DeLonghi ESAM5500 - Cleaning; Cleaning the Machine; Cleaning the Coffee Grounds Container; Cleaning the Drip Tray

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Changing the quantity
The appliance is set by default to automatically deliver 250ml.
To modify these quantities, proceed as follows:
1. Position a container under the spout.
2. Press and hold the button until the message
“HOT WATER Program Quantity” is displayed.
3. When the hot water in the cup reaches the required level,
press the button again.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new quantities.
CLEANING
Cleaning the machine
The following parts of the machine must be cleaned regularly:
- coee grounds container (A9),
- drip tray (A11),
- inside the machine, accessible after opening the service
door (A12),
- water tank (A7),
- coee spouts (A14) and hot water nozzle (A15),
- pre-ground coee funnel (A4),
- infuser (A8),
- milk container (B)
- control panel (C)
Important!
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clean the coee machine. With De’Longhi superautomatic
bean to cup espresso and cappuccino machines, you need
not use chemical products to clean the machine.
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in a dishwasher with the exception of the milk container
(B).
 Do not use metal objects to remove encrustations or coee
deposits as they could scratch metal or plastic surfaces.
Cleaning the coee grounds container
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container must be emptied and cleaned.
The appliance cannot be used to make coee until you have
cleaned the grounds container.
Even if not full, the empty grounds container message is displa-
yed 72 hours after the rst coee has been prepared. For the
72 hours to be calculated correctly, the machine must never be
turned o with the main switch in the 0 position.
To clean (with the machine on):
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27), extract the drip tray (g. 28), empty and clean it.
 Empty the grounds container and clean thoroughly to
remove all residues left on the bottom. This can be done
with the spatula on the brush provided.
Important!
When removing the drip tray, the grounds container must be
emptied, even if it contains few grounds.
If this is not done, when you make the next coees, the groun-
ds container may ll up more than expected and clog the ma-
chine.
Cleaning the drip tray
Important!
If the drip tray is not emptied regularly, the water could over-
ow from the edge and seep inside or around the machine.
This could damage the machine, the surface it rests on or the
surrounding area.
The drip tray is tted with a level indicator (red) showing the
level of water it contains (g. 29).
Before the indicator protrudes from the cup tray, the drip tray
must be emptied and cleaned.
To remove the drip tray:
1. Open the service door (g. 27);
2. Remove the drip tray and grounds container (g. 28);
3. Empty the drip tray and grounds container (A9) and wash
them;
4. Replace the drip tray complete with grounds container;
5. Close the service door.
Cleaning the inside of the coee machine
Danger of electric shock!
Before cleaning internal parts, the machine must be turned
o (see “Turning o”) and unplugged from the mains power
supply.
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1. Check regularly (about every 100 coees) that the inside
of the appliance (accessible after removing the drip tray)
is not dirty. If necessary, remove coee deposits with the
brush supplied and a sponge.
2. Remove the residues with a vacuum cleaner (g. 31).
Cleaning the water tank
1. Clean the water tank (A7) regularly (about once a month)
with a damp cloth and a little mild washing up liquid.
2. Clean to remove all washing up liquid residues, then rinse
the water tank thoroughly.
Cleaning the coee spouts
1. Clean the coee spouts with a sponge or cloth.
2. Check that the holes in the coee spout are not blocked.If
necessary, remove coee deposits with a toothpick (g. 30).