Mr. Coffee VB Series Troubleshooting Y O U R C O F F E E M a K E R, Cleaning the Decanter

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3.Place the empty decanter back in the unit, centered on the warming plate.

4.Brew three cups of cleaning solution through the coffeemaker.

5.Turn the coffeemaker off and let stand for 30 minutes.

6.Run the remainder of the cleaning solution through the coffeemaker.

7.Discard the cleaning solution and rinse the decanter thoroughly with clean water.

8.Fill the water reservoir with clean, fresh water.

9.Place the empty decanter back on the coffeemaker, centered on the warming plate.

10.Remove and discard the paper filter used during the cleaning cycle. If a MR. COFFEE® permanent filter was used during cleaning, remove it and rinse it thoroughly before replacing it in the filter basket.

11.Begin brewing and allow the full brew cycle to complete.

12.Repeat Steps 8 through 11 one more time.

Your coffeemaker is now clean and ready to brew the next pot of delicious, hot coffee!

Suggested Decalcifying Interval

Type of Water

Cleaning Frequency

Soft Water

Every 80 Brew Cycles

Hard Water

Every 40 Brew Cycles

Cleaning the Decanter

Hard water can leave a whitish stain on the decanter, and coffee may then turn this stain brown. To remove decanter stains:

1.Fill the decanter with a solution of equal parts water and vinegar and let the solution stand in the decanter for approximately 20 minutes.

2.Discard the solution, then wash and rinse the decanter.

Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners that may scratch the decanter, scratches may cause the decanter to break.

NOTE: Do not place Thermal carafe in the dishwasher.

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Y O U R C O F F E E M A K E R

Your MR. COFFEE® Coffeemaker has been carefully designed to give you many years of trouble- free service. In the unlikely event that your new coffeemaker does not operate satisfactorily, please review the following potential problems and try the steps recommended BEFORE you call an Authorized Sunbeam Service Center.

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

THE ON LIGHT

The appliance is unplugged.

PLUG UNIT IN.

DOES NOT LIGHT UP

 

 

 

There’s a power outage.

WAIT FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED.

THE COFFEE IS

The appliance is unplugged.

PLUG UNIT IN.

NOT BREWING

 

 

 

There’s a power outage.

WAIT FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED.

 

 

 

 

The water reservoir is empty.

CHECK THE WATER WINDOWS.

 

 

 

 

The filter basket is not

INSERT FILTER BASKET CORRECTLY.

 

properly inserted.

 

 

The decanter is not placed all the

PLACE DECANTER CORRECTLY ON

 

way in on the warming plate.

WARMING PLATE.

THE COFFEEMAKER

There are no coffee grounds in

ADD THE DESIRED AMOUNT

ONLY BREWS WATER

the filter basket.

OF COFFEE.

THE COFFEEMAKER

The coffeemaker needs cleaning.

CLEAN COFFEEMAKER AS

BREWS SLOWLY

 

DESCRIBED IN “CLEANING

 

 

AND MAINTAINING” SECTION.

THE FILTER BASKET

The filter basket is not

INSERT FILTER BASKET CORRECTLY.

OVERFLOWS

properly inserted.

 

 

The decanter is not placed

PLACE DECANTER CORRECTLY

 

all the way in on the warming plate.

ON WARMING PLATE.

 

The decanter lid is not on decanter.

PLACE LID ON THE DECANTER.

 

 

 

 

Too many coffee grounds were

REMOVE FILTER, DISCARD GROUNDS.

 

placed in the filter.

IF PAPER FILTER, REPLACE.

 

 

IF PERMANENT FILTER, RINSE.

 

 

BEGIN BREWING PROCESS AGAIN.

 

The decanter was removed from

TURN OFF AND UNPLUG THE UNIT.

 

the warming plate for more than

ALLOW TO COOL. WIPE UP THE

 

30 seconds.

SPILL. DO NOT SET HOT DECANTER

 

 

BACK ON ON THE WET WARMING

 

 

PLATE OR IT MIGHT CRACK.

THE COFFEE IS

There’s a power outage.

WAIT FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED.

NOT HOT

 

 

 

Auto SHUT-OFF has been activated.

FOR BEST RESULTS, BREW A FRESH

 

 

POT OF COFFEE.

THE COFFEE

Coffee grounds other than for an

USE COFFEE GRIND RECOMMENDED

TASTES BAD

automatic drip coffeemaker were

FOR AUTOMATIC DRIP

 

used.

COFFEEMAKERS.

 

The ground coffee-to-water ratio

USE CORRECT GROUND

 

was unbalanced.

COFFEE-TO-WATER RATIO.

 

The coffeemaker needs cleaning.

CLEAN COFFEEMAKER AS DESCRIBED

 

 

IN “CLEANING AND MAINTAINING

 

 

YOUR COFFEEMAKER” SECTION.

THE GROUNDS ARE

The filter is not properly seated

SEAT FILTER PROPERLY WITHIN

IN THE COFFEE

in the basket.

THE FILTER BASKET.

 

The filter collapsed.

REMOVE FILTER AND REPLACE.

 

 

 

Do you still have questions? You can call us toll-free at the MR. COFFEE® Consumer Service Department, 1-800-MR COFFEE (1-800-672-6333)or you can visit us at www.mrcoffee.com.

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