PROFICOOK PC-WKS1020G Electric Glass Tea Kettle Instruction Manual

PROFICOOK PC-WKS1020G Electric Glass Tea Kettle

Glas Tee-/Wasserkocher PC-WKS 1020 G

Overview of the Components

IMPORTANT: Be sure to read the separately enclosed safety instructions first.

Instruction Manual

Thank you for choosing our product. We hope you will enjoy using the appliance.
Read the instruction manual and the separately enclosed safety instructions very carefully before using this appliance. Keep these documents, including the warranty certificate, receipt and, if possible, the box with the inner packaging in a safe place. If you pass the appliance on to a third party, always include all the relevant documents.
Symbols in this Instruction Manual
Important information for your safety is specially marked. It is essential to comply with these instructions in order to avoid accidents and prevent damage to the appliance:

WARNING:
This warns you of dangers to your health and indicates possible injury risks.
CAUTION:
This refers to possible hazards to the appliance or other objects.

Unpacking the Appliance

1. Remove the appliance from its packaging.
2. Remove all packaging material, such as foils, filling material, cable ties and cardboard packaging.
3. Check the scope of delivery for completeness.
4. If the contents of the packaging are incomplete or if damage can be detected, do not operate the appliance. Return it to the dealer immediately.
5. There may still be dust or production residues on the appliance. We recommend that you clean the appliance as described under “Cleaning”.

Overview of the Components/ Scope of Delivery

1 Spout (opening)
2 Lid
3 Button for opening/ closing the cover
4 Handle
5 Base
6 Tea strainer
7 Water level indicator
Function Buttons
8-11 70°C / 80°C / 90°C / 100°C
12   keep warm function
13 on/off

Warnings for the Use of the Appliance

WARNING: Risk of Burns!

• Do not open the lid when the water is boiling.
• Always ensure that the lid is tightly closed.
• During operation the housing becomes hot. Do not touch it and allow the appliance to cool down before storing it away.
• The tea strainer becomes hot! Be careful when removing. If necessary, use a potholder. The tea strainer will continue to drip!

CAUTION: Overload!

• If you use extension leads, these should have a cable cross-section of at least 1.5mm².
• Do not use any multiple sockets, as this appliance is too powerful.

CAUTION:

• Always shut off the appliance before removing it from the base! The contacts on the base are unsuitable for interrupting the current.
• Also ensure that it is turned off when you set it back onto the base!

Notes for Use

• When connecting to the outlet a buzzer sounds twice.
• As soon as you take the kettle from the base, a buzzer will sound. The appliance returns to standby mode.
• Using the function buttons, you can select the optimum water temperature of your drink.
• You can heat up water to the following specific temperatures: 70°C, 80°C, 90°C and 100°C.
• Using an additional function, you can keep the temperature of the water hot at 70°C, 80°C, 90°C.
• You can use the tea strainer to prepare tea in your kettle.

Mains Lead
Completely unwind the length of mains lead that you require from the bottom section of the base. Please ensure that the mains lead does not become tangled up.
Connected Wattage
The total power consumption of this appliance can be up to 3000W. With this connected load a separate supply line protected by a 16A household circuit breaker is recommended.
Electrical Connection

1. Check whether the mains voltage that you want to use, corresponds with that of the appliance. You will find the information about it on the rating plate.
2. Only connect the appliance to a properly installed safety socket.

Preparation
Before using for the first time, boil fresh water at least three times in the appliance. Use only water without any additives or ingredients.

Using the Appliance

1. Place the appliance on a flat surface.

2. Open the lid. Press the button (3). The opener springs open. You can remove the lid by pulling upwards.

3. Then fill in the water (max. 1.7 litre). You can read the filling level on the water level indicator of the kettle.
   – Always use fresh, cold water.
   – The water level must be between the MAX and MIN marks.

4. Close the lid. In order to close the lid, press the button (3). The lid must audibly lock into place. Always ensure that the lid is tightly closed.

5. Place the kettle flush on the base.

Operation

1. Select a temperature using the buttons 8 to 11. The light on the button will light up.
2. Press the button. The light on the button will light up.

•  The light on the temperature button will flash whilst the water heats up.
• If the temperature has been reached, you will hear two buzzers.
• The light on the button will go out.
• The light on the temperature button will light up until you take the jug from the base.
• Keep warm function:
• You can keep the water hot for half an hour at the following temperatures: 70°C, 80°C and 90°C.
• To do this, press the button after you have selected a temperature.
• The light on the button will light up.
• The keep warm will remain active, even if you take the jug from the base for up to a minute.
• Not for 100°C! The keep warm function cannot be combined with this temperature.
  • Quick start:
• Press the button after putting the jug on to boil
•  The water will be heated to 100°C.

Tea Strainer
You can replace the lid of the kettle with the tea strainer.
See the illustration.

1. In order to open the strainer, rotate it slightly in an anticlockwise direction.
2. Add the tea and close the strainer again.
3. Put the tea strainer on instead of the lid.

• Use the plunger to determine when and for how long the tea is supposed to brew.
• To prepare tea, refer to the “TeaMax” mark.
• Bring 1.2 litres (max.) of water to the boil.
• The tea strainer should only be immersed in the water when the desired temperature has been reached.

WARNING: Risk of Burns!
The tea strainer becomes hot! Be careful when removing. If necessary, use a potholder. The tea strainer will continue to drip

Ending/Terminating Operation
There are two options to interrupt the boiling process or to terminate it:
1) The appliance will switch off after the boiling process.
2) Press the button in order to end the boiling process.

• The light on the button will go out. The appliance switches to standby mode.
  • Always shut off the appliance before removing it from the base! The contacts on the base are unsuitable for interrupting the current.
  • Also ensure that it is turned off when you set it back onto the base!
• Pull the mains plug out of the socket.
• Emptying the water container.
  • Always hold the appliance by the handle.
  • When pouring the water out, keep the lid closed.
  • Always open and close the lid with the button (3) in the lid.
  • Only take hold of the appliance at the buttons and handles.
• During operation the housing becomes hot. Do not touch it and allow the appliance to cool down before storing it away.

Cleaning

WARNING:

• Always switch off the appliance and disconnect the mains plug from the socket before cleaning. Wait until the appliance has cooled down.
• Never immerse the appliance or the base in water or other liquids. This may result in electric shock or fire.

CAUTION:

• Do not use any wire brush or other abrasive objects.
• Do not use any acidic or abrasive detergents.
• Clean the perforated area in the spout with a nylon brush from the inside.
• Rinse out the water jug and the tea strainer with clear water. Dry everything with a cloth.
• Clean the housing after use with a slightly damp cloth

Decalcification

• The frequency of the decalcifying operation depends on the hardness of the water and on how often the appliance is used.
• If the appliance switches off before the water boils, it probably needs to be decalcified
• Please do not use vinegar but a commercially available decalcification agent on the basis of citric acid. Only use the quantities stated in the instructions.
• After descaling the appliance boil fresh water in it several times (approximately 3–4 times) in order to remove any residues. Do not consume this water.

Storage

• Clean the appliance as described and allow it to dry.
• We recommend that you keep the appliance in the original packaging if it will not be used for long periods.
• Always store the appliance out of the reach of children in a dry, well ventilated place.

Mains Cable Take-Up Appliance
The mains cable can be wound up on the base.

Troubleshooting

the socket with another appliance.
Plug in the mains plug correctly.
Check the main circuit breake.r
The appliance is faulty.| Contact our service centre or a specialist.
All of the lights on the temperature buttons flash.| The appliance becomes overheated after operating without or with too little water.| Take the kettle from the base.
Rinse out the kettle with cold water.
Allow the appliance to cool for 15 minutes.
The appliance switches off before the water has boiled.| The heating base is severely calcified or the electric circuit of the socket is overloaded.| Descale the appliance as instructed.
Check the mains connection.
The appliance does not switch off.| The lid is not closed.| Close the lid until it locks into place.
The lights of all the buttons flash.| A fault in the electronics.| Contact our service centre or a specialist.

Technical Data

Model :………………………………………………….PC-WKS 1020 G
Power supply :……………………………………. 220–240V~, 50Hz
Power consumption: …………………………………. 2520–3000W
Protection class :……………………………………………………………
Capacity: …………………………………………………….max. 1.7litre
Net weight: …………………………………………….. approx. 1.83kg

The right to make technical and design modifications in the course of continuous product development remains reserved.
This appliance has been tested according to all applicable, current CE directives and built according to the latest safety regulations.

Disposal

Meaning of the “Dustbin” Symbol
Protect our environment: do not dispose of electrical equipment in the domestic waste.
Please return any electrical equipment that you will no longer use to the collection points provided for their disposal.
This helps avoid the potential effects of incorrect disposal on the environment and human health.
This will contribute to the recycling and other forms of re-utilization of electrical and electronic equipment.
Information concerning where the equipment can be disposed of can be obtained from your local authority. Your dealer and contractual partner is also obliged to take back the old appliance free of charge.

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