•Regular use of cleaner, filtered water in your automatic coffeemaker means less frequent decalcification treatments.
•Use filtered water in your iron to reduce mineral
•Treat your pets to cleaner, filtered water.
•Cleaner, filtered water makes tea and instant soup or coffee taste better.
•Keeping the upper tank full helps increase the filtering process as well as the flow rate of water from spigots.
•Proper setup of the filter (as instructed on page 4) will maximize the reduction of contaminants and optimize taste of water.
•You may notice some condensation and water droplets on the lid and tanks of your unit. This is normal due to the heating and cooling system.
CLEANING AND CARE
CAUTION: To prevent personal injury or electric shock, always unplug your
Cuisinart®® Countertop Filtration System from outlet before draining and cleaning. NEVER immerse base in water
or other liquid.
STANDARD CLEANING:
1.Turn the unit off and unplug it from outlet.
2.Remove the filter and place it in a bowl.
3.Lift upper water tank, let it drain into lower tank, and set it aside. Then lift lower tank off base and empty. Careful, a full tank can be very heavy!
4.Clean the water tanks and the cover with warm soapy water. NOTE: Remove filter timer before washing lid. Filter timer is not immersible.
5.The base is not immersible. Simply wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
6.Dry thoroughly when clean.
SEMI-ANNUAL CLEANING:
We recommend you clean your unit twice a year to boost its operation and performance and to remove any calcium scale residue from the heating and cooling elements.
This cleaning process takes about 45 minutes. If you are going to replace or recondition the filter, we suggest you set it up while cleaning the unit to save time (see #3 below).
1.Turn the unit off and unplug it from outlet.
2.Remove and empty upper tank.
3.Remove the filter and place it in a bowl. NOTE: To install a new filter or recondition the existing one, follow WATER FILTER SETUP instructions on page 4.
4.Remove and empty lower tank.
5.In the lower tank mix ½ gallon of distilled (white) vinegar and ½ gallon of tap water.
6.Place lower tank back on base.
7.Draw the following amount of water from each spigot: 21∕8 cups of hot, 1¼ cups of room temp, 3½ cups of cold. This allows the inner tanks to fill with cleaning solution.
8.Plug in and turn power on for 20 minutes
– do not dispense water during this time.
9.Turn power off and draw the following amount of water from each spigot: 21∕8 cups of hot, 1¼ cups of room temp, 3½ cups of cold. This will help clear out scale and residue.
10.Remove the lower tank and discard the remaining solution. Place lower tank back on base.
11.Allow hot water to cool, then drain the internal reservoir over a sink by tilting unit slightly and removing the 2 plastic drainage plugs from bottom of unit. Plugs are tightly inserted and must be gently, but firmly, worked to remove.
12.When water has completely drained, replace plugs and lower tank.
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14.When water has completely drained, replace plugs, tanks, filter and cover.
15.Follow the WATER DISPENSER SETUP instructions on page 4, and the STANDARD CLEANING instructions on page 6.
16.To ensure the cleaning solution is thoroughly removed and only clean water flows, draw the following amount of water from the spigots once more: 21∕8 cups of hot, 1¼ cups of room temp, 3½ cups of cold. NOTE: If water has a vinegar taste or smell, continue to draw water until taste or smell is gone.
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