
OverthelifetimeoftheBRITAwaterlterjugyoumaynoticelimescalebuild-uponthe
lid.Thisisduetothefactthatitalwayscomesintocontactwithunlteredwater,which
containscarbonatehardness(limescale).BRITArecommendsthatyoucleananddescale
yourlidandtheBRITASmartLightonaregularbasiswithcommonhouseholdcitric
acidbaseddescalinguid.IncaseyoudroptheBRITASmartLightpleasecheckfor
anydamagesandreplace,ifdamagesarevisible.Disposalshouldfollowallapplicable
provisionsandregulations.PleasekeeptheBRITASmartLightoutofthereachofchildren
(riskofswallowing).ShouldyourBRITAwaterlterjugnotbeinuseforaprolongedperiod
(e.g.holiday),BRITArecommendsthatyoutakeouttheMAXTRA+waterlter,discard
anywaterleftinsidetheBRITAwaterlterjugandlooselyinserttheMAXTRA+waterlter
again.BeforeusingtheBRITAwaterlterjugagaintakeouttheMAXTRA+waterlter,
cleanthewaterlterandrepeatsteps3to5ofthe„Qualityfromtheverystart”.Pleasepay
specialattentiontoyourBRITAwaterlterexchangeindicator.IfyourBRITAwaterlterjug
hasbeenincontactwithfoodthatislikelytocausediscolouration(e.g.tomatoketchup,
mustard)cleanyourBRITAwaterlterjug.ToavoidpossiblediscolourationofyourBRITA
waterlterjug,donotincludeitinadishwashercontainingdirtycrockeryfromsuchfoods.
Optimum performance
Pleaseltercoldtapwateronly.
In the event: lter rst, and then boil
BRITAwaterlterjugsaredesignedforuseonlywithmunicipallytreatedtapwater(note:
thiswaterisconstantlycontrolledandaccordingtolegalregulationssafetodrink)orwith
waterfromprivatesupplieswhichhasbeentestedassafetodrink.Ifaninstructionis
receivedfromtheauthoritiesthatmainswatermustbeboiled,thenBRITAlteredwater
mustalsobeboiled.Whentheinstructiontoboilwaterisnolongerinforce,theentire
BRITAwaterlterjugmustbethoroughlycleanedandanewMAXTRA+waterlter
inserted.Forcertaingroupsofpeople(e.g.thosewithimpairedimmunityandforbabies),
itisgenerallyrecommendedthattapwatershouldbeboiled;thisalsoappliestoBRITA
lteredwater.Irrespectiveofthewaterused,youshoulduseutensilswithstainlesssteel
orkettleswithconcealedelements.Inparticular,peoplewhoaresensitivetonickelshould
useappliancesmadeofstainlesssteelorkettleswithconcealedelements.
Ultimate hygiene
Forhygienereasons,theMAXTRA+waterltercontentsaresubjecttospecialtreatment
withsilver.Averysmallamountofsilvermaybetransferredtothewater.Thistransference
wouldbewithintheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)guidelines.
Sensitive to potassium?
Duringthelteringprocess,theremaybeaslightincreaseinpotassiumcontent.However,
onelitreofBRITAlteredwatercontainslesspotassiumthane.g.anapple.Ifyouhave
kidneydiseaseand/orfollowapotassiumrestricteddiet,werecommendthatyouconsult
yourdoctorbeforeusingaBRITAwaterlterjug.
Natural traces
Likeeachnaturalproduct,theconsistencyoftheBRITAMicroCarbonPearlsissubject
tonaturalvariances.Thiscanleadtoaslightabrasionofsmallcarbonparticlesintoyour
lteredwater,noticeableasblackbits.Theseparticleshavenonegativehealtheffects.If
ingested,theywillnotharmthehumanbody.Incaseyouobservecarbonparticles,BRITA
recommendstoushthewaterlterseveraltimesoruntiltheblackbitsdisappear.
Correctly dispose of BRITA Smart Light and BRITA Memo
TheBRITASmartLightandBRITAMemocontainabatteryand
havealifeofapprox.veyears.Attheendoftheirlivesplease
rememberthatthesedevicesmustbedisposedaccordingtoall
applicableprovisionandregulations.Todisposeoftheexhausted
BRITASmartLightpleaseremoveitfromthelidbyturningit
anticlockwise
A1
.ToremovetheexhaustedBRITAMemoplacea
screwdriverinthenotchnexttotheBRITAMemoandpushitout.
PleasenotethattheBRITAMemoshouldnotberemovedforany
otherreasonthantodisposeofit.