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boiled,theBRITAlteredwatermustalso
beboiled.Whentheinstructiontoboil
waterisnolongerinforce,theappliance
andlterfunnelmustbecleanedand
anewcartridgeinsertedtoensureany
residualcontaminantsareremoved.
– Pleaseltercoldtapwateronly.
– Cleantheapplianceandlterfunnel
regularly.
– Forcertaingroupsofpeople(e.g.those
withimpairedimmunityandforbabies),it
isgenerallyrecommendedthattapwater
shouldbeboiled;thisalsoappliesto
BRITAlteredwater.
– Forhygienereasons,theMAXTRA
cartridgecontentsaresubjecttospecial
treatmentwithsilver.Averysmall
amountofsilvermaybetransferredto
thewater.Thistransferencewouldbe
withintheWorldHealthOrganisation
(WHO)guidelines.
– Duringthelteringprocess,theremaybe
aslightincreaseinpotassiumcontent.
However,onelitreofBRITAlteredwater
containslesspotassiumthane.g.an
apple.Ifyouhavekidneydiseaseand/
orfollowapotassiumrestricteddiet,we
recommendthatyouconsultyourdoctor
beforeusingaBRITAwaterlter.
– ShouldyourBRITAappliancenotbein
useforaprolongedperiod(e.g.holiday),
BRITArecommendsthatyoutakeoutthe
cartridge,discardanywaterleftinside
theBRITAwaterlterandlooselyinsert
theMAXTRAcartridgeagain.Beforeus-
ingtheBRITAwaterlteragaintakeout
thecartridge,cleantheapplianceand
funnelthoroughlyandrepeatthesteps
oftheinstructionsforuseinchapter:
“PreparingandinstallingtheBRITA
MAXTRAltercartridge”.
– BRITAlteredwaterisdedicatedfor
humanconsumption.Itisaperishable
foodandassuchpleaseconsumewithin
1to2days.
– Likeeachnaturalproduct,theconsisten-
cyoftheBRITAMicroporeFilterissubject
tonaturalvariances.Thiscanleadtoa
slight abrasion of small carbon particles
intoyourlteredwater,noticeableas
blackbits.Theseparticleshavenonega-
tivehealtheffects.Ifingested,theywill
notharmthehumanbody.Incaseyou
observecarbonparticles,BRITArecom-
mendstoushthecartridgeseveral
timesoruntiltheblackbitsdisappear.
– BRITAcannotacceptresponsibilityor
liabilityifyoudonotrespectourrecom-
mendationsfortheuseandexchangeof
theBRITAltercartridge.
Descaling
Yourappliancehasanautomaticdescaling
programme.Whenthe
N
iconlightsup,
runthedescalingprogrammeassoonas
possible.Ifthedescalingprogrammeisnot
runasinstructed,theappliancemaybe
damaged.
Tip: Withveryhard,calciferouswater,
please descale the appliance more often
than the
N
symbolisdisplayed.Even
lteredwatercontainslowamountsof
calciumcarbonate.
►
Turntheapplianceoffwiththeon/off
switch.
►
Press and hold the start/stopbutton.
►
Turntheappliancebackonwiththe
on/offswitch.
►
Release the start/stopbuttonassoon
as the Nsymbollightsup.
Nowproceedasdescribedunder“Running
thedescalingprogramme”.
Suitable descaling agents are available
from Bosch Customer Service (Article
No. 310967) or from specialty retailers.
Notes:
– Neverinterruptthedescalingprogramme.
– Neverdrinkanyoftheliquidsusedin
descaling.
– Neverusevinegarorvinegar-based
products.
– Alwaysremovethelterholderandthe
ltercartridgebeforestartingthedescal-
ingprogramme.