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Fill your stainless steel jug to no more than
1/3rd full with cold milk. Any higher than this and you may get
splashing or overflowing.
Turn on the steam switch. The indicator light
will come on, showing that the element is heating. When the light
goes out, your steam is ready. With the steam wand over the drip
tray, open and close the steam knob for a second to let the water
out of the wand. Then using the little tab, pull the steam wand out
to the side of the machine.
Tilt the milk jug at about a 30º angle, and put
the tip of the steam wand about 1/2 cm under the surface of the
milk. Fully open the steam knob. As froth forms, gradually lower the
jug so that the tip of the steam wand stays just below the surface.
Do NOT jiggle the jug up and down. Listen to the sounds as the froth
nears the top of the jug. You can check the milk temperature with a
milk thermometer, or by holding the palm of your hand to the base of
the jug. When the temperature reaches 60ºC or the base of the jug is
too hot to hold, your milk is ready.
For a silky cappuccino or a microfoam café
latte, you can pour the foamed milk into your espresso shot as soon
as you finish frothing; for a "dry" latte or flat white, you will
need to hold the majority of the foam back with a spoon while
pouring. If you desire less foam, insert the steam wand deep into
the milk as soon as you think you have enough froth, which will heat
the milk without frothing it too much.
As soon as you have made your drinks, TURN OFF
THE STEAM SWITCH. Then open the steam knob and turn on the water
switch, until water runs out of the steam wand. This refills the
boiler and protects the element, as well as clearing milk from
inside the wand. Clean the dried milk off the wand with a damp
cloth.
Cleaning and
Maintenance
Wipe the brewhead clean with a damp cloth,
taking particular care to clean spent coffee grounds from around the
rubber ring. Every 2 months remove the 'showerscreen' from the
brewhead (a 2.5mm hex allen key is needed) and give it a good scrub
with a stiff brush and detergent. If you live in a 'hard' water
area, run a tank full of 1% citric acid solution through the machine
once a year, followed by a tank full of clean water. You can
maintain the gleaming exterior of the machine with Windex and a
paper towel, but be careful not to spray directly on switches and
plastic parts.
Backflushing once a week using the blind filter is recommended, see
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HOW TO BACKFLUSH Make sure machine is properly warmed up, water tank is full and
drip tray is in place. Run some hot water through the group. Place the blind filter basket in the portafilter and add
1/4 teaspoon of detergent. Lock the portafilter FIRMLY into the group. Turn on the brew switch and allow pump to run until it goes
quiet, or 15 seconds max. Turn off. Turn on brew switch for 3 seconds, then turn off. You should get
a whoosh of hot water and detergent from the valve into the drip
tray. Leave machine alone for 5 minutes, then repeat above. Another 5 minutes and repeat. Remove portafilter, run water through group for 5 seconds. Rinse
out blind filter under tap, empty and rinse drip tray then return
to machine and repeat procedure without detergent and without
waiting between flushes. Finally, run 100ml of water out of the group to rinse.
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