Mr. Coffee 109041 user manual Cleaning Instructions After Initial Use, Using MR. Coffee Cleaner

Cleaning Instructions After Initial Use

Your Coffeemaker must be cleaned when you begin to notice excessive steaming or the brewing time increases considerably. This condition is caused by a buildup of lime and mineral deposits from your water. If the pumping action stops before all the water

has been pumped out of the machine, then the appliance requires cleaning.

The frequency of cleaning depends on the hardness of water used. The following table gives suggested cleaning intervals.

SUGGESTED CLEANING INTERVAL

Type of Water	Cleaning Frequency
Soft Water	Every 80 Brew Cycles
Hard Water	Every 40 Brew Cycles

Your Coffeemaker may be cleaned by using MR. COFFEE® CLEANER or vinegar. For best results, use MR. COFFEE® CLEANER, it is superior to vinegar and has no unpleasant odor.

Using MR. COFFEE® CLEANER

(Read caution statement on side panel of MR. COFFEE® CLEANER box before use.)

1)Fill the decanter with 4 to 5 decanter cups of warm water.

2)Empty contents of one packet of MR. COFFEE® CLEANER into the decanter and stir with a plastic or wooden spoon until the cleaner is completely dissolved. This will make a clear blue solution.

3)Pour the blue solution into the water reservoir.

4)Place the empty decanter on the warming plate. The lid access filter basket should be closed.

5)Turn your Coffeemaker on by pushing the switch to the ON position so that the switch illuminates.

6)When the blue solution has stopped flowing, turn your Coffeemaker off by pushing the switch to the OFF position.

7)Discard the blue solution and thoroughly rinse the decanter, decanter lid, filter basket and filter basket lid.

8)Repeat Steps 1 through 7 with clean water only (no blue solution). Continue to rinse out the unit until you see no remaining traces of the blue solution.

9)If a normal brewing flow rate is not achieved, repeat cleaning Steps No. 1 through No. 8.

TROUBLESHOOTING

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS	PROBABLE CAUSE
“ON” LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE	• Unplugged
	• Power outage
COFFEE IS NOT BREWING	• Unplugged
	• Power outage
	• The water reservoir is empty;
	check water window
	• The filter basket is not
	properly inserted
	• Carafe is not placed all the way
	on the warming plate
COFFEEMAKER ONLY BREWS WATER	• No grounds in filter basket
COFFEEMAKER BREWS SLOWLY	• Coffeemaker needs cleaning
FILTER BASKET OVERFLOWS	• The filter basket is not
	properly inserted
	• Carafe is not placed all the way
	on the warming plate
	• Carafe lid not on carafe
	• Too many grounds placed in filter
	• Carafe was removed from warming
	plate longer than 30 seconds
BURNING COFFEE SMELL	• Empty carafe was left on
	hot warming plate
	• Coffee was spilled on
	a warming plate
COFFEE IS NOT HOT	• Power outage
	• The Automatic Shut-Off function
	has been activated
COFFEE TASTES BAD	• Coffee ground other than for
	automatic-drip Coffeemaker was used
	• Ground coffee-to-water ratio
	was unbalanced
GROUNDS ARE IN COFFEE	• Paper filter not properly seated
	in basket
	• Filter overflowed

Questions? You can call us toll-free at 1-800-672-6333.

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