DeLonghi ECAM51X.55 series Instructions For Use Manual

218. “Empty drip tray”: Re-move, empty and replacethe drip tray (A24) andgrounds container (A20).Press ;9. “Place 2L container emptyunder spouts”: Place anempty container with aminimum capacity of 2litres under the hot waterspout (C6) and coffeespouts (A14) (fig. 35).Press ;Important! Dangerof burnsHot water containing acidflows out of the coffee spoutsand hot water spout. Take careto avoid contact with splashesof this solution.10. “Descaling underway”:The descale programme startsand the descaler liquid comesout of the hot water and coffeespouts.A series of rinses and pauses is performed automatically toremove all the scale residues inside the coffee machine;After about 25 minutes, descaling stops;11. “Rinse tank and fill with water”: the appliance is nowready to rinse with fresh water. Empty the container usedto collect the descaler solution. Extract the water tank,empty, rinse under running water, fill with fresh waterup to the MAX level and put back in the appliance: press;12. “Place 2L container empty under spouts”: place the con-tainer used to collect the descaler solution empty underthe coffee spouts and hot water spout (fig. 35) and press;13. “Rinsing Confirm?”: press ;14. “Rinsing underway”: hot water is delivered first from thecoffee spouts, then from the hot water spout;15. When the water in the tank has run out, empty the con-tainer used to collect the rinsing water;16. “Rinse tank and fill with water”: extract the water tank andfill with fresh water up to the MAX level. Press ;17. (If the filter is installed) “Insert filter”: put the water sof-tener filter (if previously removed) back in its housing inthe water tank, and replace the tank in the appliance andpress ;18. “Place 2L container empty under spouts”: place the con-tainer used to collect the descaler solution empty underthe hot water spout. Press ;19. “Rinsing Confirm?”: press ;20. “Rinsing underway”. Hot water comes out of the hot waterspout;21. “Empty drip tray”: At the end of the second rinse, remove,empty and replace the drip tray (A24) and grounds con-tainer (A20). Press ;22. “Descale complete”: press ;23. “Fill tank”: empty the container used to collect the rinsewater, remove the water tank and fill with fresh water upto the MAX level, then put back in the appliance.Descaling is complete.Please note!• If the descaling cycle is not completed correctly (e.g. noelectricity) we recommend repeating the cycle;• After descaling, it is normal for the grounds container(A20) to contain water;• If the water tank has not been filled to the MAX level, atthe end of descaling, the appliance requests a third rinse toguarantee that the descaler solution has been complete-ly eliminated from the machine's internal circuits. Beforestarting rinsing, remember to empty the drip tray.• The appliance may request descaling cycles at very shortintervals. This is normal and due to the appliance’s ad-vanced control system.16. SETTING WATER HARDNESSThe descaling request is displayed after a period of timeestablished according to water hardness.The machine is set by default for a hardness level of 4. The ma-chine can also be programmed according to the hardness of themains water in the various regions so that the machine needs tobe descaled less often.10.1 Measuring water hardness1. Remove the “TOTAL HARDNESS TEST” indicator paper (C1)from its pack (attached to the English instructions);2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of water for onesecond;3. Remove the paper from the water and shake lightly. Afterabout a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, dependingon the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds to 1level;352 lBAA B34