11
CLEANING THE BOILER OUTLET
ABOUT EVERY 300 COFFEES, the espresso boil-
er outlet must be
cleaned as follows:
1. MAKE SURE the ap-
pliance is not hot and
that it is unplugged
from the mains.
DESCALING
3. CLEAN THE BOILER with a damp cloth
4. CLEAN THE OUTLET thoroughly in
hot water using a brush. Make sure
the holes are not blocked. If neces-
sary, clean with a pin.
5. R
INSE UNDER RUNNING WATER, rubbing all the
time.
6. SCREW THE BOILER OUTLET BACK ON. Failure to
clean as described above invalidates the guar-
antee.
Y
OU ARE RECOMMENDED TO DESCALE the co ee ma-
chine about every 200 co ees or a maximum
of every two months.
YOU SHOULD USE A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PROD-
UCT SPECIFICALLY FOR DESCALING ESPRESSO COFFEE MA-
CHINES.
IF SUCH A PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE, proceed as fol-
lows.
1. FILL THE TANK with half a litre of water.
2. DISSOLVE 2 spoonfuls (about 30 grams) of cit-
ric acid (obtainable from chemist’s or drug
stores)
3. PRESS THE ON/OFF BUTTON and wait for the OK
indicator light to come on.
4. MAKE SURE the lter holder is not attached
and position a recipient under the boiler out-
let.
5. PRESS THE COFFEE BUTTON, half empty the tank
by turning the steam knob every now and
then to run o a little solution. Stop run-o by
pressing the button again.
6. TURN THE APPLIANCE OFF.
7. LEAVE THE SOLUTION TO WORK for 15 minutes
then turn the appliance on again.
8. PRESS THE COFFEE BUTTON to empty the tank
completely.
9. TO ELIMINATE RESIDUES of solution and scale,
rinse the tank well, ll with clean water (with-
out citric acid) and replace in position.
10. PRESS THE COFFEE BUTTON and run the water
o until the tank is completely empty, turn the
steam knob every now and then to run o a lit-
tle water.
11. INTERRUPT water run-o and repeat opera-
tions 9, 10 and 11 again. Repair of damage to
the co ee machine caused by scale is not cov-
ered by the guarantee unless descaling is per-
formed regularly as described above.
2. U
SING A SCREWDRIVER, unscrew the screw xing
the espresso boiler outlet lter
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