Sunbeam EM7100 - Descaling Cycle for Thermoblocks; Descaling Solution Options; Activating the Descaling Process

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Descaling Cycle for both the Coffee
and Steam Thermoblocks
Scaleisasurfacebuildupofmineralsthat
naturallyoccurovertimeinallappliances
thatareinvolvedwiththeheatingofwater.
Thereforetheespressomachinewillrequire
occasionaldescaling.Itisrecommended
thattheespressomachineisdescaledevery
4-6months;thiswillvarydependingonthe
frequencyofuseandwaterhardness.
1. Removethewaterreservoirandrinse
clean.Fillwithfreshcoldwaterand
replacethereservoir.
2. Usingascrewdriverunscrewthefilter/
showerscreenfromtheundersideofthe
groupheadandcleanunderrunningwater.
3. Replacethefilter/showerscreenand
screwinposition.
4. Placealargecontainerunderthegroup
headandalsopositionthesteamwandso
waterfromboththegroupheadandthe
steamwandwillfallintothecontainer.
5. TurnthesteamdialtotheONposition.
Important:Thehotwaterdialmustbeclosed
duringdescaling.
6.Insertthepowercordintoa230-240VAC
poweroutletandswitchthepowerON.
Note: DONOTpressthePOWERbuttonon
theespressomachine.Thereforenolights
willbeilluminatedontheespressomachine.
7. PRESSandHOLDDOWNboththe1
CUPandCAPSULEbuttons.Thenbriefly
PRESSandRELEASEthePOWERbutton
andthenreleaseboththe1CUPand
CAPSULEbuttons.Thelightsonthe
controlpanelwillstarttochasefromleft
toright.
Oneoftwothingswillhappen;
a) Iftheespressomachinehasbeen
recentlyused,thetemperatureofthe
steamthermoblockmayneedtobe
cooledbeforethedescalingcyclecan
startandsowaterwillflowthroughthe
steamwanduntilthesteamthermoblock
hascooledtotheappropriate
temperature.
b) ORiftheespressomachinestartstobeep
andthe1CUPLEDisflashingitmeans
itisreadytostartthedescalingcycle
andyoushouldcontinuetostep8.
8. Useoneofthefollowing;
a) SunbeamEspressoMachineDescaling
Tablets(EM0010).Fillthewaterreservoir
with3litresofwarmwaterandplace3
descalingtabletsintothereservoir.Once
thetabletshavedissolvedreplacethe
reservoirintopositioninthemachine.
b) SunbeamLiquidDescaler.Fillthewater
reservoirwithapproximately3litresof
water,add2capfulsoftheSunbeam
LiquidDescalerandreplacethereservoir
intopositioninthemachine.
c) VinegarSolution.Fillthewaterreservoir
withapproximately3litresofwater,add
6tablespoonsofvinegarandreplacethe
reservoirintopositioninthemachine.
Important:EnsuretheSTEAMdialisstillin
theONposition.
9. Activatethedescalingcyclebypressing
theflashing1CUPbuttononce.
10.ThepumpsforbothSTEAMand
ESPRESSOwillstarttopumpthrough
thedescalingsolutionforapproximately
15seconds.
11.Bothpumpswillstopandwaitfor
approximately1minutetoallowthe
descalingsolutiontotakeeffect.