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Cleaning and care
4.5
Descaling
Caution
• Coffee can be prepared even
if the DESCALING alarm is
active.
• Carry out a descaling cycle
when prompted to do so by the
appliance.
• Limescale deposits can
prevent the appliance from
working correctly, especially if
the water is particularly hard.
Regularly descaling the appliance
helps to preserve the aroma of the
coffee and to keep the appliance
in good working order.
Danger of personal injury and
damage to the appliance
• The descaler contains acid
which can irritate the skin and
eyes.
• Follow the manufacturer's
instructions and safety warnings
on the pack to the letter; they
will also tell you what to do in
the event of contact with skin or
eyes.
• Use descaling products
recommended by Smeg to
avoid damaging the drip coffee
machine.
The appliance automatically indicates
when descaling should be carried out
according to the set water hardness
(see
section “Water hardness settings menu”)
.
The
DESCALING
icon on the display starts
to flash.
To start the descaling cycle:
• Pour water and descaler into the water
tank up to the maximum level indicated
and using the amount recommended by
the descaler manufacturer.
• Press buttons
(17)
and
(20)
at
the same time for 5 seconds to activate
the
DESCALING
mode: the LEDs of
buttons
(17)
and
(20)
flash and
the
DESCALING
icon continues to flash
until the cycle finishes.
• At the end of the cycle, the display reverts
to
CLOCK
mode and the
DESCALING
icon disappears from the display.
• Carry out a rinse cycle (see section “4.4
Rinsing the internal circuits”).
