Cleaning Instructions - Mr. Coffee PR12A Operating Instructions Manual

Cleaning Instructions

Your coffeemaker U 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 the suggested cleaning intervals.
SUGGESTED CLEANING INTERVAL
Type of Water
Soft water
Hard water
Your coffeemaker may be cleaned by using MR. COFFEE CLEANER or
vinegar. For best.results
vinegar and has no unpleasant odor.
Using Mr. Coffee Cleaner
(Read caution statement on side panel of Mr. Coffee Cleaner box before
use)
1. Fill the decanter with 4-5 decanter cups of warm water.
2. Empty contents of one packet of MR. COFFEE CLEANER into the
decanter and 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 coffeemaker.
4. Place the empty decanter on the warming plate. The swivel basket
with the black filter basket in place should be closed.
5. Turn your coffeemaker on.
6. When the blue solution has stopped flowing, turn your coffeemaker
Off.
7. Discard the blue solution and thoroughly rinse the decanter, lid and
brew funnel.
8. Repeat steps 1-7 with clean water only (no blue solution).
Continue to rinse out the unit until you see no remaining traces
of the Mue solution.
9. If a normal brewing flow rate is not achieved, repeat the cleaning steps
1-8.
Cleaning
every 80 brew cycles
every 40 brew cycles
use MR. COFFEE CLEANER. It is superior to
10
Frequency