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2.10 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
A daily cleaning of the reservoir is necessary to avoid scale deposits at the reservoir's bottom that
could will be sucked up into the boiler, causing the circuits' block up.
This situation may block the solenoid valve's functioning, as well as the water that flows in the
pipes, and consequently in the groups, may be reduced, affecting the correct espresso coffee
extraction.
Clean the bottom of the tank and the housing of the float at least twice a month (illustration 4,
page 7). Remove lime deposits in order to avoid any sudden malfunctions.
As follows, we distinguish the cleaning procedures that should be carried out every day and week.
Daily cleaning
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clean the steam pipe with a damp cloth after frothing.
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let about two coffee-cups of water run out from the brewing group after last
coffee preparation, in order to remove used coffee from the brewing group’s
shower head.
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take the one-cup or two-cup filter out of the filter-holder and clean it with a
sponge.
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rinse the drip tray with tap-water using a soft sponge.
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switch off the machine now.
Weekly cleaning
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first of all, carry out and complete the daily cleaning procedure as described
above (section 10.1).
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insert the blank filter into the filter-holder.
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fill it with about 1 coffee-spoon of specific detergent and put the filter-
holder into the brew head.
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proceed as if you would brew coffee and set the manual lever to the
uppermost position; wait ca. 5-7 seconds and switch off the coffee brewing
process again.
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both the complete overpressure and white foaming water are discharged into
the drip tray.
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go through this procedure 10-15 times; you will notice that the initially
white foam becomes darker and darker, through this procedure the brewing
group becomes thoroughly clean.
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take out the filter-holder along with the blank filter now and exit water from
the brewing group for about 10-15 seconds to remove residual detergent;
finally clean both the filter-holder and blank filter again.
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