5.
Cleaning and daily maintenance
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Keeping the machine in optimal conditions of cleanliness is a daily requirement for guaranteeing the necessary hygiene and
good quality of the final beverage, as well as a longer service life of the machine.
5.1 External cleaning
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Do not use any chemical or abrasive product to clean the machine, only use a cotton cloth dampened with water. Take special
care with the touch pad and areas related to beverage preparation, the steam arm, hot water outlet, group head and portafilter.
5.2
Automatic cleaning of group heads (*ATM)
Cleaning all the group heads simultaneously
5.2.1 Starting the Cleaning Cycle
a.
Turn off the machine with the main switch.
b.
Place the cleaning accessory of the machine in each of the porta-filters and insert them in each group head.
c.
Press and hold the two regular cups button in group head1 (left) and, without releasing it, start the machine with the main switch
and wait until all the LED's of the buttons for the "Continuous Coffee" option starts to flash. The cleaning process will finish after
15 cycles or after pressing the continuous coffee button again.
5.2.2 Stopping the Cleaning Cycle
To exit the automatic cleaning mode, turn off and restart the machine with the main switch.
Independent cleaning for each group head
With the machine working, press and hold the continuous coffee button of the group head to clean until the LED of the continous
coffee option starts to flash. Cleaning will finish after 15 cycles or after pressing the continuous coffee button again.
Note: while one group head is being cleaned independently, you can make coffee with the other group head.
5.3 Manual Partial draining of the boiler
To keep the boiler water in a good condition, it is important to partially drain the boiler at least once a month. To do this, turn on the ma-
nual hot water tap for infusions and let the water run. When the automatic filling system is activated, turn off the tap until the appropriate
water level is reached in the boiler. Repeat this process serveral times.
5.4 Daily maintenance
At the start of the day
1.
Activate the group head for 20 seconds to drain the water
from the circuit.
2.
Check that the water from the shower plate comes out in a
single continuous stream. If it does not, clean the goup head.
Replace the gasket and shower plate if the problem persist.
3.
Remove the previous day's ground coffee from the doser.
4.
Check that the coffee dose and grind fineness are
appropiate.
5.
Make a coffee and check that it comes out correctly.
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You should clean the machine with
special detergent at least once a
month.
At the end of the day
1.
Limit the amount of coffee to be ground to single servings, be-
cause ground coffee left over from one day to the next should be
thrown away.
2.
Clean the group head (shower plate and discharge) using the
cleaning accessory provided.
3.
Clean the filter and portafilter with hot water and hold it up to the
light to check that the filter holes are not obstructed. Place the
portafilter in the group head without over-tightening it.
4.
Clean the steam arm with a damp cloth and purge it several
times.
5.
Clean the drainage tray of coffee dregs.