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Deliming
service life of your automatic espresso machine will be lengthened if you
delime
it regularly.
Your espresso maker may be delimed using white household vinegar. The
frequency
of deliming depends upon the hardness of the water used. The
following table gives the suggested cleaning intervals.
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SUGGESTED CLEANING INTERVAL
Type of Water Cleaning Frequency
/
Soft water
every 80 brew cycles
Hard water
every 40 brew cycles
When deliming, it is essential, first to unscrew the. brew sieve from the brew
head with the aid of
a
coin.
(See page 10 “Cleaning the brew head”).
First fill about 18
ounces
of vinegar into the water reservoir.
Place a suffi-
ciently large container in the middle
the vinegar to run through the
were making espresso. Switch
the
gar to work in for 10
to 15
minutes, Then
run the rest
of it through
the
sys
tem. It may be necessary to repeat the
deliming
if
the lime deposits are
heavy. After the last
cycle.
run
one or
two
water
reservoirs of fresh cold
:
water through the
system
to prevent the
vinegar
from having any effects on
the flavor of the espresso.
Then
fit
the
brewing
sieve
back into
the brewing
head. (see page 10 “Cleaning the brew head”).
ADDITIONAL
HELPF U L H I N T S:
If the first cup of espresso
is
not hot enough for your taste, we recommend
that you proceed as follows:
the machine, wait until the yellow brawready tight turns off.
Place a
underneath
the filter holder and pump approximately 1/2 cup of water
through the system. The yellow.
brew ready
light
will
go on again. From now
on you will have. maximum temperature for espresso since all parts are pre-
warmed.
Filter holder:
Leave the filter holder (without filter)
in the
machine to, keep
it
warm.
Warm up espresso cups before using:
To prepare a perfect cup of espresso or cappuccino, warm up the demitasse
/
cups before brewing the espresso by rinsing them with warm water.
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