Sunbeam EM7000 - Care and Cleaning Procedures (Part 2): Steam Wand; Steam Wand Cleaning and Maintenance

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Care and cleaning continued
Steam wand
Keepingthesteamarmcleanisessential
toensuremaximumefficiencyofthesteam
function.Abuildupofcaramelised/dried
milkonthesteamwandwillimpairthe
steamingandtexturingabilityoftheespresso
machine.
Important:Wipethesteamwandcleanwitha
dampclothimmediatelyaftereachuseand
purgeasmallamountofsteam.
Shouldthemilkdry/carameliseonthe
steamwand,simplywrapthewandwith
acleandampcloth,turnthesteamwand
overthedriptrayandturnthesteamonfor
approximately10seconds.Withthecloth
stillonthesteamwandleavetosoakfor
about5minutesandyouwillfindthatafter
thistimethedry/caramelisedmilkwilleasily
wipeaway.Repeatprocessifstilldirty.
Important:Nevercleanthesteamwandwith
anabrasivepadasthiswilldamagethe
steamwand.
Shouldthesteamwandbecomeblocked,
suppliedwiththeespressomachineisa
cleaningpin.Thecleaningpinisattachedto
theinsideofthetopfilllid,locatedatthe
topoftheespressomachine.Thecleaning
pinhastwopinsateitherend-thelongerof
thetwoisforcleaningtheholeinthebase
ofthesteamnozzle.Shouldthesteamwand
remainblockedunscrewthesteamnozzle
fromthesteamwand.Cleanthesteamnozzle
byonceagainusingthecleaningpinthen
flushunderrunningwater.