Catalytic Self Clean Panels (Where Fitted) - Westinghouse PON663 Owner's Manual

CATALYTIC SELF CLEAN PANELS (where fitted)

Some models come with Catalytic Self Clean panels. These models contain:
2 Catalytic side liners (to be fitted by you)
1 Catalytic fan cover (already fitted)
NOTE: If your oven does not have catalytic self clean panels and you wish to purchase them, they
are available from Spare Parts.
Operation
Catalytic self clean panels are coated with a specially formulated enamel coating, over a base of
regular enamel. This enamel coating has a rough surface which is also porous. During normal
cooking, fats and other food spatter is partially absorbed into the surface and then oxidised away.
This oxidisation of the fat works best if the oven is set at high temperatures. If you do a lot of
lower temperature baking, say around the normal 180ºC, then the cleaning process may not be
complete. Every now and then you should turn the oven on to 260ºC for around one hour to
completely remove the soil.
Cleaning
Should the panels become heavily soiled, they will need to be taken out of the oven and cleaned
by hand. They should be soaked in warm, soapy water for at least 2 hours and then wiped clean
with a soft cloth.
NOTE: Solid cleaning powders, creamy cleansers, caustic oven cleaners, steel wool or
other scourers will ruin the catalytic surface and must NEVER BE USED.
Removing the catalytic liners
• Remove Side Racks (see page 23).
• Lift the liner up to disengage the hooks.
• The liners should now be free to be pulled
in towards the centre of the oven.
• Refer to page 6 for re-installing your side
liners.
• Side racks have to be removed first.
Removing and replacing the catalytic fan
baffle (where fitted)
• Remove the 2 retaining screws on the top
edge of the fan baffle.
• Pull the top edge towards you and then
disengage to bottom tabs from the oven
back.
Note: The fan baffle must be
replaced after cleaning.
• Insert the two tabs at the bottom of the fan
baffle into their corresponding slots in the
oven back.
• Push the top home and insert screws firmly
into appropriate holes.
• The fan baffle must not be loose.
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