Care and maintenance
7.5
Running the descaling programme
The descaling programme is used to remove limescale deposits in the inte-
rior of the appliance with fully automatic co ee maker descaling agents.
To avoid damage to the appliance, we recommend running the "Descaling"
programme every 3 months or as requested by the appliance.
The descaling programme takes approximately 25 minutes and should not
be interrupted.
CAUTION
Contact with fully automatic co ee maker descaling agent may lead to
eye and skin irritation.
Observe the processing instructions on the packaging of the fully auto-
matic co ee maker descaling agent.
CAUTION
Hot water and hot steam owing out of the pipe
Do not touch the steam pipe during and immediately after use.
Wait until the steam pipe has cooled down.
ATTENTION
Use of unsuitable descaling agents and failure to observe the processing
instructions may damage the appliance.
Only use Melitta® ANTI CALC liquid descaling agent for fully automatic
co ee makers.
Observe the processing instructions on the packaging of the descaling
agent.
ATTENTION
A water lter may be damaged if it is screwed in during the descaling
programme.
Remove the water lter.
Place the water lter into a vessel lled with tap water during the desca-
ling programme.
The water lter can be reinserted and reused when the descaling pro-
gramme is complete.
Requirement: The appliance is ready for operation. 0.5 litres of descaling
solution has been prepared and is ready for use.
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