ashes and you hear a beep to indicate that you have to re?ll the water tank. Cleaning and maintenance Never use scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents or aggressive liquids such as petrol or acetone to clean the appliance. 1 Remove the plug from the wall socket and let the appliance cool down. 2 Clean the outside of the base with a moist cloth. Never immerse the base in water, nor rinse it under the tap. Do not clean the base in the dishwasher. 3 Clean the water tank with a cloth soaked in warm water with some washing-up liquid. Raise the sieve in the water tank to clean it. Then wipe the water tank with a clean moist cloth. If the sieve in the water tank becomes detached, keep it out of the reach of children to prevent them from swallowing it. 4 Remove the bottoms from steaming bowls 2 and/or 3. Clean steaming bowls 1, 2 and 3, the XL steaming bowl and the lid by hand or in the dishwasher. Use a short cycle and a low temperature. Repeated cleaning of steaming bowls 1, 2 and 3, the XL steaming bowl and the lid in a dishwasher may result in a slight dulling of these parts. Descaling You have to descale the appliance after it has been used for 15 hours. The descaling light ?ashes for 1 hour to indicate that you have to descale the food steamer. It is important that you descale the food steamer regularly to maintain optimal performance and to extend the lifetime of the appliance. Note: The descaling light always ?ashes for 1 hour while the appliance is in use, even if you have descaled the appliance. If you do not descale the appliance within this 1 hour, the descaling light automatically goes out. It goes on again after you have used the appliance for another 15 hours. 1 Fill the water tank with white vinegar (8% acetic aci...