Teka American Pro 60 M-XP 1B User Manual
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Care and Maintenance
In order to qualify for warranty, the following guidelines for maintenance and cleaning should
be followed.
By following these cleaning rules, stainless steel surfaces can be kept unaltered over time!
To maintain the surface appearance of your Teka sink, you must follow the simple cleaning
instructions listed below:
• Wash the surface regularly with mild soap and water to remove dirt.
• Use cloths and/or sponges that do not scratch the steel.
• Always rinse thoroughly with water after any cleaning chore.
• Dry to enhance the beauty of the surface.
There are products that can cause rust, discoloration or stains. These are:
• Bleach (hypochlorite). Using diluted bleach is only allowed as long as contact is immediate
and followed by thorough rinsing.
• Citric acids, muriatic acids, bleach-‐based detergents, sodium chloride (common salt),
mayonnaise, silver polish, cleaners that release active chlorine, sulfur and sulfate.
They should all be avoided. If not, the sink should be rinsed with plenty of water and then dried.
Warning
There are products in the market that contain the substances described above. Storing them
under the sink can cause fumes that condense beneath the sink, which may cause the same
rust eects as the direct contact of these substances with steel.
For this reason, in recently built houses not immediately occupied, where very aggressive
cleaning products are used to remove cement residue, tile joints, clay, tiles, etc., it is
recommended to ventilate the room properly and regularly to prevent fumes that cause a
corrosive atmosphere to aect the stainless steel.
There are also other practices that can cause rust and changes in appearance. These are:
• Using scouring powder, steel wool pads, pointed or sharp cutting tools and sharp kitchen
utensils.
• Using carbon steel tools in contact with stainless steel may cause iron contamination.
Contact with metal iron will produce a strong galvanic couple where, in the presence of an
electrolyte (e.g., ambient humidity), the anode of the battery formed (iron, in this case) will
undergo strong oxidation. This will cause the immediate appearance of brownish orange
rust on the surface of the stainless steel.
• Using steel wool, gravel, nails or pieces with iron in damp areas.
Stainless Steel Sinks
Teka oers a wide range of nishes in sinks: from a polished to a micro textured nish
(the roughest). Depending on the type of nish, some surfaces get dirty more easily
than others. You will therefore have to use dierent cleaning methods according to
your needs. Pay special attention to the tools used.
Generally, cloths and sponges do not scratch stainless steel, and only in the case of the
roughest surfaces could specic steel wool pads be used in contact with stainless steel. In
this last case, the sink should be rubbed following the steel wool pad’s grain. This way, you
will prevent the initial shine from being altered.
As a general rule, you should test a concealed area of the sink to observe how the
chosen utensil aects the surface of the steel.
In those cases where, due to a lack of cleaning or improper treatment of stainless
steel, the surface needs deeper cleaning that could scratch it, you can have the surface
polished again in order to reestablish the original look.
These types of steel oer the extra advantage of being extremely easy to clean, so that
the surface is always in perfect conditions.
Fingerprints grease or oil:
If simply washing with soap and water is
not enough to remove this type of stain,
surfaces may be treated with alcohol and/
or acetone.
For a perfect nish, use mild soap and
water afterwards, followed by thorough
rinsing. Dry the surface.
Tea and coee stains:
For this kind of stains use a solution of
baking soda on the aected area. Heating
produced by this solution can make the
treatment more eective. Once the stain
has been removed, rinse the surface
thoroughly until the mixture used to clean
is completely removed. Drying the sink
o at the end restores the stainless steel
surface’s beauty.
Adhesives:
Residues from the adhesive of labels on
stainless steel surfaces need to be removed
with proper solvent. In many cases, rubbing
the glue with olive oil is enough to remove
it from the surface. Other times, you can try
removing it with alcohol and/or acetone. It
is recommended to wash with water and
mild soap after the previous operation
and rinse thoroughly with water and dry
afterwards.
Paint:
Removal of paint on stainless steel surfaces
will depend on the type of solvent that paint
contains. Organic solvents may generally
be used, and it is recommended to wash
the surface with mild soap and water
afterwards until the solvent is removed.
Rinse thoroughly and dry.
Often, it is necessary to use scraping tools,
but you must be very careful not to scratch
the stainless steel surfaces.
Water residue on surface:
Sometimes, when the surface is left to dry,
limescale is formed due to the number of
elements that the water can contain and the
hardness of tap water. By adding a solution
of 1 part vinegar and 3 parts water, you can
remove this type of stain. If necessary, add
solution hot. Immediately after removing
stains, surfaces should be washed with
plenty of water until the above acid solution
is completely removed. Dry the surface.
Cement:
The best way to ensure that cement does
not stain steel surfaces is to remove it with
water when it is still wet. If it is allowed to
dry on the surface, it will adhere in such a
way that it is dicult to remove.
Although it is known that hydrochloric acid
has the properties to dissolve cement, it
is not recommended to use it on stainless
steel surfaces as it may have harmful
results. In some cases, it seems that
phosphoric acid can help, but if used, it
should be applied in a very diluted water
solution in order not to damage the steel.
Special care must be taken when handling
it, and furthermore, it should be removed
from the surface with copious rinsing.
Cleaning How to remove dierent types of stains