How to descale your KRUPS coffee maker
Use the KRUPS
F054 descaling solution diluted in 15oz of water or 8oz of commercially available white
®
vinegar in 15oz of water .
Pour the solution into the water tank (without coffee) .
Start the cycle (without coffee) . After 4 min, manually stop the cycle . Leave it still for an hour . Restart the
coffee to resume and complete the cycle .
To rinse the machine, run 2 cycles with water but no coffee .
Repeat the operation if necessary .
A coffee maker that is damaged or does not function properly because of lack of descaling
n
will be excluded from KRUPS warranty.
ACCESSORIES
You can get the following spare parts from your local dealer or an authorized KRUPS service center:
- Glass carafe
POSSIBLE BREAKDOWNS AND SOLUTIONS
PROBLEM
The coffee does not flow or the
appliance does not turn on .
The appliance seems to leak.
Brewing cycle takes longer than
usual .
The coffee is cold .
n Make sure that the appliance is properly plugged in a working
outlet and it is in the «ON» position .
n The water tank is empty .
n There was a power outage .
n The automatic stop function has switched off the appliance .
Turn the power off and then on again . For more information,
see «Preparation of coffee» section .
n Make sure that the water tank was not filled beyond the
maximum limit .
Lid of the carafe :
n Ensure that the glass carafe (E) is positioned correctly: stop
the machine and wait 5 minutes . Unlock the locking lever (A),
remove the glass carafe (E), put it back and lock the lever .
n Ensure that the joint (J) is positioned correctly
Lid of the water tank:
n Remove it and put it back: the lid of the water tank must be
properly fixed, so that the edge of the lid surrounds the ring of
rubber . Fig. 5
n Descale the appliance .
n Depending on water hardness, descaling can be required more
or less frequently .
n Please note it is normal that some time passes between
the beginning of the brewing cycle and the moment when
coffee starts dripping in the carafe . This corresponds to the
amount of time necessary to increase the pressure inside the
appliance . There will also be a small loss of water quantity
between what was poured initially and what is in the carafe
after a brewing cycle .
NOTE : do not disasemble the appliance
n This coffee machine is not equipped with a self-warming
function . At the end of the cycle, drink the coffee before it gets
cold .
SOLUTION
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