Sunbeam EM6200 Espresso Maker User Manual


 
Care and Cleaning
Thecoffeemakingprocessinvolvesextracting
oilsoutofcoffeegrindstomakeespresso
coffee.Depositsoftheseoilsbuildupover
timeandaffectthetasteofthecoffeeand
operationoftheespressomachine.
Regularcleaningtoremovetheseoilsis
essentialandwillmaintainthequalityofthe
coffeetheespressomachineproducesand
resultinlessmaintenancebeingrequired.
Thisiseasytodobyfollowingafewquick
andeasycleaningstepsaftereachcoffee
makingsession;
 Cyclewaterthroughthegrouphead,
 Purgesteamthroughthesteamwand,
 Wipethesteamwandcleanwithadamp
clothimmediatelyafteruse,
 Removethefilterbasketfromthegroup
handleandcleanawayanyoldcoffeeoils,
and
 Emptythedriptrayandrinse.
Important:Neverwashanyoftheespresso
machinepartsoraccessoriesinthe
dishwasher.
Drip tray and grill
Removethedriptrayandgrillatregular
intervalstoempty(35)(36).Cleanwith
waterandalittlenon-abrasivewashingup
liquid,rinseanddry.
Overtimeitisnormalfortheinsideofthe
driptraytobestainedbytheoilsinthe
coffee.
Group head, group handle & filter baskets
Thefilterbasketsandgrouphandleshould
berinsedwithwarmwateraftereachuseand
thendriedthoroughly.
Tocleanthegroupheadofanyoldcoffee
grindscyclewaterthroughandwipethe
groupheadandaroundtheinsiderimwitha
dampcloth.
Shouldtheholesinthefilterbasketsbecome
cloggedwithcoffeegrindsuseafinebristled
brushtoremovethem.Alsoyoucanuse
thecleaningpinwhichissuppliedwiththe
espressomachine.Thecleaningtoolis
locatedbehindthewaterreservoiranddrip
tray(37).Thecleaningtoolhastwopinsat
eitherend.Oneisthethinnerandshorter
ofthetwoandisforcleaningouttheholein
thefilterbasket.Insertthecleaningpininto
thesingleholeinthebaseofthefilter(38).
Group head rubber seal
Thegroupheadsealislocatedonthe
undersideofthegroupheadandcreatesa
sealagainstthegrouphandleduringthe
espressopour.
Note:Duringlongperiodsofnon-usewe
recommendthatthegrouphandlenotbe
leftattachedtothegroupheadasthiswill
reducethelifeoftheseal.
Overtimethesealwillloseitselasticity
andrequirereplacement,dependingonuse
usuallyevery12months.Signsthattheseal
isdeterioratingarewhenthegrouphandle
cannotcreatethenecessarysealandsteam
and/orwaterescapesfromaroundthegroup
headduringtheespressopour.Anothersign
maybewhenthegrouphandlelocksoffto
therightratherthanthefront.
Note:ContactSunbeamon1300881861
shouldyouthinkthatthegroupheadseal
needsreplacing.Pleasedonotattempt
tochangethesealwithoutfirstconsulting
Sunbeam.
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