Sunbeam EM7100 - Care and Cleaning

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Care and cleaning
Thecoffeemakingprocessinvolvesextracting
oilsoutofcoffeegrindstomakeespresso
coffee.Depositsoftheseoilsbuildupover
timeandaffectthetasteofthecoffeeand
operationoftheespressomachine.
Regularcleaningtoremovetheseoilsis
essentialandwillmaintainthequalityofthe
coffeetheespressomachineproducesand
resultinlessmaintenancebeingrequired.
Thisiseasytodobyfollowingafewquick
andeasycleaningstepsaftereachcoffee
makingsession;
 Cyclewaterthroughthegrouphead,
 Purgesteamthroughthesteamwand,
 Wipethesteamwandcleanwithadamp
clothimmediatelyafteruse,
 Removethefilterbasketfromthefilter
handleandcleanawayanyoldcoffeeoils,
and
 Emptythedriptrayandrinse.
Important:Neverwashanyoftheespresso
machinepartsoraccessoriesinthe
dishwasher.
Drip tray and grill
Removethegrillanddriptrayatregular
intervalstoempty.Cleanwithwateranda
littlenon-abrasivewashingupliquid,rinse
anddry.
Group head, group handle & filter baskets
Thefilterbasketsandgrouphandleshould
berinsedwithwarmwateraftereachuseand
thendriedthoroughly.
Tocleanthegroupheadofanyoldcoffee
grindscyclewaterthroughandwipethe
groupheadandaroundtheinsiderimwitha
dampcloth.
Shouldtheholesinthefilterbasketsbecome
cloggedwithcoffeegrindsuseafinebristled
brushtoremovethem.Alsoyoucanuse
thecleaningpinwhichissuppliedwith
theespressomachine.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shorterofthetwoisforcleaningoutthe
holesinthefilterbasket.
Group head rubber seal
Thegroupheadsealislocatedonthe
undersideofthegroupheadandcreates
asealagainstthefilterhandleduringthe
espressopour.
Note:Duringlongperiodsofnon-usewe
recommendthatthefilterhandlenotbe
leftattachedtothegroupheadasthiswill
reducethelifeoftheseal.
Overtimethesealwilllooseitselasticity
andrequirereplacement,dependingonuse
usuallyevery12months.Signsthattheseal
isdeterioratingarewhenthegrouphandle
cannotcreatethenecessarysealandsteam
andorwaterescapesfromaroundthegroup
headduringtheespressopour.
Note:ContactSunbeamon1300881861
shouldyouthinkthatthegroupheadseal
needsreplacing.Pleasedonotattemptto
changethesealwithoutfirstconsulting
Sunbeam.
Cup warming plate, hot water tap and exterior
Wipeovertheunitwithadampclothand
wipedry.Donotuseabrasivesormetal
scourersasthesewillscratchtheexterior
surface.