Important; Cleaning The Drip Tray And Drip Tray Grille; Cleaning The Inside Of The Machine; Cleaning The Water Tank - DeLonghi ELETTA EXPLORE ECAM45.5Y Serie Instrucciones De Uso

2. Empty the drip tray and grounds container and clean thor-
oughly to remove all residues left on the bottom. This can
be done using the spatula on the brush (D5) provided.
3. Put the drip tray complete with grille and grounds contain-
er back in the appliance.

Important!

When removing the drip tray, the grounds container must be
emptied, even if it contains only a few grounds. If this is not
done, when you make the next coffees, the grounds container
will fill up more than expected and clog the machine.

16.4 Cleaning the drip tray and drip tray grille

Important!
The drip tray (A15) is fitted with a level indicator (A16) (red)
showing the amount of water it contains (fig. 29).
Before the indicator protrudes from the cup tray (A13), the drip
tray must be emptied and cleaned, otherwise the water may
overflow the edge and damage the appliance, the surface it
rests on or the surrounding area. To remove the drip tray, pro-
ceed as follows:
1. Remove the drip tray and coffee grounds container (A10)
(fig. 28);
2. Check the red condensate tray (A12) and empty if full;
3. Remove the cup tray (A13) and drip tray grille (A14), then
empty the drip tray and grounds container and wash all
components;
4. Put the drip tray complete with grille and grounds contain-
er back in the appliance.
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Important!
When removing the drip tray, the grounds container must be
emptied, even if it contains few grounds. If this is not done,
when you make the next coffees, the grounds container will fill
up more than expected and clog the machine.

16.5 Cleaning the inside of the machine

Danger of electric shock!
Before cleaning internal parts, the machine must be turned off
(see section "6. Turning the appliance off") and unplugged from
the mains power supply. Never immerse the machine in water.
1. Check regularly (about once a month) that the inside of the
appliance (accessible after removing the drip tray (A15))
is not dirty. If necessary, remove coffee deposits with the
brush (D5) supplied and a sponge.
2. Remove all residues with a vacuum cleaner (fig. 30).

16.6 Cleaning the water tank

Clean the water tank (A20) regularly, about once a month and
whenever you replace the water softener filter (D4).
1. Extract the water tank (fig. 2), remove the water softener
filter (if present) and rinse with running water;
2. Empty the water tank and clean with a damp cloth and a
little mild detergent. Rinse thoroughly with water;
3. Put the filter back in the appliance (fig. 31), fill the tank
with fresh water up to the MAX level (fig. 3) and put the
tank back;
4. (models with water softener filter only) Deliver 3.38 fl oz /
100ml of hot water to reactivate the filter.
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