Philips Kettle HD4632/20 HD4632/20 User Manual

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A Lid 

B Spout

C  Scale filter 

D  Water level indicator 

E  Temperature settings

F  Temperature knob  

g Base

h  Mains cord

i  Cord storage facility 

J  On/off switch with power-on light 

K  Lid release button 

Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance and save it for 

future reference.

 - Do not immerse the appliance or the base in water or any other liquid.

 - Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the local 

mains voltage before you connect the appliance.

 - Do not use the appliance if the plug, the mains cord, the base or the 

appliance itself is damaged.

 - If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a 

service centre authorised by Philips or similarly qualified persons in 

order to avoid a hazard.

 - This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) 

with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of 

experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or 

instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for 

their safety.

 - Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the 

appliance.

 - Keep the mains cord out of the reach of children. Do not let the 

mains cord hang over the edge of the table or worktop on which the 

appliance stands. Excess cord can be stored in or around the base of 

the appliance.

 - Hot water can cause serious burns. Be careful when the kettle contains 

hot water.

 - Do not touch the body of the kettle during and some time after use, as 

it gets very hot. Always lift the kettle by its handle.

 - Never fill the kettle beyond the maximum level indication. If the kettle 

has been overfilled, boiling water may be ejected from the spout and 

cause scalding.

 - Do not open the lid while the water is heating up. Be careful when 

you open the lid immediately after the water has boiled: the steam 

that comes out of the kettle is very hot.

 - This rapid-boil kettle can draw up to 13 amps from the power supply 

in your home. Make sure that the electrical system in your home and 

the circuit to which the kettle is connected can cope with this level of 

power consumption. Do not let too many other appliances draw power 

from the same circuit while the kettle is being used.

 - Only use the kettle in combination with its original base.

 - Do not connect the appliance to an external switching device such as 

a timer and do not connect it to a circuit that is regularly switched on 

and off by the utility. This prevents a hazard that could be caused by 

inadvertent resetting of the thermal cut-out.

 - Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket.

 - Always place the base and the kettle on a dry, flat and stable surface. 

 - Never fill the kettle below the 1-cup level to prevent it from boiling dry.

 - The kettle is only intended for heating or boiling water. Do not use it to 

heat up soup or other liquids or jarred, bottled or tinned food. 

 - Depending on the hardness of the water in your area, small spots may 

appear on the heating element of your kettle when you use it. This 

phenomenon is the result of scale build-up on the heating element and 

on the inside of the kettle over time. The harder the water, the faster 

scale builds up. Scale can occur in different colours. Although scale is 

harmless, too much scale can influence the performance of your kettle. 

Descale your kettle regularly by following the instructions given in 

chapter ‘Descaling’.

 - Some condensation may appear on the base of the kettle. This is 

perfectly normal and does not mean that the kettle has any defects.

 - Do not let any water run into the temperature knob.

 - This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar 

applications such as:

1  staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;

2  farm houses;

3  by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;

4  bed and breakfast type environments.

This kettle is equipped with boil-dry protection. This device automatically 

switches off the kettle if it is accidentally switched on when there is no 

water or not enough water in it. The on/off switch goes to ‘off’ position and 

the power-on light goes out. Let the kettle cool down for 10 minutes. Then 

lift it from its base to reset the boil-dry protection. The kettle is now ready 

for use again. 

This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic 

fields (EMF). If handled properly and according to the instructions in this 

user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on scientific evidence 

available today.

 1 

Place the base on a dry, flat and stable surface.

 2 

To adjust the length of the cord, push part of it into the cord slot in

the base. (Fig. 2)

 3 

Rinse the kettle with water.

 4 

Fill the kettle with water up to the 5-cup level. Let the water boil

once (see chapter ‘Using the appliance’).

 5 

Pour out the hot water and rinse the kettle once more.

 1 

Fill the kettle with water. You can fill the kettle either through the

spout or through the open lid. (Fig. 3)

To ensure that the kettle heats the water to the set temperature, fill the 

kettle to the 4-cup level. 

 2 

Close the lid.

Make sure that the lid is properly closed to prevent the kettle from boiling 

dry.

 3 

Place the kettle on its base and put the plug in the wall socket.

 4 

Turn the temperature knob to set the desired temperature (Fig. 4).

1  ’Green tea’ symbol: setting for heating up water to the required 

temperature for white, mate or green tea.

2  ’Coffee beans’ symbol: setting for heating up water to the required 

temperature for instant coffee or drip filter coffee.

3  ’Black tea’ symbol: setting for heating up water to the required 

temperature for black tea, herbal tea, red bush tea, hot chocolate, 

(instant) soup, pasta, rice and noodles. Only at this setting, the water is 

boiled.

 5 

Push down the on/off switch to switch on the kettle.

 

, The power-on light goes on and the kettle starts to heat up.

 

, The kettle automatically switches off and the power-on light goes out

when the water reaches the set temperature.

Always unplug the appliance before you clean it.
Never use scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents or aggressive liquids

such as petrol or acetone to clean the appliance.
Never immerse the kettle or its base in water.

 1 

Clean the outside of the kettle with a soft cloth moistened with

warm water and some mild cleaning agent.

 2 

Clean the scale filter.

Scale is not harmful to your health but it may give your drink a powdery 

taste. The scale filter prevents scale particles from ending up in your drink. 

Clean the scale filter regularly. 

You can clean the filter in three ways:

1  leave the filter in the kettle when you descale the whole appliance (see 

chapter ‘Descaling’);

2  take the filter out of the kettle and gently brush it with a soft nylon 

brush under a running tap; (Fig. 5)

3  take the filter out of the kettle and clean it in the dishwasher.