Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness - DeLonghi ECAM45.76 Series Instructions For Use Manual

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9. Press the OK button to confirm that you have added the
descaler solution. The message "Descale underway" is dis-
played and the descaling procedure begins. The descaler
liquid comes out of the cappuccino maker and a series of
rinses and pauses is performed to remove limescale depos-
its from inside the machine;
After about 25 minutes, descaling stops and the messages
"RINSING" and "FILL TANK" alternate on the display.;
10. The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean
water. Empty the container used to collect the descaler
solution. Extract the water tank, empty, rinse under run-
ning water, fill with fresh water up to the MAX level and
put back in the appliance: "RINSING, Press OK" is displayed;
11. Place the container used to collect the descaler solution
empty under the cappuccino maker (fig. 45);
12. Press the OK button to start rinsing. Hot water flows out
of the cappuccino maker and the message "RINSING Please
wait" is displayed.
13. When the water tank is empty, the messages "RINSING",
"FILL TANK" and "REPLACE FILTER" (if previously removed)
alternate on the display. Empty the container used to col-
lect the rinsing water;
14. Remove the water tank, replace the water softener filter (if
previously removed), fill the tank up to the MAX level with
fresh water and insert it in the appliance: the display will
show "RINSING Press OK".
7. Pour the descaler into the
tank up to level A (corre-
sponding to a 100 ml
pack) marked on the inner
surface of the tank (fig.
44), then add water (1
litre) up to level B (fig. 44)
and put the water tank
back;
8. Place an empty container
with a minimum capacity
of 2 litres under the cap-
puccino maker (C6) (fig.
45);
Important! Danger
of burns
Hot water containing acid flows
from the cappuccino maker.
Avoid contact with splashes of
water.
15. Place the container used to collect the rinsing water empty
under the cappuccino maker and coffee spouts (A7) (fig.
45);
16. Press the OK button to resume rinsing. Hot water is deliv-
ered first from the cappuccino maker, to continue and end
with the coffee spouts and the message "RINSING Please
wait" is displayed.
17. When it finishes, the message "Rinsing complete, Press OK"
is displayed.
18. Press the OK button. The message "FILL TANK" is displayed;
19. Empty the drip tray, remove and top up the water tank
with fresh water to the MAX level and put back in the
machine.
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.

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 value 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.

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.
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