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MAINTENANCE
DAILYMAINTENANCE
ProperandregularlyscheduledcleaningandmaintenanceproceduresareCRITICALfortrouble‐freeandop‐
mumqualityperformancefromyourespressomachine.
Backflushing
Thisprocessforceswaterthroughtheinlettubeanddrainsystem.ThisshouldbeperformedonEACHbrew
groupdaily.
ToBackflush:
1.Replacethefilter
basketwiththe‘blind’basket,whichhasnofilterholes.
2.Engagetheportafilter,thenfollowtheinstruconsonpage22tousetheautobackflushfuncon.
3.Whenusinganapprovedespressoindustrydetergentduringbackflushing,followthemanufacturer’sin‐
strucons.Itisextremelyimportanttothoroughlyrinsetheblindfilterbasketandrepeatbackflushingsever‐
almeswithcleanwatertoclearthesystemofanydetergentresidue.Failuretorinsecancausevalveprob‐
lemsandbadflavor.
NOTE: NEVER removethescreenandscrewwhenbackflushing.Removeandcleanthemaerbackflushingis
complete.Donotforgettoreinstall.
General machine cleaning
1.Cleanthesurfaceofthemachineusingasodampcloth.Avoidusingabrasivecleanersorcleansingpads.
Takeextracareonthemirrorfinishstainlesssteelsurfaces.A“micro‐fiber”towelisrecommendedtoavoid
scratches.
2.Makesurethesteamwandsandpsarefreeofmilkbuild‐up.Itisalwaysbesttocleanthesteamwand
andpaereachuse.Approvedespressoindustrycleanerscanbeusedtodissolvemilkbuild‐up.Tipscan
beremovedtosoak.
3.The
driptray,driptraygrates,andportafiltersshouldberemovedandcleanedeveryday.Ifyoucleanthe
portafiltersinthedishwasher,firstremovethefilterbasketsandspringsbeforewashing.