Percolator - West Bend

WEST BEND COFFEEMAKER Model No. 54129 9 Cup Automatic Coffeemaker Reg i st e r t hi s a n d o t her We st B e n d  pro d uct s t hro ug h o u r w e bs it e:

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Care and Use Instructions L- 5 2 1 8

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Us e e lec tr i ci t y sa fe l y a n d wi se l y. Ob ser ve s a fet y p r eca u tio n s wh e n u si n g yo ur co f fe e ma ker i nc l ud i n g t he fo llo wi n g : • Re ad a ll i ns tr uc tio n s b e fo re us i n g. • Al wa ys a tta c h p l u g to c o f f e e ma k e r fi r s t, t he n p l u g c o r d i n to wa l l o ut le t. T o d isco n n e c t r e mo v e p lu g fr o m wa ll o u tl et. Le t co ffe e ma k er coo l be fo r e re mo vi ng cord. • Do no t lea v e co ffee ma k er pl ugged i n wh e n no t i n use. • Do no t le t cord to uc h ho t s u r fac es or ha ng o v er t he ed ge o f a co unter, ta ble or o t her s ur f ace area . • Co f fe e ma k e r s ho uld a l wa ys b e u np l u g g e d a nd a l lo wed to c o o l b e f o r e c le an i n g. • M a ke s ur e c o ver , b a s ke t , s te m a nd c o r d a r e p r o p e r l y a tt ac he d b e fo r e c o f fe e ma k e r i s p l u g ge d i n. (See i n str u ct io ns.) No p art o f t he co ffee ma ker s ho u ld be r e mo ved d ur i ng t he br e wi ng c yc le. Sca ld i n g ma y o c c ur . • Yo ur c o f f e e ma k e r , it s c o r d a nd p l u g s s ho uld no t b e i m mer se d i n liq u id s , p la c e d ne a r a ho t e le ct r ic o r ga s b ur n er , o r i n a hea te d o v e n. • Co f fe e ma k e r s ho uld no t b e us e d o utd o o r s. • Do no t to uc h ho t co f f ee ma k er . U se h a nd le s o r k no b . • S uper v is e c los el y wh e n coffee ma k er is us ed b y or near c h ild re n. • Us e yo ur c o f f e e ma k e r o nl y f o r t he u se s d e sc r ib e d i n t h i s b o o kl e t. Do no t us e a tt ac h me n t s wi t h y o ur c o f f e e ma k e r u n l e s s r e c o m me n d e d b y T he W e s t B end Co mp a n y. • Do no t u se yo ur c o f f e e m a k e r i f i t o r it s c o r d a r e d a ma ged o r no t wo r ki n g p r o p e r l y. Ret u r n i t to T he W es t B e nd Co mp a n y fo r ex a mi n at io n a nd /o r r ep air .

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Yo ur co ffee ma k er ne eds no sp e ci al care o t her t h an cl ea ni ng. WA RN I N G: T o p r e ve n t p e r so n a l i nj ur y o r p r o p e r t y d a ma g e c a us e d b y f i r e , a l wa ys u np l u g t hi s a nd o t her a p p li a nce s wh e n no t i n u se . F o r ho u se ho l d u se o nly .

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Electric Cord Statement CA UT IO N: Yo ur co ffee ma k er ha s a s hort cord a s a s a fet y prec a ut io n to preve nt p er so nal i nj ur y or propert y d a ma ge r es u lt i n g fr o m p ul li n g , tr ip p i n g o r b e c o mi n g e n ta n gl ed wi t h t he c o r d . Do no t a l lo w c hi l d r e n to b e ne ar or use t hi s co ffee maker wi t ho u t ad ult s up er vi s io n. I f yo u mu s t use a lo nger cord se t or a n e xt e nsio n cord wh e n us i n g t hi s co ffe e ma k er, t h e cord mu s t be arra nged so i t wi ll not drape or ha ng o v er t h e ed ge o f a counter top, tabl etop or sur f ace area wh er e i t c a n be p ul led o n b y c hi ldre n or tri pped o ver . T o preve nt elec tr ic s hoc k, p er so nal inj ur y or fire , t h e e lec tri cal r at i n g o f t he e x te ns i o n cord yo u use mu s t be t he sa me o r mo r e t h a n t h e wa t ta g e o f t h e c o f f e e ma k e r ( wa tt a ge is s ta mp ed o n u n d e r s id e o f b a se) .

BEFORE USING THE FIRST TIME: B efo re usi n g t he co ffe e m aker fo r t he fir st ti me , c lea n it tho r o u g hl y. Re fer to Ge ner al C le a n i n g I n st r uc t i o n s, St e p s 1 -4 i n t hi s le a f le t. CA UT IO N: T o p r e ve n t p e r so n a l i nj ur y o r p r o p e r t y d a ma g e c a us e d b y f i r e , a l wa ys u np l u g t hi s a nd o t her a p p li a nce s wh e n no t i n u se . Yo ur co ffee ma k er i s no w read y to use .

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING COFFEE 1 . W it h b a s k e t a nd s te m r e mo ved , fi ll c o f fe e ma k e r wi t h CO L D wa ter to d e sir ed l e vel , u si n g t he c u p ma r ki n g s o n i ns id e o f c o f f e e ma k e r a s g u id e . D o no t ma k e l es s t ha n ( 4 o r 5 c up s) o r mo r e t h a n ma x i mu m ( 8 o r 9 c up s) a mo u n t o f c o f fe e a t o ne ti me . 2 . P lace s te m i nto hea ti n g uni t i n bot to m o f co ffe e ma k er, t he n p u t ba s ke t o n st e m. Add e le ctr ic pe rk or r e g u la r g r i nd c o f fe e gr o u nd fo r a l l c o f f e e ma k e r s i nto b as k e t u s i n g 1 l e ve l tab le sp o o n p er c up fo r mi ld str e n gt h a nd 1 sl i g ht l y r o u nd e d tab le sp o o n p e r c up fo r s tr o n g str e n gt h. Do n o t u se d r ip o r f in e l y g ro u n d c o ff e e a s flo o d in g o f th e b a ske t c a n o c c u r.

SPECIAL NOTE ON GRINDING COFFEE BEANS: I f gr i nd i n g yo ur o wn co f fe e b e a ns , gr i nd to me d iu m co a r s e ne s s fo r b e s t r es u lt s. DO NO T gr i nd to o fi n e ( p o wd er - li ke ) a s t h i s c a n c a u se b a s k et to flo o d . B e care f ul no t to le t gr o u nd co ffee fal l i nto st e m . Spr ead co ffee e ve n l y i nto ba s ke t. T h e a mo unt of co ffe e ca n be adj u st ed to s u it your pr e fer e nce.

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SPECIAL NOTES: T he ba s ke t doe s no t ha ve a per fo r at ed co ver a s t he co ffe e ma ke r co ver i s des i gned to sp read wa te r e ve nl y o ver t he co ffee gr o u nd s. I n addi tio n, t h e botto m o f t he ba s ke t i s des i gned wi t h a b u il t -i n fil ter, t her e fore a paper fil ter is no t needed. I f yo u pr e fer to do ub l e fi lt er yo ur coffee, a pap er fi lt er c a n b e us ed, j us t be s ur e i t fit s i nto t he bo tto m o f t he ba s ket . T he wa ter le ve l ma r ki n g s r e p r e se nt 5 -1 / 2 o u n c e s fo r e ac h c up o f c o f fe e . T h is a mo u nt o f wa ter wi ll e ns ur e a s ta n d a r d 5 o u nc e c up o f b r e we d c o f fe e a s so me wa t e r i s a b s o r b e d b y t h e gr o u nd s a n d so me i s l o s t i n s te a m.

3. Sec ur e co ver o n co ffee m aker. Yo ur co ffee ma k er wi ll fea t ur e a le ver - sec ured co ver. For t he le ve rsec u r e d c o v e r , p o si tio n c o v e r i n to o p e n i n g o f c o f fe e ma k e r wh i l e p r e s si n g le ver d o wn o n to p o f h a nd le. Re lea se le v er to s ec ur e co v er i n p la ce. S ee Dia gr a m.

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T o mi ni mi ze co ffee sp il l s, e sp eci al l y i f co ffe e ma ker i s t ipped o v er, ma ke s ure co ver i s sec ur ed o nto coffee ma k er. C are s ho u ld s ti ll be used wh e n mo vi ng co ffe ma ker a s co ve r te mpor ari l y red u ce s sp ill a ge i f co ffee ma k er i s tipp ed over . 4. P lace co ffee ma ker o n a dr y, le vel sur fa ce. Atta ch cord to co ffee ma k er and pl ug i nto a 120 vo l t AC elec tr ica l o ut le t O N L Y. CA UT IO N: T o p r e ve n t p e r so n a l i nj ur y o r p r o p e r t y d a ma g e , i nsp e c t c o r d se t fo r d a ma ge o r we a r b e fo r e e a c h u se . Do no t u se yo ur p r o d u c t i f it o r it s c o r d h a s b e e n d a ma ged o r i f i t i s no t wo r ki n g p r o p e r l y. Co f fe e sto p s p e r ki n g a ut o ma ti c a ll y wh e n c o f fe e is r e a d y. Allo w a p p r o x i ma te l y 1 -1 /2 mi n u te s b r e wi n g ti me fo r e ac h c up p r ep ar ed . B e fo r e ser vi n g , r e m o ve co ver a nd l i ft o ut b a s ke t a nd s te m a s se mb l y u si n g a ho t p a d . ( De p r e ss le v e r o n h a nd le to r ele a s e c o v e r . ) I f b as k e t a nd st e m a r e no t r e mo ved , b i tt e r o il s fr o m the co ffee gr o u nd s wi ll drip i n to t h e co ffee. R e place co ver , ma ki ng s ur e it i s sec u red o n to co ffee ma ke r . See s tep 3 . 5 . Co f fe e wi l l r e mai n at s e r v i n g t e mp er a t ur e a s lo n g a s co f fe e ma ker i s co n ne cted to o u tl et. W he n a p p r o x i ma te l y o ne c up r e mai n s, u np l u g c o r d fr o m e le ctr ic o u tl e t a nd a ll o w c o f f e e ma k e r to c o o l b e fo r e clea ni ng. TO M AK E M O R E CO F F E E: If a not he r pot o f co ffe e is d e sired ri ght a wa y, cl ea n a ll p art s a nd fi ll co ffe e ma k er wi t h CO LD wa ter to re se t the t h er mo st at. P o ur o u t wa ter , t h e n re fil l CO L D wa ter to t he d es ired l evel a nd rep eat t he s tep s abo ve fo r ma k i n g c o f f e e . TO R EH EA T CO F F E E: Re h e a t e d c o f f e e n e ver t as te s a s go o d a s fr e s h p er k e d , so tr y to b r e w o nl y t he a mo u nt yo u p la n t o ser v e . I f coffee i s re he at ed i n co ffe e ma k er, t h ere mu s t be at l ea st 3 c up s i n co ffe e ma k er. P lac e s te m a nd e mp t y bas ke t i n pl ace a nd sec u re co ver o n to co ffee ma k er. ( Us i ng t h e st e m a nd co ffee b a s ket wi l l hea t the co ffee fa s ter a nd mo re uni fo r m l y.) P l ug co ffe e ma ker i n a nd al lo w i t to co mp l e te t h e per k i n g c yc l e. Re mo ve b as ke t a nd s te m a ss e mb l y. U np l u g co f f ee ma k er wh e n 1 c up r e ma i n s. TO H E A T WA T ER F O R I N S TA N T B EV E RA G E S: P lai n wat er ma y be heat ed i n yo ur co ffe e ma ker fo r use wi t h i n sta n t be vera ge s. S i mp l y fil l t he clea n coffee ma k er wi t h co ld water to t he de s ired c up l evel. P lac e c lea n s te m a nd e mpt y co ffee ba s ke t i n p lac e a s fo r ma ki n g c o f fe e. ( U si n g st e m a nd e mp t y b a s k e t wil l he a t t he wa t e r m o r e u ni fo r ml y.) S ec ur e c o v e r i n p lace a nd p l u g co f f ee ma ker i n. Allo w i t to co m p let e p er k i n g c yc le . Re mo ve b a s ke t a nd st e m a s se mb l y. U np l u g c o f fe e ma ker wh e n 1 c up r e ma i ns. Oth e r th a n ma k in g c o f fe e o r h ea t in g wa t er , n o o th e r l iq u id sh o u ld b e h e a te d in c o f fe ema k e r a s d a ma g e to h e a tin g u n it c a n o c c u r. W he n co f fe e ma ke r i s u s ed to he at wa ter o n l y, t h e met al i n sid e wi l l d i sco lo r wh i c h i s no r ma l a nd d o es no t affec t per for ma nc e or t h e wa ter hea ted i n t h e co ffe e ma k er. Re fer to “Sp ecia l C lea ni ng I n str u ct i ons” i n t h i s lea f le t fo r r e mo vi n g d i s co lo r a tio n as we ll a s mi ner al d ep o s it s wh i c h fo r m i n sid e t he co f fe e ma k e r wh e n he at i n g wa te r . I f t he se d ep o s it s ar e no t r e mo ve d , p it ti n g o f t h e me al i n sid e ma y o cc ur a nd r e s u lt i n d a ma g e to co ffe e ma k er. Re fer t o care a nd c lea ni ng i ns tr uc tio ns as fo l lo ws : G E N ER AL C L E AN IN G IN S T RU C TIO N S – Af t er Ea c h U s e I mp rop er c lea ni ng of t he coffee ma ker , e s pec i ally t he hea t i ng un it w ell, w il l affe ct perfo r mance of t he coffee ma ker, re s ult ing in w ea k, lu kew a r m co ff ee a nd may eve n ca u se the coffee ma ke r to st op pe r king . To kee p y o ur co f f e e ma ker w o r king pro pe rly , it i s i mp o r t a nt t o f o l lo w t he c lea ni ng in st r uc t io n s be lo w : 1 . U np l u g c o f fe e ma ker a nd a llo w to c o o l b e fo r e c le an i n g. CA UT IO N: T o p r e ve n t p e r so n a l i nj ur y o r e l e c tr ica l s ho c k, d o no t i m me r se c o f fe e ma ker , i ts c o r d o r p l u g s i n wa t er o r o t her liq u id 2. Cl ea n b as k et, s te m a nd cover i n ho t so ap y wa ter wi t h a d i s hclo t h, r i nse and dr y. Co ffee st ai ns o n u nd e r s id e o f c o ver o r s t e m ma y b e r e mo v e d b y s c o ur i n g wi t h a d a mp c lo th a nd a no n -a b r a s i ve

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clea ns er s uc h a s B o n A mi  o r So f t S c r ub . 3 . Cl ea n i ns id e o f co f f ee m ak er b y f il li n g wi t h ho t wa t er to 5 -c up le ve l. A d d a s mal l a mo u nt o f liq uid d is h wa s hi n g d e t er ge n t a nd wa s h wi t h a d is h c lo t h o r sp o n g e . T he n c lea n t he h ea ti n g u ni t wel l ( wh er e s te m f i ts ) wi t h a s co ur i n g p ad , s uc h as Sco tc h B r i te o r B r i llo , to r e mo v e c o f f e e r e s id u e . T wi st p a d i n s id e h e a t in g u ni t wel l to c le a n t ho r o u g hl y. IM P O R TA N T: If hea t ing un it w el l is no t ke pt cl ea n, co f f ee ma ke r w il l n o t pe rf o r m pro per ly. Se e diagra m. Afte r cl ea ni ng i n s ide o f coffee ma k er, dr ai n, ri ns e a nd dr y. W hip o u t side of co ffe e ma ker wi t h a d a mp so ap y c lo t h a nd d r y. Do no t u se a b r a si v e me ta l s c o ur i n g p ad s o r c le a n se r s o n o ut s id e o f c o f fe e ma ke r a s scr atc h i n g wil l o c c ur . DO N O T W AS H CO FF E EM AKE R P AR T S IN AN AU TO M A T IC D IS H WA SH E R. SP EC I A L C L E AN IN G IN S TR UC T IO NS • To Re mo v e M in e r a l D e po s it If co ffee ma ker i s used d ail y, a sp e cia l c lea ni ng ever y 2 wee k s O R e ve r y wee k i f used fo r he ati n g wa ter, i s ne ce s sar y. F il l co ffee m ak er to t he 5 -c up le ve l wi t h wh i te d i st il led v i ne gar . T he n fi ll to t he ma xi mu m c up le ve l wi t h cold wa ter. P l ace st e m a nd e mp t y co ffee ba s ke t i n pla ce, se c ur e co ver a nd pl ug co ffe e ma k er i n. All o w c o f fe e ma k e r to c o mp let e p e r k i n g c yc l e , t h e n le t st a nd fo r 1 5 to 2 0 mi n ut es . U np l u g a nd d r a i n c o f f e e ma k e r . Allo w to c o o l b e fo r e c le a n i n g, fo l lo w g e ner a l c le a n i n g i ns tr uc t io n s i n t hi s le a fle t. To Re mo v e Di sco lo r a t i o n I n sid e o f c o f f e e ma k e r c an d i sco lo r wh e n u se d f o r h e a t i n g wat er w h i c h i s no r ma l. T o r e mo v e / li g ht e n d is co lo r a tio n , fi ll co f fe e ma k er wi t h co ld wa ter t o t he ma x i mu m c up le ve l. P la ce st e m a nd e mp t y b as ke t i n place a nd add 1 t ea spoo n c r ea m o f t art er to b a s k et. Se c ure co ver o n to c o ffee ma k er, p l ug cord i nto o ut let a nd a l lo w c o f fe e ma ke r t o c o mp le te p er k c yc l e . T he n l et st a nd fo r 1 5 to 2 0 mi n ut es o r u nt il d i sc o lo r a t io n is li g ht e ned . U np l u g c o r d a nd d r a i n c o f fe e ma k e r . All o w to c o o l a nd fo llo w g e ner al c l e a ni n g i n str uc tio n s. Do n o t u se b a kin g so d a to cl ea n co ff eema ke r a s it w il l d i sco lo r in sid e m eta l.

REPLACEMENT PARTS Rep lac e me n t par t s fo r t h e Co ffee ma k er ma y be o b tai n ed dir ec tl y fr o m t h e co mp a n y’ s C u s to mer S ervic e Dep a r t me n t. W r it e o r c all : T he W e st B e nd Co mp a n y Att n : Ho us e wa r e s C u sto me r S er vi ce P . O. B o x 2 7 8 0 W e s t B e nd , W I 5 3 0 9 5 -2 7 8 0 ( 2 6 2 ) 3 3 4 -6 9 4 9 B e s ur e to i nc l ud e t he m o d e l n u mb e r o f yo ur Co f fe e ma k e r , a d e scr ip tio n o f t he p ar t yo u wa n t a nd t he q ua n ti t y. Alo n g wi t h t h is i n fo r ma t io n p l ea se i n cl ud e yo ur na me , ma il i n g a d d r e ss a nd yo ur Vi sa , M a ste r C a r d o r Di sco v e r c r e d i t c ar d n u mb e r fo r t he b il li n g s o f t he p a r t( s) to yo u. Yo ur st a t e ’s s a le s t a x a nd a s h ip p i n g / ha nd li n g f e e wi l l b e a d d e d to yo ur to tal c ha r g e . Or , to s e nd a c he c k o r mo ne y o r d e r , c a l l ( 2 6 2 ) 3 3 4 -6 9 4 9 d ur i n g t he ho u r s o f 8 AM to 4 P M c e n t r a l ti me to o b ta i n p ur c h a se a mo u n t. P l e a se a llo w 2 we e k s fo r d el i ver y.

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WEST BEND

90 DAY WARRANTY Yo ur W e st B e nd  W a rr ant y co vers fa il ur e s i n t he mat eri al s a nd wo r k mans hip o f t he Co ffe e ma k er fo r 9 0 d a ys fr o m t he d at e o f o r i g i na l p ur c h as e. An y fa iled p ar t o f t h e C o f f ee ma k er wi l l b e r ep a i r ed or repla ced wi t ho ut c har ge. T hi s wa r r a n t y gi ve s yo u sp e ci f ic le ga l r i g ht s a n d yo u ma y a l so ha ve o t h er r i g h ts wh i c h va r y fr o m st ate to st at e. T h i s wa rr ant y doe s no t co ver a lle ged da ma ge ca us ed b y mis u se , ab use, acc ide n ts o r alt er a tio n s to t he co f fe e ma k er . If yo u t h i n k t he co ffe e m aker ha s fai led, p lea se c are ful l y pa c ka ge a nd re t ur n t he co ffee ma ker p r e p aid a nd i n s ur e d wi t h a d e scr ip tio n o f t h e d i f f ic u lt y t o : T he W e st B e nd Co mp a n y Att n : Ho us e wa r e s C u sto me r S er vi ce 1 1 0 0 Sc h mi d t Ro a d W e s t B e nd , W I 5 3 0 9 0 -1 9 6 1 ( 2 6 2 ) 3 3 4 -6 9 4 9 P le a se e n s ur e t h a t yo u e nc lo se t he sa le s sl ip o r p r o o f o f d a t e o f p ur c ha s e i n o r d er to a ss ur e wa r r a n t y c o v e r a ge .

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