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1 Preparing and using for the first time
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The water hardness can be adjusted on a continu-
ous scale between 1 °dH and 30 °dH.
Level
Display
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Degree (°dH)
Degrees of
general hardness
(°dGH)
Parts per
million (ppm)
Indicator Strip number
of ‘reddish’ fields
Not active
–
–
–
–
Very soft water
<3
<3
< 53.4
None
Soft water
> 4
> 4
> 71
1
Hard water
> 8.4
> 8.4
> 150
2
Very hard water
> 14
> 14
> 250
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Connecting milk
Your IMPRESSA creates fine, creamy, feather-light
milk foam with a perfect consistency. The most
important requirement for frothing milk is a milk
temperature of 39–46 °F (4–8 °C). We would
therefore recommend using a milk cooler or a
vacuum milk container.
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Remove the protective cover from the dual
spout.
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Connect the milk pipe to the dual spout.
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Connect the other end of the milk pipe to a
milk container or immerse it in a milk
carton.
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