11
CLEANING THE BOILER OUTLET
A
BOUT
EVERY
300
COFFEES
,
the espresso boil-
er outlet must be
cleaned as follows:
1. M
AKE
SURE
the ap-
pliance is not hot and
that it is unplugged
from the mains.
DESCALING
3. C
LEAN
THE
BOILER
with a damp cloth
4. C
LEAN
THE
OUTLET
thoroughly in
hot water using a brush. Make sure
the holes are not blocked. If neces-
sary, clean with a pin.
5. R
INSE
UNDER
RUNNING
WATER
,
rubbing all the
time.
6. S
CREW
THE
BOILER
OUTLET
BACK
ON
.
Failure to
clean as described above invalidates the guar-
antee.
Y
OU
ARE
RECOMMENDED
TO
DESCALE
the coff ee ma-
chine about every 200 coff ees or a maximum
of every two months.
Y
OU
SHOULD
USE
A
COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE
PROD
-
UCT
SPECIFICALLY
FOR
DESCALING
ESPRESSO
COFFEE
MA
-
CHINES
.
I
F
SUCH
A
PRODUCT
IS
NOT
AVAILABLE
,
proceed as fol-
lows.
1. F
ILL
THE
TANK
with half a litre of water.
2. D
ISSOLVE
2 spoonfuls (about 30 grams) of cit-
ric acid (obtainable from chemist’s or drug
stores)
3. P
RESS
THE
ON/OFF
BUTTON
and wait for the OK
indicator light to come on.
4. M
AKE
SURE
the fi lter holder is not attached
and position a recipient under the boiler out-
let.
5. P
RESS
THE
COFFEE
BUTTON
,
half empty the tank
by turning the steam knob every now and
then to run off a little solution. Stop run-off by
pressing the button again.
6. T
URN
THE
APPLIANCE
OFF
.
7. L
EAVE
THE
SOLUTION
TO
WORK
for 15 minutes
then turn the appliance on again.
8. P
RESS
THE
COFFEE
BUTTON
to empty the tank
completely.
9. T
O
ELIMINATE
RESIDUES
of solution and scale,
rinse the tank well, fi ll with clean water (with-
out citric acid) and replace in position.
10. P
RESS
THE
COFFEE
BUTTON
and run the water
off until the tank is completely empty
11. I
NTERRUPT
water run-off and repeat opera-
tions 9, 10 and 11 again. Repair of damage to
the coff ee machine caused by scale is not cov-
ered by the guarantee unless descaling is per-
formed regularly as described above.
2. U
SING
A
SCREWDRIVER
,
unscrew the screw fi xing
the espresso boiler outlet fi lter
