Installation and start-up
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1.2
Hardware connection and preparatory work
1.2.1
General tasks
Place the coffee machine horizontally on the counter (width and depth);
adjust feet where adjustable
Set the adjustable feet
Important note for technicians:
The WMF espresso must be installed by more than one technician due to its highly weight.
When lifting the machine, be careful to lift only by the bottom pan and not the rear cover
of the machine.
Connect the water infeed
Connect a water filter if one is needed. (For details, see the next chapter)
Connect the drain hose to a permanent drain tube using angle 33 2165 8000.
All drains must be sloped.
Connect to the power supply
Switch on the coffee machine
1.2.2
Recommended water filter
A WMF water filter is recommended for carbonate hardness above 5 °dKH.
For the WMF espresso, the –bestmax XL– water filter is recommended in the standard WMF price list.
After measuring the carbonate hardness with (non-expired) test kit, cut off according to the capacity table (see the User manual included with the filter).
1.3
Initial commissioning workflow
In order to avoid jumping back and forth between menus unnecessarily, we recommend that you adhere to the following initial commissioning sequence
description.