Please read these instructions before using your percolator, keep them in a safe place for future reference.
Carefully remove all packaging before use but keep the packaging until you are satisfied that the percolator is working correctly.
1IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS
When using any electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:
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•To be protected against electrical hazards do not immerse the mains lead, plug, power base, or percolator in water or any other liquid.
•Do not use in a bathroom or outdoors.
•Use handles or knobs do not touch hot surfaces.
•Do not open the lid when the water is boiling.
•Take care when pouring – pour slowly, and do not over-tilt the percolator.
•Water will remain hot for a considerable time after boiling and can present a scald hazard.
•Keep the percolator, power base and the mains lead away from the edge of worktops and out the reach of children.
•Do not switch on unless the percolator contains at least one cupful of water.
•Do not allow the mains lead to hang over the edge of the worktop, or anywhere it may accidentally be caught or tripped over.
•Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used near children.
•Do not leave appliance unattended when in use.
•This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision.
•This percolator is for household use only.
•Unplug the power base from the wall socket when not in use and before moving and cleaning. Allow the percolator to completely cool down before cleaning and storing.
•Ensure that the lid is fully closed before switching the percolator on.
•Ensure that the percolator is correctly placed onto the power base before switching on.
•Do not fill above the 10 cup mark on the water level indicator. Remove the percolator from its power base before filling or pouring.
•Do not place the percolator, power base, or mains lead on or near any hot surface, hot hob or gas burners.
•Do not use the percolator for any purpose other than heating water.
•Use the percolator only with the power base supplied and vice versa.
•Do not operate any appliance with a damaged lead or plug, or after the appliance malfunctions, or has been damaged in any manner.
If the mains lead is damaged, it must be replaced by a special cordset available from Dualit helpline: + 44 (0) 1293 652 500.
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2BEFORE USE
•Remove all packaging from the percolator and its power base. Before using the percolator for the first time, or if it has been out of use for a long time, fill with water to the 10 cup mark and use without coffee for one operation, then discard the water and rinse the percolator out with fresh cold water.
Connection To The Mains Supply
•Check that the voltage marked on the appliance corresponds with the supply voltage.
•NOTE: Any plug cut from power supply cord should be disposed of immediately. Inserting any cut off plug into a 13A socket-outlet is hazardous.3
•Never use the plug without the fuse cover fitted. Ensure replacement fuse is the same current value as original.
•Replacement fuses are available from Dualit and should be ASTA approved to BS 1362.
3HOW TO USE
•Position the power base as close to a wall socket as possible. Locate the mains cable so that it does not overhang the work surface, & cannot be caught accidentally. Shorten the mains lead by winding it around the cord storage area under the power base, and bring it out of the cord exit in the base.
Opening The Lid
•Remove the percolator from the power base.
•Hold the percolator handle firmly in one hand, hold the lid knob in the other, and remove carefully.
Filling
•Remove the percolator from the power base.
•Lift the lid from the percolator and remove the stainless steel cover, coffee basket and percolator tube.
•Fill the percolator with the required amount of fresh cold water.
The capacity, in cups, is marked on the inside wall of the percolator.
•Do not attempt to use the percolator if the water level is below the 4 cups mark, and do not fill it above the highest cup mark.
If the percolator is overfilled, boiling water may be ejected, causing a scalding hazard.
•Put the required amount of ground coffee in the coffee basket.
These markings correspond with the cup markings on the water level indicator.
The markings are given purely as a guide. You will need to experiment to find the quantities necessary to suit the blend you use and your own taste.
When filling the basket, put a finger over the centre tube to prevent coffee grounds from falling through the tube.
•Lower the coffee basket onto the percolator tube until the bottom of the basket rests on the spring.
•Hold the percolator tube/coffee basket assembly by the top of the percolator tube, and lower the whole assembly into the percolator, so that the bottom of the percolator tube fits on the element in the centre of the percolator.
•Place the cover on top of the coffee basket, lower the percolator lid on to the top of the percolator, and push firmly to close.
•For the lid to close properly, the percolator tube must be centred. If the lid will not close properly, rotating it should solve the problem.
Brewing
•Check that there is sufficient water in the percolator.
•Plug the power base into the wall socket.
•Gently position the percolator onto the base. The indicator light may cycle orange when brewing and turn green when ready.
•The element will boil a small amount of water rapidly, forcing it up the percolator tube and into the lid knob, where it will be directed down onto the basket lid, and into the coffee. While this water is percolating through the coffee, the element will boil more water and force it up the percolator tube.
•When all of the water has circulated in this way, the “orange” power light on the base of the percolator will change to “green” which tells you that your coffee is ready to pour. The “green” power light will stay on and the percolator will keep your coffee hot while it is plugged into the electrical outlet.
•Remove the percolator from the power base before attempting to pour. After use always remove from the power base and never leave it switched on unattended.
•When filling or carrying the percolator, do not tilt it backwards, as this may allow water to pass through the steam tube onto the control area. Should this happen, the percolator must be allowed to dry before reuse.
•To avoid the risk of splashing, pour slowly and do not over-tilt
the percolator.
