Rule#1: NEVER immerse the percolator in water--there are electrical components in the plastic base that will not react well to that kind of treatment.
The outside, cover, basket and stem can be cleaned with warm, soapy water. You can fill the pot with warm soapy water as well, although to remove mineral deposits and the like, it's recommended you periodically run a brew cycle (with stem and basket in place) using a solution of 50% vinegar and 50% water. To remove tougher stains, you might want to instead try dip-it coffeemaker cleaner.
To clean your metal coffee pot you can pour boiling water into the pot and add a few drops of liquid dishwasher cleaner. Leave it to sit overnight and in the morning tip it out and rinse it out carefully before you use it.
Limescale
needs something stronger than basic dish soap to remove it. Citric acid and
vinegar are both very good products for cleaning coffee pots. Using a ratio of
about one part citric acid to 20 parts water, brew the pot of coffee as you
normally would. After that, do another 2 cycles of 'brewing' using just plain
water. This should clean your coffee pot out nicely. Good luck.
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