• Your appliance is intended only for domestic
use, inside the home.
• Ensure that the kettle has been switched off,
either automatically or manually, before
lifting it from its base.
• Remove the kettle from its base for water
filling or cleaning and after each use.
• Do not use your appliance if it is not
working correctly or if it has been damaged.
If this happens, you should contact an
approved KRUPS service centre (see list in
the booklet «KRUPS Service»). Never
dismantle the kettle for any reason
whatsoever.
• Do not use the kettle if the power cable or
the plug are damaged. To avoid any risk,
these must be replaced by an approved
KRUPS service centre (see list in the booklet
«KRUPS Service»).
• Any intervention other than cleaning and
normal maintenance by the customer must
be performed by an approved KRUPS service
centre.
• Do not put the appliance, the power cable
or the plug in water or in any other liquid.
• Keep the kettle and its power cable well
away from any source of heat, any wet or
slippery surface, and sharp edges.
• Never move the kettle when it is switched
on.
• Do not use the kettle when you have wet
hands or bare feet.
• Only use your kettle to heat drinking water.
• Never insert any utensil of any kind into your
kettle.
Warning: the appliance becomes hot
•
during use.
• Be careful if you move around with the
kettle when it contains boiled water.
• Keep your hands well away from the
pouring spout when the water comes to
boiling point and avoid any contact with
steam and hot surfaces of the appliance.
• Position the lid in such a way that the steam
is not directed towards the handle.
• Never remove the lid when the water is
boiling.
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• The power base can only be used with the
Aquastyle kettle.
Do not expose the appliance to atmospheric
•
elements (rain, sun, etc.).
Warning: if the kettle is overfilled, boiling
•
water may be ejected, from the spout and/or
lid.
Tilt and pour slowly to prevent any risk of
•
scalding by hot water.
This appliance has been manufactured to
•
the highest specifications and is perfectly
safe in ordinary use complying with these
instructions. However, there have been
reports of fires originating in unattended
kettles, the cause of which cannot be
established. Therefore it is essential that the
kettle be switched off and disconnected
from the mains supply when not in use.
Using your appliance for the
first time
Before first use, rinse the interior of your
•
kettle and boil 1 or 2 lots of water, and
dispose.
Place the base of your kettle on a stable
•
surface and plug it into an earthed socket.
Remove the kettle from its base and fill it via
•
the pouring spout (d) (1) or via the open lid
(2).
Keep the water level within the
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Maximum (1.5 l) and Minimum (0.4 l)
markings on the indicator.
Check that the lid is firmly closed to prevent
•
any spilling, escape of steam or faulty
operation (3).
Place the kettle on its base (h) (3).
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Switch on by positioning the switch (a) to
•
«I» and the indicator light (b) will come on
(4).
. Important:
• This appliance switches off automatically
once the water reaches boiling point, the
switch (a) returns to position «0» and the
indicator light (b) goes out (5).