Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness; Water Softener Filter; Installing The Filter - DèLonghi ECAM 650.85 Instruction Manual

21. "FILL TANK WITH FRESH WATER": empty the container used
to collect the rinse water, remove the water tank and fill
with fresh water up 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;
• After descaling, it is normal for the grounds container
(A10) to contain water.
• 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
eliminated from the machine's internal circuits.
• The appliance may request descaling cycles at very short
intervals. This is normal and due to the appliance's ad-
vanced control system

20. SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The "DESCALE" message is displayed after a period of time es-
tablished 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.

20.1 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
slightly hard water
hard water
very hard water
20.2 Setting water hardness
1. Press " " (B2) to enter the menu;
2. Press < (B10) or > (B8) until "
pears on the display (B);
WATER HARDNESS" ap-
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3. To change the level selected, press the symbol itself until
the required level is displayed (Level 1 = soft water; Level
4 = very hard water);
4. Press " " to go back to the homepage.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting.

21. 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.

21.1 Installing the filter

1. Remove the filter (C4) from the packaging;
2. Press " " (B2) to enter the menu;
3. Press <(B10) or > (B8) until " WATER FILTER" appears on
the display;
4. Press " ";
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the filter installed, it will last a maximum of 3 weeks.
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7. Extract the tank (A16) from the appliance and fill with
water.
5. "TURN THE DATE INDICA-
TOR UNTIL THE NEXT 2
MONTHS ARE DISPLAYED"
(fig. 61): turn the date
disk to display the next
two months of use. Press
" ";
Please note
The filter lasts about two
months if the appliance is
used normally. If the coffee
machine is left unused with
6. "RUN WATER INTO FILTER
HOLE UNTIL IT COMES OUT
FROM OPENINGS" (fig.
62): To activate the filter,
run tap water through
the hole in the filter as
shown in the figure until
water comes out of the
openings at the side for
more than a minute. Press
" ";