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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Before calling a service supplier, please check the following possible causes. If... White or glittering flakes floating in the hot water. Rough milky white substancess are adhered to inner container. Boiling sounds become louder. Hot water has odors of chlorine. Hot water has an unpleasant odor. Hot water comes out by itself. Hot water does not flow out smoothly. The indicator lights flash alternately. Possible cause How to fix ● The cause of this is "scale". (see P.20) It is not flakes of fluororesin. *Water with a large content of minerals in it such as mineral water or ionized water, is more likely to cause a scale or white layer in the hot water. ● When "scale" adheres, boiling sounds become louder. ● Clean the inner container with a wet soft sponge. (See P.20) ● If the "scale" still remains, clean with citric acid. (See P.21) ● Odors of chlorine remain depending on the amount of chlorine in tap water. ● Press key to reduce the chlorine. (See P.16) ● When the unit is new, resin used in the manufacturing process may give off a mild odor. This will disappear with use. ● If the unit is placed on surfaces such as a vinyl sheet, the odor may be carried over into the water. ● Water has been added above maximum water level. ● Lower the water level. ● The mesh filter may be clogged with "scale". (See P.20) ● When scale accumulates in the inner container and remaining hot water is low, hot water does hot flow out smoothly. ● Immediately after boiling, hot water may not flow out smoothly. ● Clean the filter with a brush. ● If the "scale" cannot be removed, replace the filter (See P.23) ● Overheating protection has been activated (See P.15) ● Add water and press key. ● The indicator lights may flash alternately by adding boiling water or the way the water is ● Press key. supplied. ● When the inner container is cleaned with citric acid, citric acid has built up on the bottom. ● Disconnect the plug, and stir the citric well to dispose. Hot water does not dispense. ● The automatic lock has been engaged. ● Press key. ● If the problem is not fixed after checking the above possible causes, or if you think something is strange, disconnect the body plug from the unit. Wait at least 10 seconds and then re-connect the plug. ● The semi-transparent inner part inside the lid may become yellowish. This does not affect operation of the unit. ● The rattling noise in the lid is made by small ball-shaped components which prevent water from flooding out if the unit topples over. ● If the room temperature is very high, the outside of the main unit may reach about 130°F (55°C). The unit does not turn on. ● You poured in water directly from a tap. ● You put the unit on the sink. ● You turn the unit upside down with its bottom wet. ● You washed the unit in water. ● It is broken if the electric components are immersed in water. Contact the store where you purchased the unit for repair. "Reboil" and "180" indicator lights flash alternately. ● This is malfunction of the sensor. ● Contact the stores where you purchased. 22 06_USA_OM_NC-EG2200_3000_4000_EN.indd 22 12/14/2558 BE 15:50

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Troubleshooting
Before calling a service supplier,
please check the following possible causes.
If...
Possible cause
How to
fi
x
White or glittering
fl
akes
fl
oating in
the hot water.
Rough milky white
substancess are
adhered to inner
container.
●
The cause of this is “scale”. (see P.20)
It is not
fl
akes of
fl
uororesin.
*Water with a large content of minerals in it
such as mineral water or ionized water, is
more likely to cause a scale or white layer in
the hot water.
●
Clean the inner container with a
wet soft sponge. (See P.20)
●
If the “scale” still remains, clean
with citric acid. (See P.21)
Boiling sounds
become louder.
●
When “scale” adheres, boiling sounds become
louder.
Hot water has
odors of chlorine.
●
Odors of chlorine remain depending on the
amount of chlorine in tap water.
●
Press
key to reduce the
chlorine. (See P.16)
Hot water has an
unpleasant odor.
●
When the unit is new, resin used in the manufacturing process may give off a mild odor.
This will disappear with use.
●
If the unit is placed on surfaces such as a vinyl sheet, the odor may be carried over into the
water.
Hot water comes
out by itself.
●
Water has been added above maximum water
level.
●
Lower the water level.
Hot water does not
fl
ow out smoothly.
●
The mesh
fi
lter may be clogged with “scale”.
(See P.20)
●
When scale accumulates in the inner container
and remaining hot water is low, hot water does
hot
fl
ow out
smoothly.
●
Immediately after boiling, hot water may not
fl
ow
out smoothly.
●
Clean the
fi
lter with a brush.
●
If the “scale” cannot be removed,
replace the
fi
lter (See P.23)
The indicator lights
fl
ash alternately.
●
Overheating protection has been activated
(See P.15)
●
Add water and press
key.
●
The indicator lights may
fl
ash alternately by
adding boiling water or the way the water is
supplied.
●
Press
key.
●
When the inner container is cleaned with citric
acid, citric acid has built up on the bottom.
●
Disconnect the plug, and stir the
citric well to dispose.
Hot water does not
dispense.
●
The automatic lock has been engaged.
●
Press
key.
●
If the problem is not
fi
xed after checking the above possible causes, or if you think something is strange, disconnect the
body plug from the unit. Wait at least 10 seconds and then re-connect the plug.
●
The semi-transparent inner part inside the lid may become yellowish. This does not affect operation of the unit.
●
The rattling noise in the lid is made by small ball-shaped components which prevent water from
fl
ooding out
if the unit topples over.
●
If the room temperature is very high, the outside of the main unit may reach about 130°F (55°C).
The unit does not
turn on.
●
You poured in water directly from a tap.
●
It is broken if the electric
components are immersed in
water.
Contact the store where you
purchased the unit for repair.
●
You put the unit on the sink.
●
You turn the unit upside down with its bottom wet.
●
You washed the unit in water.
“Reboil” and “180”
indicator lights
fl
ash alternately.
●
This is malfunction of the sensor.
●
Contact the stores where you purchased.
Troubleshooting
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