Frigidaire FPDC12D7MS - Brewing Tips, Cleaning, and Troubleshooting; Cleaning the Coffee Maker; Troubleshooting Common Issues

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Itisrecommendedthatyougrindyourcoffeebefore
eachbrew,andusethefreshestbeanspossible.Keep
thebeansinanairtightcontainer,andstoreinacool
location.Donotrefrigeratethebeans,ascondensation
willlikelyformonthebeansoncetheyareremoved
fromtherefrigerator.Althoughfreezingmayhelp
preservethebeans,theavorcouldbenegatively
affectedovertime.
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Althoughpre-groundcoffeeisperfectlyacceptable,the
bestcoffeewillcomefromfreshgroundbeans.Itis
recommendedthatyougrindyourbeansimmediately
priortobrewing,andsetyourgrindertothemedium
grindlevelsetting.Mediumgrindistheoptimumsetting
formostautomaticdripcoffeemakers.

Dependingonthedesiredstrengthofthecoffee,aratio
ofonetablespoonpercupistherecommendedstarting
point.Youmayadjustthisamounttosuityourpersonal
preference,butifyoupreferaweakerbrew,brewto
regularstrength,andthendilutewithhotwaterto
maximizetheavorandminimizebitterness.
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Usingqualitywaterisessentialinmakingqualitycoffee.
Insomecases,localtapwatermaybeoflowquality,
whichcannegativelyaffecttheavorofthecoffee.
Ifyourtapwaterisofpoorquality,youmaywantto
considerbrewingyourcoffeeusingbottledwater,or
waterfromanunder-sinkReverseOsmosisltration
system.However,donotusedistilledormineralwater
asthismaydamageyourCoffeeMaker.
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Tomaintainqualitycoffeeavor,itisimportantto
keepyoucarafeandbrewbasketclean.Aftereachuse
thoroughlywashtheseitems.
Occasionally,itwillbenecessarytocleantheentire
systemusingasolutionofvinegarandwater(Read
theSelfCleaningInstructionsonpage6).Depending
ontheamountofuse,itmaybenecessarytousethis
cleaningmethodonceortwiceamonth.

  RemovetheFilterBasketandcarafefromthe
CoffeeMaker.
  WashthelterbasketandPermanentGold-Tone
lterinhot,soapywaterandrinsewithhotwater.
Donotuseabrasivecleansersorscouringpads.
Thesepartscanalsobewashedintheupperrack
ofadishwasher.
  UnplugtheCoffeeMakerandwipethehousing
withawarm,dampcloth.Thenwipecleanwith
dampclothanddrywithasoftcloth.Donotuse
abrasivecleansersorscouringpads.Tobrighten
andcleanthestainlesssteelexterior,Frigidaire
recommendsEcosentialStainlessSteelCleanerby
SmartChoice
TM
.Purchaseonlineathttp://frigidaire.
stores.yahoo.net/orcallToll-freenumber:1-800-
599-7569
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 • Iftheunitdoesnotturnon,checktomakesure
thatitispluggedintoagroundedelectricaloutlet
andthatthecircuitbreakerisclosedforthatoutlet.
Iftheunitstillfailstoturnon,consultthewarranty
atthebackofthisUse&CareGuideforobtaining
informationonservice.
 • Iftheunitonlybrewsaportionofthewater
placedinthereservoir,thenitrequirescleaningas
describedinthecleaningsectionofthisUse&Care
Guide.