DeLonghi EC78X - General Machine Cleaning; Descaling the Appliance

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- drip tray (A9)
- the coee lters (C2, C3 and C4);
- the coee outlet (A5);
- water tank (A3);
- the cappuccino maker (A15) as described in section "”8.
Cleaning the cappuccino maker after use”;
Important!
• Do not use solvents, abrasive detergents or alcohol to clean
the coee machine.
• Do not use metal objects to remove encrustations or coee
deposits as they could scratch metal or plastic surfaces.
• If the appliance is not used for more than one week, before
using it again, we strongly recommend you perform a rinse
cycle as described in section “3. rst use”.
Danger!
• While cleaning, never immerse the coee maker in water.
It is an electrical appliance.
• Before cleaning the outside of the appliance, turn it o,
unplug from the mains socket and allow to cool.
11.2 Cleaning the drip tray
Important!
The drip tray is tted with a level indicator (red) showing the
level of water it contains (g. 20). Before the indicator protrudes
from the cup tray, the drip tray must be emptied and cleaned
otherwise the water may overow the edge and damage the
appliance, the surface it rests on or the surrounding area.
1. Remove the drip tray (g. 21).
2. Remove the cup tray (A7), empty the water and clean the
drip tray with a cloth, then reassemble the drip tray. Ex-
tract the mugs or glasses tray (A10), clean with water, dry
and put back in the machine;
3. Put the drip tray back in place.
11.3 Cleaning the coee lters
Clean the coee lters weekly:
1 and 2 cup lters
1. Extract the perforated lter by pulling the tab (g. 22);
2. Rinse the lters under running water (g. 23);
3. Make sure the holes are not blocked. If necessary, clean
with a pin (gs. 23 and 24);
4. Place the perforated lter in the lter housing and press as
far as it will go.
Pod lter
Rinse under running water. Make sure the holes are not blocked.
If necessary, clean with a pin (gs. 23 and 24).
11.4 Cleaning the coee outlet
After every 200 coees, rinse the coee outlet by delivering
about 0.5 l of water from the coee outlet (press the coee but-
ton without using ground coee).
11.5 Other cleaning operations
1. Do not use solvents or abrasive detergents to clean the cof-
fee maker. Use a soft damp cloth only.
2. Clean the lter holder cup.
11.6 Cleaning the water tank
1. Clean the water tank regularly (about once a month) and
whenever you replace the water softener lter (C6, *if pro-
vided) with a damp cloth and a little mild washing up liquid;
2. Remove the lter (*if present) and rinse with running
water;
3. Put the lter (*if provided) back in the appliance, ll the
tank with fresh water and replace the tank;
4. (Models with water softener lter only) Deliver about 100
ml of water.
Danger!
While cleaning, never immerse the coee maker in water. It is
an electrical appliance.
11.7 Descale
Descale the appliance when the orange light on the but-
ton comes on.
Important!
• Before use, read the instructions and the labelling on the
descaler pack.
• You should use De'Longhi descaler only. Using unsuitable
descaler and/or performing descaling incorrectly may re-
sult in faults not covered by the manufacturer's guarantee.
Proceed as follows:
1. IF PRESENT, REMOVE THE WATER SOFTENER FILTER. Fill
the tank with the descaler solution, obtained by diluting
the descaler provided with water (ll the water tank up to
the MAX level).
2. Press the ON/OFF button.
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