Purging The Brewer; Brewing Hot Water - Keurig K40 Elite Owner's Manual

Brewing Iced Beverages
Your iced tea and iced coffee taste best when fresh-brewed hot over ice.
Try it by placing a tall cup filled with ice on the Drip Tray Plate (the Drip
Tray Assembly can be removed to accommodate taller cups), choose your
favorite K-Cup pack and press your preferred brew size. Also, look for the
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Brew Over Ice icon on K-Cup packs that are specially crafted to brew
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over ice!
IMPORTANT: Do not brew into a cup made of glass. Doing so may
cause the glass to crack or break.

Brewing hot Water

Your brewer is able to produce hot water for making hot cocoa in a packet,
for use in cooking, for making soups, etc. Simply raise and lower the Handle
on the brewer without adding a K-Cup
flash. Be sure to have a mug or cup on the Drip Tray Plate and then press a
Brew Button.
NOTE: After brewing a hot cocoa K-Cup
running a cleansing brew without a K-Cup
pack. The blue Brew Buttons will
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pack, we recommend
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pack.
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Purging the Brewer

If your brewer has not been used for more than one week, you should purge
the water from the internal tank.
If there is water in the Water Reservoir, remove the Lid, then lift Reservoir
1.
straight up and away from brewer. Discard water, rinse and refill with
water. Place the Water Reservoir back on the brewer and replace the
Lid. (If there is no water in Reservoir, simply refill.)
Be sure the brewer is turned on. Lift and lower the Handle on the brewer
2.
without inserting a K-Cup
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turns off.
The blue Brew Buttons will flash. Be sure to have a mug or cup on the
3.
Drip Tray Plate and then press a Brew Button.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 two more times to completely purge water
4.
from internal tank.
If you are experiencing any problems with your brewer, please contact
Customer Service at 1.866.901.BREW (2739).
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pack and wait until the red Heating Light