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Extended guide
17. Weekly cleaning
Note. In the equipment box you will nd the detergents for the rst cleaning
cycle of the machine (I). Afterwards, we suggest you use our accessories PLA9201
and PLA9203 (not included).
Note. Pay attention not to immerse the lterholder handle. Moreover, lters
and lterholder should never be washed in a dishwasher.
Filters and portalter cleaning. It is necessary to clean the lterholder to elimi-
nate the coffee residues that might affect the taste of your drink negatively. Place
a jug under the hot water wand (12), turn the knob (10) anti-clockwise and take
out about 1 l of water.
Insert the lterholder and the used lters into the jug and add 2 bags of detergent
powder (I) for 15 minutes (Pic 17.1). After 15 minutes, empty the jug and rinse
the lterholder and the lters with plenty of tap water.
17.1 17.2 17.3
min
15
10”x10
Backushing. Insert the blind lter (D) into the lterholder and pour 1 bag of
detergent powder (I) into the lter. Insert the lterholder in the group head (8)
and lift the lever (13) for 10 seconds (Pic 17.2).
Stop the function by lowering the lever (13) completely and wait for 10 seconds.
Repeat the procedure 10 times.
Remove the lterholder from the group head (8) and rinse it with hot water from
the brewing group (Pic 17.3). Re-insert the lterholder in the group (8) and re-
peat the previous operation 5 times for 10 seconds each time, without detergent
powder.
Remove the lterholder and take out the blind lter (D). Empty the drip tray (16)
and rinse the lterholder, the lter and the drip tray with plenty of tap water.