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Pantone 415
Pantone 415
Scale deposits
• Scale (calcium carbonate) is a harmless natural mineral contained in water that may
deposit and create a thin solid coating on the inner walls of the boiler.
If you see that scale is forming, clean the boiler with a mixture of water and vinegar.
To eliminate the scale, pour a mixture of 50% water and 50% white vinegar into the
boiler. Do not insert the funnel. Close the espresso maker and place it on the power
supply base.
Let the espresso maker heat for a maximum of one minute, then remove it from the power
supply base and place it on a flat surface for a few hours (all night is recommended). Then
open the espresso maker, pour out the liquid and eliminate the remaining scale by rinsing
several times (
fig. 19).
After this, run the espresso maker a few times filled with just water to remove any
residues of the water/vinegar mixture, which could alter the coffee’s taste.
60 sec.
12 h
Fig. 19
•
Solution
- Use coffee that is ground
specifically for espresso makers.
Never use any other types of
extracts;
- Clean the upper filter as
described in “Cleaning the upper
body;”
- Never press the ground coffee.
Level it gently without pressing;
- Remove the scale as described in
“Scale deposits.”
•
Problem
Coffee leaks from the edge of the
boiler.
•
Probable cause
- The upper filter is clogged.
- The upper body was not
correctly tightened on the boiler.
TROUBLESHOOTING
•
Problem
Coffee does not come up.
•
Probable cause
There is no water in the boiler.
•
Solution
Put cold water in the boiler up to
about 2-3 mm below the safety
valve.
•
Problem
The coffee takes a long time to
come up.
•
Probable cause
- The wrong type of coffee is
used;
- The upper filter is clogged;
- The coffee was pressed too hard;
- Scale has formed at the bottom
of the boiler.
