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.
S
UGGESTED
Type of Water
Soft Water
Hard Water
Your Coffeemaker may be cleaned by using MR. COFFEE
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
1) Fill the decanter with 4 to 5 decanter cups of warm water.
2) Empty contents of one packet of MR. COFFEE
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.
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C
I
LEANING
NTERVAL
Cleaning Frequency
Every 80 Brew Cycles
Every 40 Brew Cycles
®
CLEANER or vinegar. For best
®
CLEANER box before use.)
®
CLEANER into the decanter and
T
R O U B L E S H O O T I N G
P
P
OTENTIAL
ROBLEMS
"ON" LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE • Unplugged
COFFEE IS NOT BREWING
COFFEEMAKER ONLY BREWS WATER
COFFEEMAKER BREWS SLOWLY
FILTER BASKET OVERFLOWS
BURNING COFFEE SMELL
COFFEE IS NOT HOT
COFFEE TASTES BAD
GROUNDS ARE IN COFFEE
Questions? You can call us toll-free at 1-800-672-6333.
P
C
ROBABLE
AUSE
• Power outage
• 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
• No grounds in filter basket
• Coffeemaker needs cleaning
• 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
• Empty carafe was left on
hot warming plate
• Coffee was spilled on
a warming plate
• Power outage
• The Automatic Shut-Off function
has been activated
• Coffee ground other than for
automatic-drip Coffeemaker was used
• Ground coffee-to-water ratio
was unbalanced
• Paper filter not properly seated
in basket
• Filter overflowed
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