Safety
When using your 9Barista espresso
machine, please remember to
follow basic, sensible safety
precautions. 9Barista operates
at high temperature and high
pressure, and the user must read
and follow the instructions below,
before using the machine.
•
Do not touch any metal part
of the machine once it has been
heated; it’s going to be hot! Only
touch the wooden handles.
•
Do not leave your 9Barista on
a heat source after it has made an
espresso. If it is left for too long, it
will overheat and the
Safety valve
might need to be replaced.
•
Never leave your 9Barista
unattended on a heat source.
•
If you hear or see steam
appearing from the
Safety valve
remove the 9Barista from the heat
source, and either use a lower
cooker power setting or less finely
ground coffee with the next use
of the machine. Under correct
operation, the
Safety valve
will not
open.
•
Never attempt to unscrew the
Boiler
or the
Portafilter
from the
Group Head when the machine is
hot, as it may be under pressure.
•
While 9Barista is producing an
espresso, steam will appear from
the
Chimney.
Keep your hands
away, to avoid being scalded.
•
When disassembling the
9Barista machine, be aware that it
might still contain very hot water.
Always cool the machine down
under a tap and exercise caution
when separating the
Portafilter
and
Boiler
from the
Group head
.
Milk
Descaling
If you want to
add hot frothed
milk, there are
some excellent
(and inexpensive)
milk-frothers
available.
Unlike most espresso machines, 9Barista
rarely needs descaling. Although limescale
may build up in the
Boiler
, it will not
necessarily impact performance. (We’ve
never had a machine malfunction due to
limescale.)
Nevertheless, if you live in a hard water
area you might want to descale the
Boiler
every few months or so. After descaling,
make sure you rinse it well, or better still
run a cycle without coffee.
