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14 12 05 Jug kettle with image quark file.qxp
15/12/2005
Please read these instructions before
• Do not allow the mains lead to hang
using your kettle, keep them in a safe
over the edge of the worktop, or
place for future reference.
anywhere it may accidentally be caught
Carefully remove all packaging before
or tripped over.
use but keep the packaging until you
• Close supervision is necessary when
are satisfied that the kettle is working
any appliance is used near children.
correctly.
• Do not leave appliance unattended
IMPORTANT
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when in use.
SAFEGUARDS
• This appliance is not intended for use
by young children or infirm persons
When using any electrical appliances,
without supervision.
basic safety precautions should always
be followed, including the following:
• This kettle is for household use only.
READ ALL
• Unplug the power base from the wall
socket when not in use,
INSTRUCTIONS
before moving and cleaning.
Allow the kettle to completely cool
down before cleaning and storing.
• To be protected against electrical
hazards do not immerse the mains
• Ensure that the lid is fully closed before
lead, plug, power base, or kettle in
switching the kettle on, otherwise it
water or any other liquid.
may not properly switch off.
• Do not use in a bathroom or
• Ensure that the kettle is correctly
outdoors.
placed onto the power base before
switching on.
• Use handles or knobs do not touch
hot surfaces.
• Do not fill above the bottom of the
max mark on the water level indicator.
• Do not open the lid when the water
Remove the kettle from its power base
is boiling.
before filling or pouring.
• Take care when pouring – pour
• Do not place the kettle, power base,
slowly, and do not over-tilt the kettle.
or mains lead on or near any hot
• Water will remain hot for a
surface, hot hob or gas burners.
considerable time after boiling and
can present a scald hazard. Keep
• Do not use the kettle for any purpose
the kettle, power base and the
other than heating water.
mains lead away from the edge of
worktops and out the reach of
• Use the kettle only with the power
children.
base supplied and vice versa.
• Do not switch on unless the kettle
• Do not operate any appliance with a
contains at least 1 cupful of water.
damaged lead or plug, or after the
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appliance malfunctions, or has been
damaged in any manner.
If the mains lead is damaged,
it must be replaced by a special
cordset available from Dualit helpline:
+ 44 (0) 1293 652 500
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B B E E F F O O R R E E U U S S E E
• Remove all packaging from the kettle
and its power base. Before using the
kettle for the first time, or if it has
been out of use for a long time,
fill to the max mark and boil, then
discard the boiled water and rinse the
kettle out with fresh cold water.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n T T o o T T h h e e M M a a i i n n s s S S u u p p p p l l y y
• Check that the voltage marked on
the appliance corresponds with the
supply voltage.
• NOTE: Any plug cut from power
supply cord should be disposed
of immediately. Inserting any cut
off plug into a 13A socket-outlet
is hazardous.
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• Never use the plug without the
fuse cover fitted. Ensure replacement
fuse is the same current value
as original.
• Replacement fuses are available from
Dualit and should be ASTA approved
to BS 1362.
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HOW TO USE
S S w w i i t t c c h h i i n n g g O O n n
• Position the power base as close to a
• Check that the switch is in the
wall socket as possible. Locate the
"Off" position (lift the kettle
mains cable so that it does not
from the power base and set it
overhang the work surface, and
down again taking care not to
cannot be caught accidentally.
spill any water). The switch will
Shorten the mains lead by winding it
only operate when the kettle is
around the cord storage area under
the power base, and bring it out of
correctly fitted onto the base.
the cord exit in the base.
• Plug the power base into the wall
O O p p e e n n i i n n g g T T h h e e L L i i d d
socket. If necessary, switch on the
wall socket.
• Remove the kettle from the power
base. If the switch has been pushed
• Press the switch down. The neon
down inadvertently, it will spring up,
light will light up and the kettle
into the "Off" position.
will start to heat up.
• Hold the kettle handle firmly in one
• When the water has boiled the
hand, hold the lid knob in the other,
and pull the lid straight up. As soon as
kettle will automatically switch off,
it separates from the kettle, move it
the switch will return to the "Off"
out of the rising steam.
position and the neon light will
go out.
F F i i l l l l i i n n g g
NOTE: When you lift the kettle
• Open the lid and fill the kettle
from the base, you
via the lid aperture. Not through
the spout.
will see drops of moisture
on the surface of the power
• Observe water level when filling, you
base. This is the steam used to
must use at least one cup of water,
switch the kettle off
but the water level must be below the
automatically, which then
Max mark.
condenses and escapes via
• Do not overfill the kettle. If the
vents in the underside of the
kettle is overfilled, there is a risk that
kettle. This is perfectly normal,
boiling water may be ejected from
and should not be cause for
the spout and lid.
alarm or returning the kettle.
• Replace the lid and ensure it is
• Remove the kettle from the power
firmly in place. Check that it is fully
base before pouring.
closed, otherwise the kettlemay not
switch off when boiling.
• When filling or carrying the kettle, do
not tilt it backwards, as this may allow
water to pass through the steam tube
onto the control area. Should this
happen, the kettle must be allowed to
dry before reuse.
• To avoid the risk of splashing, pour
s s l l o o w w l l y y and do not over-tilt the kettle.
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G : : IF THE KETTLE HAS JUST
BOILED, IT WILL BE FULL OF STEAM,
WHICH WILL ESCAPE AS SOON AS
THE LID IS OPENED.
B B o o i i l l D D r r y y
• Do not switch the kettle on unless it
contains at least one cup of water.
Misuse of this kind will shorten the
life of the kettle.
• If the kettle is accidentally switched
on when it does not contain sufficient
water, a boil-dry device will
automatically switch it off. Wait until
the kettle has cooled down before
refilling. The lid may be hot and the
water may spit as it touches the kettle
base.
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