7. Cleaning mineral deposits
1. To make sure your coffee maker operating efficiently, internal piping is
cleanly and the peak avor of coffee, you should clean away the mineral
deposits left every 2-3 months.
2. Fill the tank with water and descaler to the MAX level ( the scale of water
and descaler is 4:1, the detail refers to the instruction of descaler. Please use
"household descaler", you can use the citric acid (obtainable from chemist's
or drug stores) instead of the descaler (the one hundred parts of water and
three parts of citric acid).
3. According to the program of make espresso coffee, put the metal funnel (no
coffee powder in it) and carafe (jug) in place. Brewing water per "B. MAKE
ESPRESSO COFFEE".
4. Turn the steam knob to
position, the indicator will be illuminated, and
make two cups coffee (about 2Oz). Then turn the steam knob to OFF position
and wait for 5s.
5. Turn the steam knob to
position and make steam for 2min, then turn
the steam knob to OFF position to stop the unit immediately, make the
descalers deposit in the unit at least 15 minutes.
6. Restart the unit and repeat the steps of 4-5 at least 3 times.
7. Then turning the steam knob to
position to brew until no descaler is left.
8. Then brewing coffee (no coffee powder) with tap water in the MAX level,
repeat the steps of 4-5 for 3 times (it is not necessary to wait for 15 minutes in
step of 5), then brewing until no water is left in the tank.
9. Repeat the step of 8 at least 3 times to make sure the piping is cleanly.
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