User manual

6 Wipe the inside of the teapot with the cloth moistened with water
and lemon juice. You can also pour some lemon juice into the teapot
and then use a soft brush to remove the tea stains.
Note: Be careful, the inside of the teapot stays hot longer than the outside.
Make sure the inside has cooled down before you clean it.
7 Rinse and wring the cloth to remove the lemon juice from it. Then
wipe the outside of the teapot and the base once more with the
moist cloth to remove lemon residues.
8 Rinse the inside of the teapot under the tap to remove lemon
residues.
9 Rinse the lter under the tap to remove lemon residues.
10 When the base and the outside of the teapot are dry, the appliance is
ready for use again.
Descaling
After some time, scale builds up inside the teapot. Scale is harmless to your
health, but it may affect the taste of the tea. We therefore advise you to
descale the appliance at least every 3 months. Regular descaling removes
scale and also prolongs the life of the teapot.
The amount of scale that develops inside the teapot depends on several
factors, such as the hardness of the water you use and the types of tea you
brew. Descale the teapot as soon as you see any scale inside or notice that
the tea tastes differently.
Descaling with a citric-acid based descaler
Use a liquid or powder descaler based on citric acid to descale the
appliance. Philips has developed a citric acid-based descaler (HD7012,
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