Keep your home fresh and clean!

Whether you are reheating chicken or making popcorn, or cooking food in a microwave often generates a great deal of grease, as well as smoke and odors. For this reason, most over the range microwaves come equipped with filters that catch the fumes and grease making your life cleaner.

This over-the-range microwave charcoal filter traps grease from the exhaust air of your oven to prevent it from entering the blower and vent, potentially causing build-up and damage.

Keep your home fresh and clean with our filters for microwave: when the exhaust fan at your charcoal microwave stop working, maybe it's time to replace your microwave oven filter.

Sometimes all you need is a bout of fresh air.

Do you need a microwave filter?

This high quality microwave filter with activated charcoal absorbs harmful fumes, traps unpleasant odors from the kitchen air.

The microwave carbon filter, also known as the activated charcoal filter, works by soaking up dirt and gets really nasty over time. It is not reusable, which is why most microwave oven manufacturers recommend replacing the charcoal filter, such as the Maytag charcoal filter microwave or the Kitchenaid microwave charcoal filter replacement, every six months or so. Regular replacement is the best way to maximize your electrical appliance performance.

What happens if I don't replace the charcoal filter in the microwave?

Filters help the microwave to operate efficiently. If you do not replace the carbon filter in the microwave, it will have an unnecessary extra strain.

This can lead to faster wear of the microwave oven.

It's extremely easy to install microwave filter replacement and repair only takes a few minutes

BE AWARE: Any time you work on your electrical appliance make sure it's unplugged. Microwave carbon filter installed inside the air duct behind the vent grille absorbing bad odors, smoke and smells from the air exhausted out of the microwave cavity.

Once you have identified the location of your appliance's charcoal filter, you will need to remove the vent plate that covers the filter.

Take off pins at the top of the vent grille out to release the tabs at the bottom and remove the grille. Lift up and pull out the old dirty charcoal filter. Slide the new one in with the plated side up. This microwave part fits correctly but you will have to watch the orientation since the longer dimension (5 3/8") is the horizontal dimension when installing. Some models may fit loosely in the filter compartment. This is normal and will not affect the performance of your whirlpool kitchenaid microwave ovens.

Install the cover back and secure it with pins at the top. Turn the power on and go back to cooking.

Like any electrical appliance, your microwave needs regular care and maintenance to ensure it will last and last as long as possible.

A little regular care and timely replacements can save you from buying a new microwave long before you actually need it.

Most over the range microwave ovens require not one but two filters: grease filter and charcoal filter for reducing odors and smoke, this pack includes two compatible with Whirlpool Microwave Charcoal Filter 461965698431 only, so you may need to buy and replace grease filter separately.

Check your User Guide of whatever appliance you use: Whirlpool over the range or Kitchenaid microwave or Maytag microwave for filters requirements.