MINERAL Mineral deposits left by water can clog your
DEPOSITS Coffeemaker. It is necessary to regularly clean
ANDyour Coffeemaker to flush out these deposits.
CLEANING
Clean your Coffeemaker about every 1 - 3 months. Frequency of cleaning will be affected by water hardness. If you live in a hard water area, you may have to clean the Coffeemaker more frequently.
Excessive steaming or a prolonged brewing cycle are signs that cleaning is needed.
During cleaning, more steaming occurs than when brewing coffee.
1.Pour white vinegar into the Carafe up to the ”6“ cup level mark and add cold water up to the
2.Pour this cleaning solution into the Water Reservoir. Place the Carafe on the “Keeps Hot” Plate making sure the Carafe Lid is on the Carafe.
3.Remove the Filter Basket and place a standard
4.Turn the Coffeemaker on.
5.Let 1/2 the cleaning solution brew into the Carafe, then turn the Coffeemaker off.
6.Let the Coffeemaker cool for 15 minutes to soften the deposits.
7.Pour the liquid that brewed into the Carafe back into the Water Reservoir.
8.Turn the Coffeemaker on and let all the cleaning solution brew into the Carafe.
9.Turn the Coffeemaker off and discard the cleaning solution and soiled paper filter.
10.Fill the Coffeemaker with fresh water; follow
the steps in “Before Brewing Coffee” (page 4) to flush out the remaining cleaning solution.
11.Wash the filter Basket, Carafe and Lid as instructed in “Cleaning After Brewing” on pg. 10.
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