Makita DKT360 Cordless Kettle Instruction Manual

makita DKT360 Cordless Kettle

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

• Read all Instructions.
• Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
• To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons do not immerse plugs, battery, or charger in water or other liquid.
• Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
• Remove the battery cartridge when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning the appliance.
• Do not operate any appliance after the appliance malfunctions, or has been damaged in any manner. Return appliance to the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment.
• The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufac-turer may result in fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
• Do not use outdoors.
• Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
• Always turn off the power switch before removing the battery cartridge.
• Do not use appliance for other than intended use.
• Do not open the lid during boiling water.
• Scalding may occur if the lid is removed during boiling water.
• This appliance is intended to be used in household.
• Do not overfill water in the appliance. Boiled water may be ejected and cause burn injury.
• It is a battery-operated appliance, the battery being charged outside the appliance.
• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the appliance before being charged.
• Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity.
• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the appliance and safely disposed of.
• Avoid spilling any liquid on the power supply connectors or the battery terminals.
• This appliance is water kettle for boiling water and there is potential of injury from misuse.

SPECIFICATIONS

 

1. The lightest and heaviest combination weight of the kettle, the power supply stand, and battery cartridges are shown in the table.
2. Values may differ depending on battery type, charging status, and usage condition.
3. Due to our continuing program of research and development, the specifications herein are subject to change without notice.
4. Specifications may differ from country to country.

Amount of water that can be boiled

* When boiling 23 °C(73.4 °F) water at ambient temperature is 23 °C(73.4 °F)
NOTE: Amounts are approximate and may differ depending on battery type, charging status, and usage condition.

Applicable battery cartridge and charger

Battery cartridge
BL1815N / BL1820B / BL1830 / BL1830B / BL1840B / BL1850B / BL1860B
Charger
DC18RC / DC18RD / DC18RE / DC18SD / DC18SE / DC18SF / DC18SH

Some of the battery cartridges and chargers listed above may not be available depending on your region of residence.

WARNING: Only use the battery cartridges and chargers listed above. Use of any other battery cartridges and chargers may cause injury and/or fire.

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SAFETY WARNINGS

Cordless Kettle safety warnings

WARNING: IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY all safety warnings and all instructions BEFORE USE. Failure to follow the warnings and instructions may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury.

1. Do not use any accessories not recommended by the manufacturer. Otherwise unexpected matter may occur.
2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Surfaces are liable to get hot during use.
3. Do not use the appliance close to heat sources (stoves, etc.).
4. Put the appliance on the flat stable surface.
5. Do not cover the spout while boiling. Steam cannot be discharged and may cause a malfunc-tion or injury.
6. Allow to cool before cleaning the appliance. Otherwise burn injury may occur.
7. Be careful not to lay down the appliance that contains water. The discharge lock does not seal water completely. Water may spills, even if the discharge lock is activated.
8. Position the appliance so that walls or furni-ture are not exposed to steam. Otherwise dis-coloration, deformation or cracks may result.
9. Boil only water. Do not boil other than water like milk, tea, or soup etc. Otherwise the con-tents may ejected and cause an injury, or the appliance may get dirty or malfunction may occur.
10. Do not put anything other than water in the kettle, like a bottle or cup etc. Otherwise the water may ejected and cause an injury, or the appliance may get dirty or malfunction may occur.
11. Do not open the lid immediately after boiling. Otherwise boiled water may drip and cause burn injury.
    WARNING: DO NOT let comfort or familiarity with product (gained from repeated use) replace strict adherence to safety rules for the subject product. MISUSE or failure to follow the safety rules stated in this instruction manual may cause serious personal injury.

Safety warnings for battery-operated appliance

Battery-operated appliance use and care

1. Prevent unintentional starting. Ensure the switch is in the off-position before connecting to battery pack, picking up or carrying the appliance. Carrying the appliance with your finger on the switch or energizing appliance that have the switch on invites accidents.
2. Disconnect the battery pack from the appli-ance before making any adjustments, chang-ing accessories, or storing appliance. Such preventive safety measures reduce the risk of starting the appliance accidentally.
3. Recharge only with the charger specified by the manufacturer. A charger that is suitable for one type of battery pack may create a risk of fire when used with another battery pack.
4. Use appliances only with specifically desig-nated battery packs. Use of any other battery packs may create a risk of injury and fire.
5. When battery pack is not in use, keep it away from other metal objects, like paper clips, coins, keys, nails, screws or other small metal objects, that can make a connection from one terminal to another. Shorting the battery termi-nals together may cause burns or a fire.
6. Under abusive conditions, liquid may be ejected from the battery; avoid contact. If con-tact accidentally occurs, flush with water. If liquid contacts eyes, additionally seek medical help. Liquid ejected from the battery may cause irritation or burns.
7. Do not use a battery pack or appliance that is damaged or modified. Damaged or modified batteries may exhibit unpredictable behaviour resulting in fire, explosion or risk of injury.
8. Do not expose a battery pack or appliance to fire or excessive temperature. Exposure to fire or temperature above 130 °C may cause explosion.
9. Follow all charging instructions and do not charge the battery pack or appliance outside the temperature range specified in the instruc-tions. Charging improperly or at temperatures outside the specified range may damage the battery and increase the risk of fire.
10. Have servicing performed by a qualified repair person using only identical replacement parts. This will ensure that the safety of the product is maintained.
11. Do not modify or attempt to repair the appli-ance or the battery pack except as indicated in the instructions for use and care.

Important safety instructions for battery cartridge

1. Before using battery cartridge, read all instruc-tions and cautionary markings on (1) battery char-ger, (2) battery, and (3) product using battery.
2. Do not disassemble or tamper with the battery cartridge. It may result in a fire, excessive heat, or explosion.
3. If operating time has become excessively shorter, stop operating immediately. It may result in a risk of overheating, possible burns and even an explosion.
4. If electrolyte gets into your eyes, rinse them out with clear water and seek medical atten-tion right away. It may result in loss of your eyesight.
5. Do not short the battery cartridge:
   1. Do not touch the terminals with any con-ductive material.
   2. Avoid storing battery cartridge in a con-tainer with other metal objects such as nails, coins, etc.
   3. Do not expose battery cartridge to water or rain.
      A battery short can cause a large current flow, overheating, possible burns and even a breakdown.
6. Do not store and use the appliance and battery cartridge in locations where the temperature may reach or exceed 50 °C (122 °F).
7. Do not incinerate the battery cartridge even if it is severely damaged or is completely worn out. The battery cartridge can explode in a fire.
8. Do not nail, cut, crush, throw, drop the battery cartridge, or hit against a hard object to the battery cartridge. Such conduct may result in a fire, excessive heat, or explosion.
9. Do not use a damaged battery.
10. The contained lithium-ion batteries are subject to the Dangerous Goods Legislation require-ments.
    For commercial transports e.g. by third parties, forwarding agents, special requirement on pack-aging and labeling must be observed.
    For preparation of the item being shipped, consult-ing an expert for hazardous material is required. Please also observe possibly more detailed national regulations.
    Tape or mask off open contacts and pack up the battery in such a manner that it cannot move around in the packaging.
11.  When disposing the battery cartridge, remove it from the appliance and dispose of it in a safe place. Follow your local regulations relating to disposal of battery.
12. Use the batteries only with the products specified by Makita. Installing the batteries to non-compliant products may result in a fire, exces-sive heat, explosion, or leak of electrolyte.
13. If the appliance is not used for a long period of time, the battery must be removed from the appliance.
14. During and after use, the battery cartridge may take on heat which can cause burns or low temperature burns. Pay attention to the han-dling of hot battery cartridges.
15. Do not touch the terminal of the appliance immediately after use as it may get hot enough to cause burns.
16. Do not allow chips, dust, or soil stuck into the terminals, holes, and grooves of the battery cartridge. It may result in poor performance or breakdown of the appliance or battery cartridge.
17. Unless the appliance supports the use near high-voltage electrical power lines, do not use the battery cartridge near high-voltage electri-cal power lines. It may result in a malfunction or breakdown of the appliance or battery cartridge.
18. Keep the battery away from children.
    CAUTION: Only use genuine Makita batteries. Use of non-genuine Makita batteries, or batteries that have been altered, may result in the battery bursting causing fires, personal injury and damage. It will also void the Makita warranty for the Makita appliance and charger.

Tips for maintaining maximum battery life

1. Charge the battery cartridge before completely discharged. Always stop appliance operation and charge the battery cartridge when you notice less appliance power.
2. Never recharge a fully charged battery car-tridge. Overcharging shortens the battery service life.
3. Charge the battery cartridge with room tem-perature at 10 °C – 40 °C (50 °F – 104 °F). Let a hot battery cartridge cool down before charging it.
4. When not using the battery cartridge, remove it from the appliance or the charger.
5. Charge the battery cartridge if you do not use it for a long period (more than six months).

PARTS DESCRIPTION

Kettle

Power supply stand

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

CAUTION: Always be sure that the appliance is switched off and the battery cartridge is removed before adjusting or checking function on the appliance.

Installing or removing battery cartridge

CAUTION: Always switch off the appliance before installing or removing of the battery cartridge.
CAUTION: Hold the appliance and the battery car-tridge firmly when installing or removing battery cartridge. Failure to hold the appliance and the battery cartridge firmly may cause them to slip off your hands and result in damage to the appliance and battery cartridge and a personal injury.

To remove the battery cartridge, slide it from the appli-ance while sliding the button on the front of the cartridge.
To install the battery cartridge, align the tongue on the battery cartridge with the groove in the housing and slip it into place. Insert it all the way until it locks in place with a little click. 1. Button 2. Battery cartridge

CAUTION: Always install the battery cartridge fully. If not, it may accidentally fall out of the appli-ance, causing injury to you or someone around you.
CAUTION: Do not install the battery cartridge forcibly. If the cartridge does not slide in easily, it is not being inserted correctly.

NOTE: The appliance does not work with only one battery cartridge.

Indicating the remaining battery capacity 1. Battery indicator 2. Check button

Press the check button to indicate the remaining battery capacities. The battery indicators correspond to each battery.

Indicating the remaining battery capacity

Only for battery cartridges with the indicator

Press the check button on the battery cartridge to indi-cate the remaining battery capacity. The indicator lamps light up for a few seconds.NOTE: Depending on the conditions of use and the ambient temperature, the indication may differ slightly from the actual capacity.
NOTE: The first (far left) indicator lamp will blink when the battery protection system works.

Appliance / battery protection system

The appliance and battery are equipped with the protec-tion system. This system automatically cuts off power to the motor to extend appliance and battery life. The appliance will automatically stop during operation if the appliance or battery is placed under one of the following conditions.

• Overload protection : When the appliance or battery is operated in a manner that causes it to draw an abnormally high current, the appliance automatically stops without any indication. In this situation, turn the appliance off and stop the application that caused the appliance to become overloaded. Then turn the appliance on to restart.
• Overheat protection : When the appliance or battery is overheated, the appliance automatically stops. Let the appliance cool down before turning it on again.
• Overdischarge protection : When the battery capacity becomes low, the appliance stops auto-matically. If the appliance does not operate even when the switches are operated, remove the battery cartridge from the appliance and charge it.

Protections against other causes

Protection system is also designed for other causes that could damage the appliance and allows the appliance to stop automatically. Take all the following steps to clear the causes, when the appliance has been brought to a temporary halt or stop in operation.

1. Turn the appliance off, and then turn it on again to restart.
2. Charge the battery(ies) or replace it/them with recharged battery(ies).
3. Let the appliance and battery(ies) cool down.

If no improvement can be found by restoring protection system, then contact your local Makita Service Center.

OPERATION

Preparation

When using the appliance for the first time, or after long period of storage, perform the following steps.

1. Remove all packing materials from the appliance.
2. Clean the interior of the kettle and filter. There may be dirt such as dust on them.
   See the chapter “MAINTENANCE” for how to clean.

Boiling water

CAUTION: Boil only water. Do not boil other than water.
CAUTION: Do not put the appliance on an unstable place, a place where people often pass, or a place where children can reach. Otherwise the appliance may be accidentally tipped over and cause an injury.
CAUTION: When closing the lid, push the lid securely and put the discharge lock button in locked position. Otherwise burn injury may occur when falling accident occurs.

1. Open the lid while pushing both of the open-lid buttons.
2. Pour preferred amount of fresh tepid water into the kettle. Then close the lid.
   CAUTION: Make sure the discharge lock button is in locked position. Otherwise boiled water may be spilled unintentionally and cause burn injury.
   CAUTION: Do not over fill water exceeding the maximum line. Otherwise boiled water may be ejected and cause burn injury.
   NOTICE: Prevent no-water burning, do not turn on the appliance without water. Otherwise discolor-ation or malfunction may occur.
3. Put the kettle onto the power supply stand.
4. Push the power switch.
   The power switch lights up in orange with single beep sound, then boiling starts.1. Power switch
   CAUTION: Do not touch the steam. Risk of burn injury.CAUTION: Do not touch around mark and the metal part located in the figure during boiling or some time after boiling. Risk of burn injury.1. Metal part that may extreme hot
   NOTE: If you press the power switch right after boil-ing operation, the appliance may not work due to the protection against high temperature. In this case, allow the appliance to cool and then press the power switch again.
   When the boiling is finished, the appliance turns off automatically with a few seconds of beep sound.
   NOTE: When you lift the kettle or the power supply stand while boiling, the appliance stop boiling and the power switch blinks in orange.
   If you return the kettle or the power supply stand while the power switch is blinking, the appliance restarts boiling automatically.
   Few seconds after you lift the kettle or the power supply stand, the appliance turns off.
   NOTE: When the battery capacity becomes low while boiling, the appliance turns off and the power switch blinks in red for a few seconds with three beep sounds.
   NOTE: If you turn on the appliance when at least one battery capacity is low, the appliance turns off within a few seconds with a single beep sound.
5. Lift the kettle while holding the carrying handle of the power supply stand.
6. Pour the water.
   CAUTION: Be careful not to get burned while pouring boiled water.
   To prevent accidental water discharge, the discharge lock button is provided. Push the discharge lock button to pour the water.

Carrying

WARNING: Do not carry the kettle with the power supply stand while heating water or with the boiled water in the kettle. Otherwise burn injury may result when falling accident occurs.
When carrying the appliance, hold the carrying handle.

MAINTENANCE

WARNING: All parts should be replaced at an Authorized Service Center.
CAUTION: Always be sure that the appliance is switched off, unplugged, and the battery car-tridge is removed before attempting to perform inspection or maintenance.
CAUTION: Make sure the kettle is empty before attempting to perform inspection or main-tenance. Otherwise accidents may occur.NOTICE: Never use gasoline, benzine, thinner, alcohol or the like. Discoloration, deformation or cracks may result.
NOTICE: Do not use the dishwasher, dish dryer, or hairdryer.
NOTICE: Do not use polishing powder, bleach, cleanser, metal scrubbing brush, chemical scrub-bing brush, etc.
NOTICE: Do not wash the kettle and the power supply stand. Do not wet the power supply connector.To maintain product SAFETY and RELIABILITY, repairs, any other maintenance or adjustment should be performed by Makita Authorized or Factory Service Centers, always using Makita replacement parts.

Cleaning

Exterior of the appliance
After the appliance is cooled, clean exterior of the appli-ance using clean clothes.
If the appliance is very dirty, use a cloth dampened in soapy water. Then wipe the water off with dry cloth.Interior of the kettle
Remove the lid by pulling it out from the kettle as shown in the figure.Rinse well with water, then dry the inside.

Filter
Remove the filter by pulling it out from the lid as shown in the figure.
Wash the filter, then dry it. 1. Filter
To install the filter and the lid, follow the removing pro-cedure in reverse.

Removing scales inside the kettle

Through the use of the appliance, water scale will build up inside the kettle. Water scale makes boiling ineffi-cient. If water scales becomes noticeable, clean the inside of the kettle with citric acid.

1. Open the lid, and remove the filter from the lid.
2. Pour water up to the maximum line into the kettle.
3. Add 40 g (1.4 oz) of citric acid commercially avail-able into the water and stir it up. Then close the lid.
4. Put the kettle on the power supply stand.
5. Push the power switch.
6. Leave the kettle for about 1 hour after boiling finished.
7. Drain the water and rinse inside of the kettle with water.
8. If you taste or smell citric acid, boil water only and drain it.
   If the dirt is hard to remove, repeat steps 2 to 7.
9. Dry the kettle and install the filter on the lid.

Storage

To prevent fire or burning, allow the appliance to cool down completely before you store it. Do not store the discharged battery for long periods, as it can shorten its service life.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Before asking for repairs, conduct your own inspection first. If you find a problem that is not explained in the manual, do not attempt to disassemble the machine. Instead, ask Makita Authorized Service Centers, always using Makita replacement parts for repairs.

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

CAUTION: These accessories or attachments are recommended for use with your Makita appli-ance specified in this manual. The use of any other accessories or attachments might present a risk of injury to persons. Only use accessory or attachment for its stated purpose.

If you need any assistance for more details regard-ing these accessories, ask your local Makita Service Center.
Makita genuine battery and Makita authorized charger
NOTE: Some items in the list may be included in the tool package as standard accessories. They may differ from country to country.

MAKITA LIMITED WARRANTY

Please refer to the annexed warranty sheet for the most current warranty terms applicable to this product. If annexed warranty sheet is not available, refer to the warranty details set forth at below website for your respective country.
United States of America: www.makitatools.com Canada: www.makita.ca
Other countries: www.makita.com