8. Care and Maintenance
The machine is relatively maintenance free and requires little in the way of
maintenance. Since the parts that contact water are stainless steel they will
wipe clean with a cloth.
From time to time you may use a commercial coffee machine detergent to
soak the parts in. In particular the basket, screen and spouts would benefit
most from this. Please refer to the manufacturers instructions for that, but I
would use half a teaspoon in roughly 500ml of hot water and soak for maybe
5-10 minutes. Rinse well with clean water afterwards.
There is no reason to put any parts of the Robot in a dishwasher!
The steel parts would handle this of course but there is no need.
The main body of the Robot needs just a clean with a damp and dry cloth from
time to time. The aluminium model may be buffed and shined with a metal
polish such as Autosol.
The only part of the machine that would require any lubrication is the silicone
seal. For this you should use a silicone-based lubricant such as Dow 111 and
only to give the seal sheen.