Getting to Know Your Programmable Pressure Cooker
Safety Features of Your Pressure Cooker
Beef/Pork
The beef/pork button is for cooking roasts, briskets or pork ribs. You can also use this setting for dry beans or other legumes, whole beets, chili and other foods that require longer cooking time.
Chicken Button
The chicken button is set to prepare roasts or poultry of any kind.
Fish Button
The fish button is set to cook fish perfectly. You can also cook fresh vegetables on this setting.
5. | Keep Warm/Cancel Button |
| This button is used both for “Keep |
| Warm” and “Cancel”. The keep |
| warm can be used to keep cooked |
| food warm until ready for use, and |
| the cancel button can be used to |
| cancel a cooking cycle or to cancel |
| a wrong selection. |
6. | Timer Button |
| This button is used to set the |
| desired time for cooking when the |
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| do not want to use them. Simply |
| press on this button until you reach |
| the desired time (timer goes from 0 |
To ensure user safety, this appliance has several safety features
Safe Lid Closing System
This pressure cooker is equipped with a feature that prevents any increase in pressure if the cover is not properly closed. If the cover is not positioned correctly, pressure cannot
Depressurizing Control
If for any reason the auto pressure relief valve does not function and pressure builds, the cooker will automatically vent excess pressure from around the lid.
to 99 minutes). |
Thermostat Control
Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM |
| POSSIBLE CAUSE |
| POSSIBLE SOLUTION |
| 1. | The sealing gasket is | 1. | |
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| not well placed. |
| gasket correctly making |
Cover will not close | 2. | The safety floating |
| sure that it is underneath |
| valve is stuck. | 2. | the sealing gasket holder. | |
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| Using a straightened | |
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| paper clip, push the valve |
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| slightly. |
Cover will not | 1. | The pressure cooker is | 1. | Wait for pressure cooker |
come off |
| still has pressure. |
| to cool down. |
| 1. | Sealing gasket is not in | 1. | Replace the sealing gasket |
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| the cover. |
| in the cover. |
Steam leaking | 2. | Sealing gasket is | 2. | Replace the sealing gasket |
| damaged. |
| with a new one. | |
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| 3. | The cover has not been | 3. | Make sure the cover is |
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| locked in place. |
| locked in place. |
Safe Lid Opening System
This appliance is equipped with a safety feature that prevents the pressure cooker cover from opening if the pressure in the cooker is too high. The safety float valve will prevent the cover from opening until the pressure has been released from the cooker and the valve has dropped.
Safety Float
Valve
When the internal temperature of the pressure cooker increases beyond the preset temperatures, the power to the pressure cooker will be cut off.
Ultra Thermostat Control
There is a fail safe sensor that is set to trip if the temperature and pressure in the pressure cooker are beyond safety limits. This safety system de- pressurizes the pressure cooker and terminates the power to the unit.
Note: If this occurs, call customer service at 1 (800)
| 1. | The sealant washer is | 1. | Replace the sealant | |
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Safety floating |
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| washer. | ||
2. | The safety floating |
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valve leaking | 2. Clean the safety floating | ||||
| valve needs to be | ||||
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Safety floating valve | 1. | Insufficient food in the | 1. | Add more food and/or | |
| water according to the | ||||
is not rising |
| cooking pot. |
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Automatic Pressure Control
If the pressure cooker has built up excess pressure, the pressure release valve will automatically discharge steam to regulate safe pressure limits in the cooker.
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