NUK Vario Express, Operating Instructions Manual

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3. Sterilisation of feeding bottles, teats
and accessories
3.1 General information on
sterilising
Newborn babies do not initially have
sufficient antibodies to be able to protect
themselves from pathogenic germs.
For this reason it is vital that sterilised teats
and bottles are used when preparing infant
feeds.
Even tiny feed residues left on teats and
bottles can easily lead to bacterial
contamination (microbial growth).
The steam steriliser works by the hot-
sterilising method. Water is converted into
steam. The humid heat generated therefore
sterilises the components inside the
steriliser swiftly and reliably. This way the
teats and feeding bottles only come into
contact with hot steam.
At the same time, the small amount of
water the steam steriliser needs for sterilis-
ing means that only a little power is
required.
3.2 Sterilisation
Caution! All component parts being
sterilised must be washed thoroughly and
be free of any food residues.
1. Take cover
2 and drainer 9 with
accessories basket 4 and rods 5 off
evaporation tray 6 (Fig. A ).
2. Use a measuring beaker or a baby feeding
bottle to put 110 ml of fresh tap water in
evaporation tray
6 (Fig. B ).
3. Put in drainer 9 (Fig. C ).
4. Put in either accessories basket 4 and
4 rods 5 or 6 rods and no accessories
basket (Fig. C ).
The rods can be removed by gently
squeezing the two retaining tabs to
release them.
5. Up-end the bottles over the rods with the
opening facing downwards, so that the
bottles are freely suspended. (Fig.
D ).
Caution! Always sterilise the bottles open
and dismantled into their individual parts,
otherwise material deformation may occur.
6. Put the accessories in accessories
basket 4 (Fig. D ).
7. Put on cover 2 (Fig. E ).
8. Take the desired amount of mains
cable 12 out of cable compartment 11
and insert the plug in a suitable power
supply socket (Fig.
F ).
9. Switch on the appliance at On/off
switch 10 (Fig. F ).
Note: if indicator light 7 is already on, start
switch 8 has already been pressed
accidentally.
10.Start sterilisation by pressing start
switch 8 (Fig. G ).
Indicator light 7 comes on.
The steam steriliser switches to standby
automatically once sterilisation is complete.
The indicator light goes out.
Warning!
During the sterilising process and
immediately after switching off,
there is still hot steam in the
appliance, some escaping from
steam vent
1 , so take care not to
scald yourself. Do not reach
across steam vent
1 ! Allow the
appliance to cool down for at least
3 minutes before opening it.
Caution!
Switch off the appliance at On/off
switch 10 after every sterilisation process.
This stops sterilisation being started
accidentally.
11.Take off cover 2 . Always use handle 3 to
do this.