Alex Espresso Machine
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Normal Operation – Continued
Drain Kit
An optional drain kit can be attached for hooking the drip tray up to a drain. The drain
tube can be routed into an open drain, dishwasher drain tail piece, or even a 5 gallon
bucket can be used if a drain is not available.
To install the drain kit, pull out the drip tray and then pull the rubber drain plug out of the
center of the drip tray and save for future use.
Attach the drain hose to the black plastic drain box shown below and use the provided
clamp to tighten the hose. Tighten the clamp enough so that it will not leak, being
careful not to over tighten or it can crack the plastic drain box.
When using the optional drain kit it is very important that the drain tube has a gradual
descending pitch. If the tube lies too flat or goes up hill then the tube will not drain and
will back up with water causing a leak. The drain should only be used for liquids, coffee
grounds can cause the drain to be blocked and back up with water causing a leak.
