Cuisinart Wch-1500 - Manual (Page 6)

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• Regular use of cleaner, filtered water in your
automatic coffeemaker means less frequent
decalcification treatments.
• Use filtered water in your iron to reduce
mineral build-up.
• Treat your pets to cleaner, filtered water.
• Cleaner, filtered water makes tea and instant
soup or coffee taste better.
• Keeping the upper tank full helps increase
the filtering process as well as the flow rate
of water from spigots.
• Proper setup of the filter (as instructed
on page 4) will maximize the reduction of
contaminants and optimize taste of water.
• You may notice some condensation and water
droplets on the lid and tanks of your unit. This is
normal due to the heating and cooling system.
CLEANING AND CARE
CAUTION: To prevent personal injury
or electric shock, always unplug your
Cuisinart
® ® Countertop Filtration
System from outlet before draining and
cleaning. NEVER immerse base in water
or other liquid.
STANDARD CLEANING:
1. Turn the unit off and unplug it from outlet.
2. Remove the filter and place it in a bowl.
3. Lift upper water tank, let it drain into lower
tank, and set it aside. Then lift lower tank off
base and empty. Careful, a full tank can be
very heavy!
4. Clean the water tanks and the cover with
warm soapy water. NOTE: Remove filter
timer before washing lid. Filter timer is not
immersible.
5. The base is not immersible. Simply wipe
it clean with a damp cloth.
6. Dry thoroughly when clean.
SEMI-ANNUAL CLEANING:
We recommend you clean your unit twice a
year to boost its operation and performance
and to remove any calcium scale residue from
the heating and cooling elements.
This cleaning process takes about 45 minutes.
If you are going to replace or recondition the
filter, we suggest you set it up while cleaning
the unit to save time (see #3 below).
1. Turn the unit off and unplug it from outlet.
2. Remove and empty upper tank.
3. Remove the filter and place it in a bowl.
NOTE: To install a new filter or recondition
the existing one, follow WATER FILTER
SETUP instructions on page 4.
4. Remove and empty lower tank.
5. In the lower tank mix ½ gallon of distilled
(white) vinegar and ½ gallon of tap water.
6. Place lower tank back on base.
7. Draw the following amount of water from
each spigot: 21∕
8
cups of hot, 1¼ cups of
room temp, 3½ cups of cold. This allows
the inner tanks to fill with cleaning solution.
8. Plug in and turn power on for 20 minutes
– do not dispense water during this time.
9. Turn power off and draw the following
amount of water from each spigot: 21∕
8
cups of hot, 1¼ cups of room temp, 3½
cups of cold. This will help clear out scale
and residue.
10. Remove the lower tank and discard the
remaining solution. Place lower tank back
on base.
11. Allow hot water to cool, then drain the
internal reservoir over a sink by tilting unit
slightly and removing the 2 plastic drainage
plugs from bottom of unit. Plugs are tightly
inserted and must be gently, but firmly,
worked to remove.
12. When water has completely drained,
replace plugs and lower tank.
13. Re-fill lower tank with water only and drain
the internal reservoir again to flush
thoroughly (see #11 above).
14. When water has completely drained,
replace plugs, tanks, filter and cover.
15. Follow the WATER DISPENSER SETUP
instructions on page 4, and the STANDARD
CLEANING instructions on page 6.
16. To ensure the cleaning solution is
thoroughly removed and only clean water
flows, draw the following amount of water
from the spigots once more: 21∕
8
cups of
hot, 1¼ cups of room temp, 3½ cups of
cold. NOTE: If water has a vinegar taste or
smell, continue to draw water until taste or
smell is gone.