| You can use a cleaner from a store that is made | | | | decanter with dish soap and water; or you like or |
| for coffeemakers or from your coffee maker | | | | put on the top-rack of your dishwasher. Glass |
| company. Easier yet, and less expensive, is to use | | | | decanters are safe to wash on the top rack of |
| undiluted WHITE household vinegar. If you use a | | | | your dishwasher only. |
| cleaner from the company you got your coffee | | | | To clean your percolator, fill the percolator to the |
| maker from, be sure to read the "Caution | | | | highest cup level with half water and half vinegar. |
| statement" of the side of the box very carefully | | | | Put a filter in the basket as you normally would, |
| before you use it. | | | | then run a full percolator cycle. When done, |
| When you use vinegar, place a filter into the filter | | | | discard the water and the filter. Then run the |
| basket. Fill the glass coffee decanter to the | | | | percolator again with clean water. Discard that |
| highest cup line with the vinegar and pour it into | | | | water and rinse out the percolator and rinse the |
| the water reservoir and close the lid. Return the | | | | stem and basket; dry with a soft towel. |
| coffee decanter to the warming plate and turn | | | | Water can leave a whitish mineral deposit or a |
| "ON" the coffee maker like when you are going | | | | brownish deposit stain in the bottom and sides of |
| to brew coffee. When 3/4th of the total cups | | | | your decanter from your coffee or tea. To clean |
| have flowed through into the coffee decanter, | | | | these deposits take a solution of equal parts of |
| turn the coffeemaker "OFF." Let the decanter | | | | White household vinegar and Hot, not boiling, |
| remain of the warning plate rest for at least | | | | water and leave in the decanter for 20 to 30 |
| one-half hour. Then, turn the coffeemaker "ON" | | | | minutes then discard. Wash your decanter with |
| again until all the remaining vinegar is in the | | | | regular dish soap, rinse and dry with a soft dish |
| decanter. Discard the vinegar and the filter in the | | | | towel. NEVER use a harsh abrasive on your |
| brew basket. Wash out the decanter by letting a | | | | coffee maker. |
| full decanter of tap water go through the coffee | | | | NOTE: These are rules for cleaning your |
| maker as you did with the vinegar, but do NOT | | | | coffeemaker. Never use vinegar to clean your |
| stop until all the water is in the decanter. Turn | | | | espresso machine. Vinegar CAN harm parts of |
| your coffeemaker "OFF" and throw out the | | | | your espresso machine. |
| water in the decanter. You may wash your glass | | | | |