Decalcifying Your Iced Tea Maker - West Bend Iced Tea Maker Instruction Manual

This appliance must be decalcified regularly. Over time, mineral deposits build
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up on internal parts and affect the operation of the appliance. The frequency of
decalcification depends on the hardness of your water and how often you use
the appliance. Indications that decalcifying is necessary are:
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If usage is regular, decalcifying should be carried out as follows:
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1. Open the water reservoir lid. Pour 1 quart of fresh, cool, undiluted white
household vinegar into the water reservoir.
2. Put the pitcher in place on the drip tray. Set the steeping control to strong.
3. Remove the filter and set aside. Keep the brew basket and sweetener chamber
in position in the appliance.
4. Close the water reservoir lid.
5. Plug in the Iced Tea Maker and press the power button until the indicator light is
illuminated. After about 1 cup of vinegar has pumped into the pitcher, press the
power button to turn the iced tea maker off. Let stand for 30 minutes.
6. Press the power button again; it will resume pumping out the remaining vinegar.
7. When the vinegar has finished pumping, remove the pitcher and empty out the
vinegar.
8. Repeat the process twice using clear, cool water in place of vinegar to rinse any
remaining traces of the vinegar from the system.
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ECALCIFYING
Increased noise during brewing
Excessive steaming
Longer brewing times
The pumping action stops before all of the water has been
pumped from the water reservoir
With soft water, decalcify once per year
With medium water, decalcify every 3 months
With hard water, decalcify monthly
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