Preferably done in the evening:
- Clean the delivery groups' sprays, underpan seals and filter holder guides with a sponge cloth.
- Rinse the filters and filter holders in hot water with the addition of a specific detergent, to dissolve the fatty coffee deposits.
- Fit and remove the filter holder to the group, after having installed the blind filter, and make several deliveries.
- Clean the tray and the cup support grid.
- Carefully clean the steam pipes used for heating beverages immediately after use, so as to avoid the formation of deposits which could block
the delivery nozzles and also to prevent different types of beverages heated previously from contaminating the taste of the beverage being
heated.
- Cleaning the group and sprays: put a teaspoon of special coffee machine detergent powder into the blind filter provided with the machine and
fit it to the group to be cleaned using the filter holder. Press the group's delivery control push-button as for a normal coffee delivery. Stop
delivery after about 30 seconds. Repeat the operation several times until clear water can be seen coming out of the solenoid valve drain pipe.
Rinse the group using a normal filter and make a few deliveries using only water. Then make a coffee to eliminate unpleasant tastes.
- Drip tray cleaning: remove the cup support grid, slide out the drain water tray and clean it. Also check and, if necessary, clean the plastic drain
tank removing possible coffee grounds with the help of a teaspoon.
- Outer case cleaning: use a damp cloth (not abrasive). Never under any circumstances use alcohol or solvents on the written or painted parts.
Attention: For machines with a small capacity boiler (less than 5 litres) it is recommended to change the water frequently. Remove one litre of
water every day, taking it from the hot water tap.
Fit the rubber tube (long enough to reach the bar counter drain) to the union located under the boiler. Unscrew the union by two turns only and
wait until the boiler is completely empty. Then screw the union back up again.
Fig. 3
Belle Epoque
MAINTENANCE
Daily cleaning operations
Weekly cleaning operations
Instructions for draining water from the boiler
rev. 2 - 10/2004
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