Filling up the boiler
English 15
14. Filling up the boiler
14.1. Machines with electronic control panel:
In this kind of machines the filling is automatic; the machine will fill the
boiler by itself
14.2. Machines without electronic control panel:
In machines without electronic control panel (they have a visual water
level), the boiler of the machine has to be filled manually by pressing the
water knob located at the front of the machine under the driptray. The water level must be maintained between
the maximum and minimum marks
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14.3. Manometer
In machines that have no display, shows the
pressure inside of the boiler.
There is a direct relation between the
pressure in the boiler, and the temperature in
it. (see diagram).
15.
First Start up
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Open the external supply of water to the machine.
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If the machine has visual level indicator, fill the boiler between the maximum and minimum level.
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Turn on the main power switch.
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Turn on the steam knob, until steam comes out. This way we will evacuate the remaining air that
could be trapped in the boiler.
“The red pilot, shows us the machine is heating-up. Once it turns OFF, it means the machine has reached the
ideal temperature”.
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Press the brew switch, or one selection on the control panel on each group, until water comes out
continuously from each of them. This way the heat exchangers of the machine will be correctly filled.
15.1. The portafilter set
1.- Tension spring (Filter basket)
2.- Placemnent of tension spring.
3.- Placing portafilter tension spring.
15.2. Portafilter locking into the group
The porta-filter has two little wings at each side; these ones must be aligned with the
screw slots in the group. Then turn the porta counter-clock wise till the porta-filter handle
is perpendicular to the espresso machine.
Visual
Water level
Water knob
Relation Pressure-Temperature
110
115
120
125
0,7
0,8
0,9
1
1,1
1,2
P (Bar)
T(ºC)
Porta-filter & filter basket for 1
espresso dosis
Porta-filter & filter basket
for 2 espresso dosis
