Descaling - DeLonghi ESAM4400 Instruciones Importantes

• Press the
changed rapidly).
• Press the button to confirm the value,
• Press once and the appliance displays the message:
Press the
• Press the button to activate auto-start;
• Press the

12.3 Descaling

Over time, the continuous heating up of the water used to make the coffee leads to lime scale building up in
the inner circuits of the appliance.
When the appliance displays the message:
You should perform the descale cycle.
Proceed as follows:
• make sure the appliance is ready.
• press the
the appliance displays:
• Press and the appliance displays the message:
• Press the button to start the descale program.
• Empty the water tank and pour in the contents of the descaler with water. The amount of water to be used
is based on the manufactures's directions provided on the descaler. For subsequent descaling operations,
descaling solution can be purchased from authorized technical service centers.
Note: Make sure splashes of descaler do not fall onto surfaces sensitive to acid such as marble, limesto-
ne and glaze.
• Place a plastic or glass container with a minimum capacity of 50 oz under the cappuccino frother (Fig. 3);
• Turn the steam knob half a turn counterclockwise (fig.3). The descaling solution will run out of the cap-
puccino frother and start to fill the container underneath.
• The descale program automatically performs a series of run offs and pauses to remove lime scale depo-
sits from inside the coffee maker.
• After about 30 minutes, the appliance displays:
• Turn the steam knob a half turn clockwise as far as it will go (fig. 4).
The appliance must now be rinsed through to eliminate residues of descaling solution from inside the applian-
ce. Proceed as follows:
• Remove the water tank, rinse and fill with clean water.
• Reposition the tank.
• Empty the collection container (under the cappuccino frother) full of liquid and then put it back under the
cappuccino frother.
• Turn the steam knob a half turn counterclockwise (fig. 3).
button to set the auto-start time. (If you hold the
button to modify the function (the appliance displays AUTO-START YES);
button to exit programming mode or the
button (the light over the button comes on) then press the
DESCALING COMPLETED TURN KNOB
AUTO-START NO
DESCALE
DESCALE NO
DESCALE YES
button down, the time is
button to change other parameters.
button repeatedly until
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