Maintaining Your Coffeemaker; Cleaning The Coffeemaker - Mr. Coffee AR12 User Manual

Maintaining Your Coffeemaker

Maintaining your coffeemaker and its parts will help extend the life of the appliance.

Cleaning the Coffeemaker

Your coffeemaker must be cleaned when you notice any of the follow conditions:
• excessive steaming
• increased brew cycle times
• the pumping action stops before all of the water has been pumped
from the water reservoir
These conditions are caused by lime or other mineral deposits most commonly found
in tap water.
How frequently you clean your coffeemaker depends upon the hardness
of your tap water. The following table gives suggested cleaning intervals.
COFFEEMAKER CLEANER
COFFEEMAKER CLEANER
Using MR. C FFEE ®
Please refer to MR. C FFEE
Read caution statement on side panel of box before use.
Type of Water Cleaning Frequency
Soft water Every 80 brew cycles
Hard water Every 40 brew cycles
To clean your coffeemaker:
1) Pour four cups of undiluted white household
vinegar into the water reservoir.
Cleaner
® Cleaner box for instructions.
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