Philips EP Series
Descaling
Please use Philips descaler only. Under no circumstances should you use a descaler based on sulfuric acid,
hydrochloric acid, sulfamic or acetic acid (vinegar) as this may damage the water circuit in your machine and
not dissolve the limescale properly. Not using the Philips descaler will void your warranty. Failure to descale
the appliance will also void your warranty.
When the Calc / Clean light starts to ash slowly, you need to descale the machine.
. If attached remove LatteGo or milk frother.
. Remove the drip tray and the coee grounds container, empty them and put them back into place.
. Remove the water tank and empty it. Then remove the AquaClean water lter.
. Pour the whole bottle of Philips descaler in the water tank and then ll it with water up to the Calc/
Clean indication. Then place it back into the machine.
. Place a large container (. l) under the coee dispensing spout and the water spout.
. Press the Calc / Clean icon for sec. and then press the start/stop button.
. The rst phase of the descaling procedure starts. The descaling procedure lasts approx. minutes and
consists of a descaling cycle and a rinsing cycle. During the descaling cycle the Calc / Clean light ashes
to show that the descaling phase is in progress.
. Let the machine dispense the descaling solution until the display reminds you that the water tank is
empty.
. Empty the water tank, rinse it and then rell it with fresh water up to the Calc / Clean indication.
. Empty the container and place it back under the coee dispensing spout and the water spout. Press the
start/stop button again.
. The second phase of the descaling cycle, the rinsing phase, starts and lasts minutes. During this phase
the lights on the control panel go on and o to show that the rinsing phase is in progress.
. Wait until the machine stops dispensing water. The descaling procedure is nished when the machine
stops dispensing water.
. The machine will now heat up again. When the lights in the drink icons light up continuously, the machine
is ready for use again.
. Install and activate a new AquaClean water lter in the water tank
. When the descaling procedure is nished, the AquaClean light ashes for a while to remind you to install
a new AquaClean water lter.
What to do if the descaling procedure is interrupted
You can exit the descaling procedure by pressing the on/o button on the control panel. If the descaling
procedure is interrupted before it is completely nished, do the following:
. Empty and rinse the water tank thoroughly.
. Fill the water tank with fresh water up to the Calc / Clean level indication and switch the machine back
on. The machine will heat up and perform an automatic rinsing cycle.
. Before brewing any drinks, perform a manual rinsing cycle. To perform a manual rinsing cycle, rst
dispense half a water tank of hot water by repeatedly tapping the hot water icon and then brew cups of
pre-ground coee without adding ground coee.
If the descaling procedure was not completed, the machine will require another descaling procedure as soon
as possible.
Temporany solutions
Cable tie for the pump
To make sure the pump won’t move from its place. The pump will be assembled with a cable tie. In case a
swap is needed, please follow these step to place it back:
. Start inserting a cable tie (cm x ,mm) in the empty space of the pump holder, then keeping both pull
them inside:
. In pictures and you can see the exactly position where to place the cable tie.
. Don’t close it too much: the leftover cable needs to be cm to guarantee the proper tightness (picture )
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