILLOVERS AGE THE FINISH.
graduallyreduce in size.
Brush off heavy soil with a nylonbrush
or plasticpad. DO NOT USEpaper tow-
FACTORS AFFECTING LENGTH OF els, clothsorspongesfor the oven walls
CLEANING TIME are porousand particlesof these mate- Avoid spilloversby using utensils that
The higher the oven temperature, the rials wil_rub off on the wal_s.Rinse area are large enough to ho_dfood. A cookie
faster the cleaningaction. The [engthof with clear water only. sheet or pieceof aluminum foil, just a (it-
cleaning time will depend on these fac- trelarger than the pan, can be placed on
tors: Type of soil, amount or size of soil, the rack directly below the rack holding
oven temperature and length of time the utensil to catch splits.
oven is in use. Time may vary from a few
minutesto several hours.Soildeposited
at the end of a cycle may still be visible.
This will usually fade with continued Over a period of time, wear marks may
oven use until the soil gradualry disap- appear on the embossed rack supports.
pears or can be wiped up manually. The This is normal and results from sliding
oven will appear presentably clean, the racks in and out of the oven. Wear
even thoughsome spatters may be pre- marks wi([notaffect the cleaning action
sent. of the oven.
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