Maintenance; Daily; Weekly - Rancilio EPOCA 1 E Original Instructions Manual

11. MAINTENANCE

Maintenance operations have to be carried
out when the machine is off and cold and
the plug is disconnected. Some particular
operations have to be effected when the
machine is operating.
Do not clean the machine by using metal or
abrasive devices, such as steel wool, metal
brushes, needles, etc. or general detergents
(alcohol, solvents, etc.)
When necessary, use special detergents
for coffee machines that can be bought in
specialized service centres.
11.1. Daily (Fig.9)
Use a clean cloth or sponge that does not leave hairs
or fluff (preferably cotton or linen).
● Carefully clean the outside surface, following the
grain of the satin finish on the parts in stainless
steel.
● Clean the steam and hot water spouts, check that the
nozzles are not encrusted (if they become encrusted,
be careful not to deform or damage them).
● Clean the spray units and the seals under the ca-
sing of the delivery units using the special brush
supplied
● Remove the filter-holders of the machine and re-
move the filters and the clamp which secures the
filter, use a brush to remove any coffee deposits
and rinse with hot water in order to dissolve any
grease deposits.
Model S TANK
Operation to be carried out when the ma-
chine is off and cold and the plug is discon-
nected.
● Remove the lid on the water-tank;
● Remove the air trap C and softener A (Fig.7);
● Take out the water-tank, empty and clean it;
● Thoroughly rinse the water-tank and replace it in
the machine;
● Place the air trap in its guide and the softener
horizontally on the bottom of the water-tank;
● Fill the tank with clean water and close the lid.
If the air trap is not in the correct position,
the machine cannot heat or indicate a lack
of water in the tank.
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11.2. Weekly

Operations to be carried out with the machine
operative and under pressure.
● Assemble the filter membrane supplied with the
machine onto the filter-holder, and add a spoonful
of detergent powder for coffee machines, then as-
semble the filter-holder in the set to be cleaned.
● Operate the coffee dispenser button for about 30
seconds.
● Stop and start the dispenser function until clean
water begins to descend from the unit discharge
pipe.
● Dismantle the filter-holder, remove the filter mem-
brane, re-assemble the filter holder onto the unit
and then undertake the dispensing operation
several times in order to rinse.
● Make a coffee in order to eliminate any unpleasant
tasting residues.
● Make a coffee to eliminate any unpleasant taste.
Automatic washing (available only on S
models)
Note: In the TANK version, endure that the tank is full
before activating the automatic wash.
● Enter the automatic washing mode by keeping the
coffee dispensing button pressed for at least 5s:
and the led will slowly flash alternating orange and
blue.
● Insert the blunt filter membrane inside the filter-
holder and then add a spoonful of coffee machine
detergent powder and then assemble the filter-
holder onto the unit to be cleaned.
● Activate the washing phase by pressing the coffee
dispensing button. The machine will undertake 10
washing cycles lasting 10s each with a 10s inter-
val the led will be orange colour with a short blue
flashing interval in between.
● At the end of the washing operation the machine
goes into l stand-by and the led will begin to flash
rapidly alternating orange and blue. Dismantle the
filter-holder remove the filter membrane and then
re-assemble the whole thing.
● Enable the rinse function by pressing the coffee
dispensing button. The machine will undertake 3
rinse cycles lasting 30s each followed by a 10s
pause, the led will be orange with a short blue
flashing interval.
● At the end of the cycle the led switches off and
the machine is ready for a new coffee dispensing
operation.
Note: it will be possible to interrupt both the washing
and the rinsing stages by pressing the coffee di-
spensing button twice, in the first case the machine
will go on to the stand-by stage ready for rinsing,
while in the second case it returns to the normal
ready-for-use mode.