To reset, put your Instant Pot in standby and press and hold Cancel until it beeps. This puts every programme's time, pressure and temperature back to the factory settings. To check it works, do a water test: 750 mL of water on Pressure Cook for 5 minutes. On some models the buttons are different, so check your model below.
Reset all programmes
- Make sure the Instant Pot is plugged in and in standby (the display shows OFF).
- Press and hold Cancel until it beeps.
On the Duo Crisp 6.5L with Ultimate Lid, in Ready mode press and hold the Control Dial for more than 3 seconds, until the programme buttons blink 3 times and the display shows Ready.
On the RIO 5.7L, this also clears your Favourites.
Reset one programme
In standby, press and hold that programme's button:
- Duo, Duo Plus, 8L Duo Crisp and RIO 7.1L Wide Base: until the display shows OFF.
- RIO 5.7L: until it beeps.
- Pro: for 5 seconds. Fav programmes can't be reset one at a time.
- Pro Plus Wifi: for 3 seconds.
- Duo Crisp 6.5L with Ultimate Lid: for more than 3 seconds, until the button blinks twice.
Do a water test
The water test checks your Instant Pot builds pressure and heats properly. You don't have to do it before first use, but it's a good way to learn how it works, and our team may ask for the result if something's wrong.
- Put 750 mL of water in the inner pot and put the pot in the base.
- Plug it in. The display shows OFF.
- Close the lid and set the switch to Seal.
- Select Pressure Cook and set the time to 5 minutes.
- Press Keep Warm to turn Keep Warm off, then press Start. The display shows On, then End when it's finished.
- Move the switch to Vent to release the pressure. Keep your hands and face away from the steam.
- Wait for the float valve to drop before you open the lid. Never force the lid open.
- Use oven mitts to lift out the hot inner pot, then tip out the water and dry the pot.
If the float valve doesn't rise, the pot doesn't heat or an error code shows, write down what happened and chat with us with your model number.
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