Descaling
Descaling of your espresso should be done
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fairly frequently with citric or tartaric acid.
Use caution when descaling your espresso
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machine as the acid substance within the
descaling poweder may damage coun-
tertops or any other surface it comes in
contact with.
The guarantee does not include espresso
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machines which do not function, or do not
function properly, because descaling has
not been carried out.
However, we would advise you to use the
Krups descaling accessory, reference
F054, which is available from Krups af-
ter-sales service centres. This accessory
includes, apart from two descaling doses,
a testing strip for water hardness to assess
the frequency of descaling of your appliance
in normal use. Descaling depends on the
hardness of the water, but also on the use
cycle. The frequently of descaling indicated
by the F054 accessory is thus given by way of
indication only.
- Then follow the following method:
• Remove the Claris-Aqua Filter System
cartridge if you have installed one.
Unscrew the grid from the brewing head of
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the appliance and clean it (21).
Dissolve a sachet of KRUPS descaling
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accessory, reference F054, in half a litre of
lukewarm water and pour the whole lot into
the empty water tank.
• Start the appliance by pressing button (N)
(4). As soon as the appliance reaches the
right temperature, the orange temperature
control light switches off.
Place a container under the brewing head.
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Run through about 1/3 of the liquid imme-
diately, setting the selector to the position
(9).
Stop the appliance by pressing button (N)
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(4) and leaving the position
ged and wait for 10 – 15 minutes to allow
the descaler to take effect.
Next, start the machine again by pressing
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button (N) (4) and allow the rest of the
liquid to run through.
• Then rinse with two water tanks of fresh
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water, clean the brewing head and replace
the grid on the head of the appliance
(Consult the "Cleaning the Machine" sec-
tion).
Troubleshooting
Problems
Espresso not hot Cups, filter and
enough
Coffee leaks
around the filter
holder
Pump is very
noisy
Water does not
run through
(9) enga-
Probable
Corrective
causes
Preheat the
filter holder
accessories (cups,
are cold.
filter, filter holder)
See paragraph
"Preparing an
espressoé.
The filter holder
See paragraph
is not mounted
"Preparing an
correctly or has
espresso".
not been tightened
sufficiently.
There are coffee Clean around the
grounds on the
filter and the
edge of the filter
gasket.
The brewing head Clean the gasket
gasket is dirty.
with a damp
cloth.
The brewing
Contact an
head gasket
approved Krups
is defective.
service centre.
No water in the
Fill the water tank.
water tank.
Water tank incor- Press firmly down
rectly mounted.
on the water tank.
Coffee grounds too Use fresh coffee.
old or very dry
and the pump can-
not produce
pressure.
No water in the
Fill the water tank.
water tank.
Press firmly down
Water tank incor- on the water tank.
rectly mounted.
The filter is blocked, Clean the filter and
the coffee grounds the grid on the
are too fine or
head.
tamped down too See the paragraph
hard.
"Maintenance"
and try a coarser
coffee.
Brewing head
Put the grid to
grid is encrusted
soak in descaling
solution
See paragraph
"Maintenance".
Appliance needs See paragraph
descaling.
"Descaling".
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