WK350 - Kettle GRAEF - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL WK350 GRAEF

Operating Instructions

Glass component made from DURAN

Base station with temperature selection

Spout with stainless steel anti-limescale filter

UKR PREFACE Dear Customer, You have made a good choice by buying this electric kettle. You have purchased a recognised quality product. Thank you very much for buying our product. We wish you a lot pleasure with your new Graef electric kettle.

INFORMATION ON THESE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

These operating instructions are part of the electric kettle (hereinafter referred to as unit) and provide important information on putting into operation, safety, intended use and the care of the unit. The operating instructions shall have to be available at the unit at all times. The instructions have to be read and applied by every person who in view of: ● Initial operation, ● operation, ● fault correction and/or ● cleaning are commissioned to deal with in. Keep these operating instructions and pass them on to the next owner along with the unit. These operating instructions cannot take into consideration every conceivable use. For further information or in case of problems which are not dealt with or not dealt with sufficiently in these instructions, please get in touch with Graef customer service or your specialist dealers. WARNING MESSAGES In these operating instructions, the following warning messages and signal words are used: WARNING This refers to a potentially dangerous situation. Failure to observe this warning may result in serious injury or even death. CAUTION This refers to a potentially dangerous situation. In case of non-observation of this warning message, material damage may occur. IMPORTANT! This refers to application tips and other especially important information!20

GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This unit is in conformity with the safety instructions mentioned hereinbe- fore. However, incorrect handling may lead to injury and damage. For safe handling of this unit, please observe the following safety instruc- tions: ● Before using the unit check for any external visible damage of the hous- ing, the connection cable and plug. Do not operate a damaged unit. ● Repairs may be carried out only by an expert or by Graef after-sales service. Incorrect repairs may cause considerable hazards for the user. In addition, any claim under guarantee is forfeited. ● Defective parts must be replaced by original spare parts only. It is only with these parts that the safety requirements are met. ● This appliance can also be used by children from 8 years age as well as by persons with limited physical, sensory or mental ability or with a lack of experience and/or knowledge if they are supervised or have been trained in using the appliance and have understood the dangers which may result from it. Cleaning and user maintenance must not be carried out by children, unless they are 8 years or older and are su- pervised. ● The unit and its connection cable have to be clear of children who are younger than 8 years. ● Children should be supervised in order to make sure that they do not play with this unit. ● The unit is not intended to be used with an external timer or a separate remove control. ● Always disconnect the connection cable by using plug; do not pull the connecting cable. ● Do not use the unit if the mains cable or plug are damaged. ● Prevent that liquids get on the plug. ● If the connection cable is damaged, it may only be replaced by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's customer service or a similarly quali- fied person, in order to avoid potential dangers. ● Do not open the housing under any circumstances. When touching live21

UKR connections and if the electric and mechanical structure is changed, there is danger of electric shock. ● Never touch live parts. They may cause an electric shock or even may lead to death. ● Before connecting the unit, compare the connecting data (voltage and frequency) on the type plate with those of your energy network. These details must correspond so that no damage occurs to the unit. ● Check to see that the power cable has been safely laid. Due to getting caught on the cable, the unit might fall down from the work surface. ● Packaging materials must not be used for playing. There is a danger of suffocation. ● Never use the unit in the vicinity of a source of heat. ● Never use the appliance outdoors, and always keep it in a dry place. ● When filling in water, after every use as well as prior to every cleaning, the plug must be removed from the socket. ● Do not pour any liquid on the contact of the base station. ● Do not fill the electric kettle with water over the maximum mark. Poten- tial effervescence can lead to injuries. ● Avoid touching the outer wall of the unit as this may become hot. ● Caution! The unit becomes hot. Risk of scalding by escaping steam and residual heat. Also after switching off the unit touchable surface will be still hot for some time. ● Do not operate the unit below sensitive furniture, because escaping steam might damage the same. ● Touch the unit at the handle only. ● Make sure there is always enough water in the unit (minimum 0.5 litre) in order to prevent boiling dry. ● Do not bring the tea mixture to the boil, otherwise it may bubble over. ● Make sure that the unit is used only in combination with the base station provided. Never use the base station for another purpose. ● Switch on the unit only after having filled in the water. Use cold tap water only.22 ● Do not use any aggressive or abrasive detergents and no solvents. ● Do not scratch off stubborn soiling with hard objects. ● Never clean the unit and the base station under running water and never immerse them into water.

DANGER CAUSED BY ELECTRIC CURRENT

WARNING Mortal danger is caused by contact with energised cables or components! Please observe the following safety instructions in order to prevent an exposure to electric current: ● Do not use the unit if the mains cable or plug are damaged. ● In this case, you should let the Graef Customer Service install a new connection cable before using the appliance again. This may be done also by an authorised specialist. ● Do not open the housing under any circumstances. When touching live connections and if the electric and mechanical structure is changed, there is danger of electric shock. ● Never touch live parts. They may cause an electric shock or even may lead to death. INTENDED USE This unit is not intended for commercial use. Use the unit exclusively to re-boil water. This appliance is intended for domestic and similar use, such as: ● Staff kitchens in shops and office ● In agricultural estates ● By guests in hotels, motels and other living quarters ● In bed and breakfast boarding houses IMPORTANT! Use only for applications akin to households! Another or any exceeding use shall not be considered intended. CAUTION The appliance can cause dangers, if is not used as intended. ● Use the unit exclusively as intended. ● Observe the procedures described in these operating instructions. Claims of any kind caused by damage by unintended use shall be excluded. The risk shall be borne sole by the operator.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

All technical information, data and notes on the installation, the operation and the care con- tained in these operating instructions correspond to the last status before printing, and are ren-23

UKR dered under consideration of our previous experience and to the best of knowledge. No claims may be derived from the particulars, illustrations and descriptions in these instructions. The manufacturer shall not assume any liability for damage caused by: ● non-observation of the instructions ● unintended use ● incorrect repairs ● technical modifications ● use of unapproved spare parts Translations shall be carried out to the best of knowledge. We shall not assume any liability for translation mistakes. The original German text only shall be binding. AFTER-SALES SERVICE If your Graef device is damaged, please contact your dealer or the Graef Customer Service at [phone] or write an e-mail to [e-mail]. IMPORTANT! If possible, keep the original packaging during the guarantee period of the unit in order to be able to pack the unit correctly in case of guarantee. UNPACKING When unpacking the unit, proceed as follows: ● Remove the unit from the box. ● Remove the packaging parts. ● Remove any stickers on the unit. Do not remove the type plate!

DISPOSAL OF THE PACKAGING

The packaging protects the unit against transport damage. The packaging materials are select- ed according to the environmental compatibility and disposal-related aspects and can there- fore be recycled. The return of packaging into the material cycle saves raw material and reduces the waste vol- ume. Dispose of the packaging material no longer needed at collection points for the “Green Dot” recycling system (in Germany).

DISPOSAL OF THE UNIT

At the end of its service life, this product cannot be disposed of in normal domestic waste. The symbol on the product and in the operating instructions point out to this fact. Reuse the materials according to their marking. With the reuse, recycling or other forms of recycling of old equip- ment, you make an important contribution to the protection of our environment. Please ask your municipal administration for the disposal point.24

REQUIREMENTS ON THE INSTALLATION LOCATION

For safe and fault free operation of the unit, the following requirements of the installation location have to be met: ● The unit has to be placed on a solid, flat, horizontal, and non-slipping surface with a sufficient weight-carrying capacity. ● Make sure that the unit cannot topple over. ● Choose the location in such a way that children cannot reach the supply line of the unit. ● Do not place the appliance on hot surfaces, such as hotplates, or near them. ● Never use the unit in the open, and store in a dry location. ● The unit is not designed for installation in a wall or a built-in cupboard. ● Do not set up the unit in a hot, wet or moist environment. ● The socket has to be easily accessible so that the power cable can be removed easily in case of emergency. ELECTRICAL CONNECTION For safe and fault-free operation of the unit, the following requirements have to be met during the electrical connection: ● Before connecting the unit, compare the connecting data (voltage and frequency) on the type plate with those of your energy network. These details must correspond so that no dam- age occurs to the unit. In case of uncertainty, contact a qualified electrician. ● The socket has to be protected at least by a 10 amps circuit breaker. ● Make sure that the power cable is not damaged and is not laid across hot surfaces or sharp edges. ● The connecting cable must not be stretched tightly. ● The electric safety of the unit is ensured only when it is connected to a socket with protective conductor installed correctly. Operation on a socket without protective conductor is forbid- den. If in doubt, let the house installation check by a trained electrician. The manufacturer shall not assume responsibility for damage which has been caused by absent or interrupted protective conductor.

This unit brings water to the boil within a few minutes. Fill the unit with clear cold water and re-boil it at 80° C in order to clean the unit. Pour out the re-boiled water. INITIAL OPERATION ● Take the base station and wind up the cable as far as possible. The length of the supply line which is not necessary can be wound up at the bottom of the base station. ● Insert the plug into the socket. ● Remove the lid. ● Fill the electric kettle with a minimum of 0.5 litre of water. Do not exceed the maximum25

UKR fill-level marking. The water would bubble over when boiling. ● Place the lid back on. Check to see that it audibly locks into place. ● Place the electric kettle onto the base station and switch on the unit by touching the symbol. ● Touch on the desired temperature. Temperature selection Ideal for: all black teas, herbal and fruit tea mixtures hand-brewed filter coffee, approx. 93° C 80 °C all green tea types and instant drinks, 80 °C 70 °C green and white teas, 70 °C 60 °C Japanese green tea, 60 °C 1 beep will sound, with the LED ring illuminating blue. IMPORTANT! Make sure that the maximum fill mark is not exceeded. Fill the unit so that the water level is between the minimum and the maximum fill-level marking. Burns / scalding may be caused by effervescent water. ● During the heat-up process the set temperature will be continuously flashing and the under- lying temperatures will light up when being reached. ● Once the desired temperature has been reached, 2 beeps will sound. The illuminated LED ring will go out. ● The unit will switch off after approx. 1 minute unless the warm-keeping function has been selected. ● Remove the unit from the base station. ● Slowly pout the water into a cup or similar container. ● Put the unit back onto the base station.

MAKING TEA WITH A TEA LID

● Take the base station and wind up the cable as far as possible. The length of the supply line which is not necessary can be wound up at the bottom of the base station. ● Insert the plug into the socket. ● Remove the lid. ● Fill the electric kettle with a minimum of 0.5 litre of water. Do not exceed the maximum fill-level marking. The water would bubble over when boiling. ● Place the electric kettle on to the base station.26 ● Take the lid with the tea strainer. Remove the tea strainer and fill the tea strainer with loose tea. When filling, observe the information on the tea packaging. IMPORTANT! The tea strainer should only be filled to approx. 2/3, as the dried tea leaves expand in the water and the tea strainer could open as a result. ● Press the filled tea strainer carefully onto the lid again. ● At the handle of the lid, pull the tea strainer upward to the limit stop. ● Put on the lid with the tea strainer. ● Switch on the unit by touching the symbol. ● Touch on the desired temperature. Temperature selection Ideal for: all black teas, herbal and fruit tea mixtures 80 °C all green tea types and instant drinks, 80°C 70 °C green and white teas, 70°C 60 °C Japanese green tea, 60 °C 1 beep will sound, with the LED ring illuminating blue. IMPORTANT! During the heating process, the temperatures can be changed as long as the requested tem- peratures have not been reached yet. IMPORTANT! Make sure that the maximum fill mark is not exceeded. Fill the unit so that the water level is between the minimum and the maximum fill-level marking. Burns / scalding may be caused by effervescent water. ● During the heat-up process the set temperature will be continuously flashing and the under- lying temperatures will light up when being reached. ● Once the desired temperature has been reached, 2 beeps will sound. The illuminated LED ring will go out. ● The unit will switch off after approx. 1 minute unless the warm-keeping function has been selected. ● Press the tea strainer downward and allow the tea to brew. CAUTION Do not bring the tea mixture to the boil, otherwise it may bubble over. ● After the desired infusion time (information on the infusion time can be taken from the tea27

UKR packaging), remove the unit from the base station and slowly pout the tea into a cup. CAUTION Risk of scalding by escaping steam. ● Put the unit back onto the base station. HOTPLATE FUNCTION You have the possibility of retain the requested temperature - except the temperature - for approx. 30 minutes. You can choose this function during or after the brewing process. ● Touch on the desired temperature. ● The selected temperature flashes. ● Subsequently, touch the symbol. ● The symbol flashes. ● After activation, the temperature selection as well as the warm-keeping symbol will illumi- nate. ● When the desired temperature has bee reached, it will be kept for approx. 30 minutes. Then the unit will switch off. ● By touching the symbol once again, you can cancel the warm-keeping function again. IMPORTANT! The unit will boil up now and again in order to keep the requested temperature. Whilst keeping warm, the electric kettle can be removed from the base station. If it is put on the base station again, the desired temperature will be kept further on.

BOIL-DRY AND OVERHEAT PROTECTION

This unit has been fitted with a dry-out and overheat protection. If it should happen that you op- erate the unit without water or with too little water, the unit will switch off. Wait for a short moment until the unit has cooled down. Fill the unit with water and continue as usual. LIFT-OFF SHUTDOWN Should you remove the unit from the base station during the boiling process, the unit will switch off itself. This is the so-called lift-off shutdown. CLEANING OUTSIDE Remove the plug from the socket and let the unit cool down. Use a soft and moist cloth to clean the outer surfaces of the unit. Use a mild detergent in case of heavy soiling. Never clean the unit and the base station under running water and never immerse them into water.28

CLEANING THE TEA STRAINER

CAUTION The tea strainer and the stainless steel anti-limescale filter are becoming hot. Prior to touching and cleaning them allow them to cool down. ● Remove the lid with the tea strainer. ● Pull off the tea strainer. ● Dispose of the tea leaves. ● Clean the tea strainer and the lid under running water. Use a mild detergent.

REMOVAL OF STAINLESS STEEL ANTILIMESCALE FILTER

The removable stainless steel anti-limescale filter prevents that limescale and dirt particles are poured out along with the water. For simple cleaning, the stainless steel anti-limescale filter can be removed. ● Remove the filter when the electric kettle has cooled down. ● From the front, press the filter inwards through the spout and pull it out backwards. ● Clean the scale filter under running water. ● For placing, press the scale filter into the outlet from the inside.

DECALCIFYING / INSIDE CLEANING

We recommend to clean the electric kettle after each use In order to avoid tea deposits. The inner of the electric kettle can be cleaned using warm water and a dish-washing brush. Depending on the degree of hardness of the water in your region, lime deposits will develop at the bottom and on the inside wall of the Glass container from time to time. The harder the water, the faster limit deposits will develop. Descale the unit in regular intervals, because too much scale can affect the performance of the unit. A defect which can be traced back to lacking descaling is not covered by warranty! If you regularly decalcify the unit, this will increase the service life of your unit. For decalcifying, we recommend to use Graef descaling tablets which are matched to our units. The descaling tablets are available in our online shop www.graef.de under article No. 145618. Moreover, water also causes soiling on the inside of the container, which can also be removed by regular descaling. Process: ● Fill the unit with water up to the maximum fill-level marking. ● Insert the descaling tablet, allow the tablet approx. 5 minutes to dissolve. ● Re-boil the decalcifying mixture. ● Empty the unit, and rinse it several times with clear water. We do not assume any liability for lack of or insufficient descaling. In this case, the war- ranty will become null and void.29

UKR TWO-YEAR WARRANTY As from the date of purchase we assume manufacturer warranty of twenty-four months for defects which can be traced back to manufacturing and material defect. Your legal warranty claim in conformity with Section 437 et seq. of the German Civil Code (BGB) shall remain unaffected by this regulation. The guarantee does not cover any damage which is caused by incorrect handling or use as well as defects which only slightly influence the function or the value of the unit. We do not assume any liability for damage caused by lack of or insufficient descal- ing and maintenance. In this case, the warranty will also become null and void. Use exclusively the original Graef descaling and cleaning tablets. Moreover, transport damages, as far as we are not responsible for it, are excluded from the warranty claims. Guarantee shall be ruled out for damage, the repair of which has not been carried out by us or one of our representations. In case of justified complaints, we shall repair the defective product or replace it by a product without defects at our discretion.30