How to start a teasmade with a starter mechanism
How to start a Metamec clock or any other teasmade with a starter mechanism.

Sometimes I hear from people who think their teasmade clock is broken, but they actually have a teasmade model with a starter mechanism. One such example is the Pifco Tea-o-matic.
Here's how to start it, including a quick summary of the functions of all the buttons on the rear of its Metamec clock.