POSITIONING
• Placethepowerbaseonastable,levelsurface.
• Routethecablesoitdoesnotoverhang,andcannotbecaughtortrippedover.
• Windexcesscablebeneaththepowerbase.
FILLING
Caution: If the kettle has just boiled it will be full of steam. Keep hands clear as steam will
escape from the kettle when opening the lid.
• Removethekettlefromthepowerbase.
• Liftthelidupandawayfromthekettletoavoidsteamfromreachingyourhand.
• Fillthekettlewithatleast2cupsofwater.
• Donotllabovethe‘max’line.Ifoverlled,thekettlemayspitboilingwater.
• Replacethelid.
• Checkthelidisonsecurelyorthekettlemaynotswitchoffwhenitboils.
SWITCHING ON
Caution: Keep clear, as steam will escape from the spout when boiling.
• Plugthepowercordintothewallpoweroutletandswitchiton.
• Placethekettleonthepowerbase–takecarenottospillanywater.
• Presstheswitchdown–thelightwillglow,andthekettlewillheatup.
SWITCHING OFF
• Whenthewaterboils,thekettlewillswitchitselfoffandthelightwillgoout.
• Toswitchoffmanually,lifttheswitchorliftthekettleoffthepowerbase.
GENERAL
• Removethekettlefromthepowerbasebeforepouring.
• Toavoidtheriskofsplashing,pourslowlyanddonotover-tiltthekettle.
• Donottiltthekettlebackwardsaswatermightgetintothecontrolarea.
• Ifthishappens,emptyanyremainingwaterandallowthekettledrybeforefurtheruse–sitit
somewhere warm for 12 hours.
• Whenyouliftthekettle,youmayseemoistureonthepowerbase.Thisisthesteamusedto
switch the kettle off automatically, which then condenses and escapes via vents under the
kettle.Thisisnormal.
USING WITH INSUFFICIENT WATER
• Usingthekettlewithinsufcientwaterwillshortenthelifeoftheelement.
• Ifthekettleisaccidentlyswitchedonwhenitdoesnotcontainsufcientwater,aboil-dry
cut-outwillswitchthekettleoff.
• Topreventthekettlecyclingonandoff,removeitfromthepowerbaseandtheboilswitch
will pop up.
• Sitthekettleonastableheatresistantsurfaceuntilithasfullycooleddown.
• Donotllthekettlewithwateruntilitiscold,oritmayspit.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
•
Check that the kettle is switched off by lifting the kettle from the power base and replacing it
.
• Switchthepoweroffandremovetheplugfromthewallpoweroutlet.