Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness; Water Softener Filter - DèLonghi ECAM35X.75 Instructions For Use Manual

11. "Rinse tank and fill with water": the appliance is now
ready to rinse with fresh water. Empty the container used
to collect the descaler solution. Extract the water tank,
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empty, rinse under running water, fill with fresh water up
to the MAX level and put back in the appliance. Press OK;
12. "Place 1.8L container empty under spouts": place the con-
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tainer used to collect the descaler solution empty under
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the coffee spouts and hot water spout (fig. 33) and press
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OK";
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13. "Rinsing Confirm?": press OK;
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11. "Rinsing underway": hot water is delivered first from the
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coffee spouts, then from the hot water spout;
12. When the water in the tank has run out, empty the con-
tainer used to collect the rinsing water;
13. "Rinse tank and fill with water": extract the water tank and
fill with fresh water up to the MAX level. Press OK;
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14. "Insert filter": put the water softener filter (if removed)
back in its housing in the water tank, and replace the tank
in the appliance. Press OK;
15. "Place 1.8L container empty under spouts": place the con-
tainer used to collect the descaler solution empty under
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the hot water spout. Press OK;
16. "Rinsing Confirm?": press OK.
17. "Rinsing underway". Hot water comes out of the hot water
spout;
18. "Empty drip tray": At the end of the second rinse, remove,
empty and replace the drip tray (A15) and grounds con-
tainer (A11). Press OK;
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19. "Descale complete": press OK;
20. "Fill tank": empty the container used to collect the rinse
water, remove the water tank and fill with fresh water up
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to the MAX level, then put back in the appliance.
Descaling is complete.
Please note!
• If the descaling cycle is not completed correctly (e.g. no
electricity) we recommend repeating the cycle;
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• After descaling, it is normal for the grounds container
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(A11) to contain water;
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• If the water tank has not been filled to the MAX level, at
the end of descaling, the appliance requests a third rinse to
guarantee that the descaler solution has been completely
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eliminated from the machine's internal circuits.
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• The appliance may request descaling cycles at very short
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intervals. This is normal and due to the appliance's ad-
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vanced control system.
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16. SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The descale message is displayed after a period of time estab-
lished 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 the
mains water in the various regions so that the machine needs to
be descaled less often.

16.1 Measuring water hardness

1. 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 one
second;
3. Remove the paper from the water and shake lightly. After
about a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, depending
on the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds to
one level;
soft water (level 1)
slightly hard water (level 2)
hard water (level 3)
very hard water (level 4)
16.2 Setting water hardness
1. Press (B6) to enter the "Settings" menu;
2. Press the selection arrows (B2 and B4) until "General" is
displayed between the two lines. Press OK;
3. Press the selection arrows until "Water hardness" is dis-
played, then press OK;
4. The current selection appears on the display and the new
selection flashes. Press the selection arrows until the re-
quired new selection is displayed. Press OK.
The new level is saved and the appliance goes back to the "Gen-
eral" menu.
Press /ESC (B5) twice to go back to the main screen.

17. WATER SOFTENER FILTER

Certain models are fitted with a water softener filter (C4). If this
is not the case with your model, you are recommended to pur-
chase one from De'Longhi Customer Services.
To use the filter correctly, follow the instructions below.
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