Mr. Coffee BVMC-ABX39 User Manual - Page 11

Decalcifying your MR. COFFEE® Coffeemaker Minerals (calcium/limestone) found in water will leave deposits in your coffeemaker and affect its performance. To order the Mr. Coffee® cleaner, please call our Service Department at 1-800-MRCOFFEE (1-800-672-6333). 1 Follow package instructions to prepare one batch of Mr. Coffee® Cleaner. Pour the mixture into the water reservoir. Before decalcifying, remove the water filtration disk from the machine. Note: 4 cups or 20 fl. oz. / 592ml of undiluted, white household vinegar may be used as a substitute for the cleaner. Figure 28 2 Place an empty Mr. Coffee® 10-12 cup basket-style paper filter or Mr. Coffee™ Reusable Filter into the Removable Filter Basket and close the Front Loading Brew Basket door. (Figure 28) 3 Place the empty Carafe on the warming plate. Make sure it is securely in place. 20 4 Press the Select/ Off button twice. The Clean indicator light will turn on. The clock display will show "CLn" for the duration of the clean cycle. For your convenience the cleaning cycle Figure 29 is automatic. The entire cycle will take 45-60 minutes to complete. During the cleaning cycle 6 Fill the water reservoir with clean, fresh water. (figure 29) the coffeemaker 7 Place the empty will go through the Carafe on the following steps: warming plate. 1. Slow brew Make sure it is approx. 3 cups of securely in place. cleaning solution. 2. Pause for 30 minutes (the Clean indicator light will remain on to alert you that the process is active). 3.After 30 minutes, your coffeemaker will brew the remainder of the cleaning solution. 4.When complete, 8 Remove and discard the paper filter used during the cleaning cycle. If a Mr. Coffee™ Reusable Filter was used during cleaning, remove it and rinse it thoroughly before replacing it in the Removable Filter Basket. the coffeemaker will 9 B egin brewing and beep 3 times and the allow the full brew Clean indicator light cycle to complete. will turn off and your coffeemaker will 10 Repeat steps 5 turn off. through 9 one more time. 5 Discard the cleaning solution Your coffeemaker is and rinse the carafe now clean and ready thoroughly with to brew the next pot of clean water. delicious, hot coffee! Cleaning the Carafe: Hard water can leave a whitish stain on the carafe, and coffee may then turn this stain brown. To remove carafe stains: Figure 30 1 Fill the carafe with a solution of equal parts water and vinegar and let the solution stand in the carafe for approximately 20 minutes. (Figure 30) Figure 31 2 Discard the solution, then wash and rinse the carafe. (Figure 31) Figure 32 CAUTION:Do not cclleeaannscearrsa,fseteweilth wood pads, or other abrasive material. (Figure 32) Suggested Decalcifying Intervals: SUGGESTED DECALCIFYING INTERVAL TYPE OF WATER CLEANING FREQUENCY Soft Water Hard Water Every 80 Brew Cycles Every 40 Brew Cycles or when red (CLEAN) light is flashing 21