Cleaning the water tankWARNING!Do not put water into the water tankduring the cleaning procedure.During the cleaning procedure,some water can drip from the steaminlet onto the cavity of the oven. Puta dripping pan on the shelf leveldirectly below the steam inlet toprevent water from falling onto thebottom of the oven cavity.After some time, you can have lime deposits inyour oven. To prevent this, clean the parts of theoven that generate the steam. Empty the tankafter each steam cooking.Types of water• Soft water with low lime content - themanufacturer recommends this because itdecreases the quantity of cleaningprocedures.• Tap water - you can use it if your domesticwater supply has purifier or water sweetener.• Hard water with high lime content - itdoes not have an effect on the performanceof the appliance but it increases the quantityof cleaning procedures.CALCIUM QUANTITY TABLE INDICATED FROM W.H.O. (World Health Organization)Calcium depos-itWater hardness Water classifi-cationRun decalcifi-cation every(French de-grees)(German de-grees)0 - 60 mg/l 0 - 6 0 - 3 Sweet of soft 75 cycles - 2.5months60 - 120 mg/l 6 - 12 3 - 7 Medium hardness 50 cycles - 2months120 - 180 mg/l 12 - 18 8 - 10 Hard or calcareous 40 cycles - 1.5monthsover 180 mg/l over 18 over 10 Very hard 30 cycles - 1month1. Fill in the water tank with 850 ml of waterand 50 ml of citric acid (five teaspoons).Deactivate the oven and wait forapproximately 60 minutes.2. Activate the oven and set the function TrueFan + Steam. Set the temperature 230 °C.Deactivate it after 25 minutes and let it cooldown for 15 minutes.3. Activate the oven and set the function TrueFan + Steam. Set the temperature between130 and 230 °C. Deactivate it after 10minutes.Let it cool down and continue with the removalof the tank contents. Refer to "Emptying thewater tank".4. Rinse the water tank and clean theremaining lime residue in the oven with acloth.5. Clean the drain pipe by hand in warm waterwith soap. To prevent damage, do not useacids, sprays or similar cleaning agents.Cleaning the oven doorThe oven door has three glass panels.You canremove the oven door and the internal glasspanels to clean them.The oven door can close if you try toremove the glass panels before youremove the oven door.CAUTION!Do not use the appliance without theglass panels.www.zanussi.com 25