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Safe ty s ys te m
Th is appl iance is e q uippe d w ith a
boil dry s afe ty cut- out. Th is fe ature
prote cts th e appl iance from
ove rh e ating w h e n s tarte d w ith out w ate r
or from boil
ing until it is e m pty if us e d
w ith th e l id ope n. If th e appl iance is
accide ntl y s w itch e d on w ith out w ate r, it
is autom atical l y prote cte d agains t
ove rh e ating. Th e h e ating proce s s is
autom atical
l y inte rrupte d. Be fore us ing
th e k e ttl e again l e t it cool dow n for 5- 10
m inute s .
Cl e aning and care
Al w ays dis conne ct th e k e ttl e from th e
m ains s uppl y be fore cl e aning.
Ne ve r cl e an th e k e ttl e and bas e unit
unde r running w ate r or im m e rs e it in
w as h ing- up w ate r.
O ccas ional l y rins e out th e k e ttl e w ith
cl e an w ate r.
Cl e an th e outs ide of th e appl iance onl y
us ing a dam p cl oth . Do not us e any
caus tic or abras ive cl e ans ing age nts .
H ol d th e m e s h fil te r (B) at grip (1) and
l ift ins e rt out for cl e aning.
W as h it in w arm s oapy w ate r and dry
th orough l
y be fore re pl acing in th e
k e ttl e .
Th e h e ating bas e is m ade of s tainl e s s
s te e l . If, h ow e ve r, s pots of rus t appe ar,
th e s e are onl y de pos its adh e ring to th e
s urface . Th e y can be re m ove d w ith a
s tainl
e s s s te e l cl e aning age nt.
De s cal ing
Lim e s cal e de pos its on th e bottom of
th e k e ttl e re s ul t in l os s of e ne rgy and
can affe ct th e s e rvice l ife of th e
appl iance . Th e appl iance s w itch e s off
be fore boil ing if th e l aye r of s cal e is too
th ick . It is th e n ve ry difficul t to re m ove .
Th e appl iance s h oul d be de s cal e d
re gul arl y de pe nding on th e l e ve l of th e
w ate r h ardne s s . Us e a s tandard
de s cal
e r fol l ow ing th e dire ctions ;
pre fe rabl y ch oos e an e nvironm e ntal l y
frie ndl y, de s cal ing age nt s uitabl e for
s tainl e s s s te e l according to th e
ins tructions from th e m anufacture r.
Firs t fil l in w ate r, th e n a s tandard
de s cal ing pre paration w h ich is not too
s trong.
Al te rnative l y: fil l th e k e ttl e w ith 3 cups of
w h ite vine gar and th e re m ainde r w ith
w ate r and al
l ow to s tand ove rnigh t. DO
NO T BO IL.
Do not boil th e s ol ution as it coul d foam
ove r.
Afte r de s cal ing, rins e th e k e ttl e out
th orough l y w ith cl e an w ate r. Ne ve r pour
de s cal ing age nts into an e nam e l s ink
and do not re us e th e m .
W h at to do if ...
• th e appl iance s w itch e s off be fore
boil ing?
– Th e bas e of th e k e ttl e is too th ick l y
s cal e d. Tre at w ith s tandard
com m e rcial de s cal ing age nt s uitabl e
for s tainl e s s s te e l . Note th e dire ctions
for us e from th e m anufacture r.
• th e appl iance doe s not s w itch off?
– Cl os e l id until it l ock s .
– Ins e rt th e s traine r corre ctl y.
• th e k e ttl e pours badl y?
– De s cal e th e s traine r ins e rt.
• th e appl iance cannot be s w itch e d on?
– afte r ope rating w ith ve ry l ittl e or no
w ate r, th e appl iance h as not ye t
cool e d s ufficie ntl y. W ait a s h ort tim e
be fore trying again.