Descaling; Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness - DeLonghi ESAM 2200 Instructions For Use Manual

red buttons have snapped out.
8. Close the infuser door.
9. Replace the water tank.

DESCALING

Descale the appliance when the
panel flashes.
Important!
Descaler contains acids which may irritate the
skin and eyes.
It is vital to respect the manufacturer's safety
warnings given on the descaler pack and the
warnings relating to the procedure to follow in
the event of contact with the skin and eyes.
Please note:
Use De'Longhi descaler only.
Under no circumstances should you use sulpha-
mic or acetic based descalers. Their use invalida-
tes the guarantee.
Failure to descale the appliance as described
above also invalidates the guarantee.
1. Turn the machine on.
2. Empty the water tank (A12).
3. Pour the descaler diluted with water (respec-
ting the proportions indicated on the desca-
ler pack) into the water tank.
Place an empty container with a minimum
capacity of 1.5 litres under the hot water
spout.
4. Wait for the and
on steadily.
Important! Danger of burns
Hot water containing acid flows from the cap-
puccino maker. Avoid contact with splashes of
water.
5. Press the button and hold it down for
at least 5 seconds to confirm that you have
added the solution and begin the descaling
procedure. The light in the button remains
on steadily to indicate that the descaling
programme has begun (the
lights go out as coffee cannot be made).
6. Turn the steam knob a half turn anticlockwi-
se. The descaler solution flows out of the
cappuccino maker into the underlying con-
tainer.
The descale programme automatically per-
After about 30 minutes, the water tank is empty
and the
light on the
a half turn clockwise as far as it will go.
The appliance is now ready for rinsing through
with clean water.
11. Empty the container used to collect the de-
12. Remove the water tank, empty, rinse under
13. Turn the steam knob a half turn anticlockwi-
14. When the water tank is completely empty,
15. Turn the knob to the 0 position, fill the water
To use the appliance, turn it on by pressing the

SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The
time established according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness va-
lue of 4 (very hard water).
The machine can also be programmed according
lights to come
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" indi-
2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of
3. Remove the paper from the water and shake
and
15
forms a series of rinses and pauses to remo-
ve limescale deposits from inside the machi-
ne.
light comes on. Turn the steam knob
scaler solution and replace it empty under
the cappuccino maker.
running water, fill with clean water and repla-
ce.
se. Hot water comes out of the spout.
the light goes out and the
mes on.
tank again and the appliance goes off auto-
matically.
button.
message comes on after a period of
cator paper attached to this manual from its
pack.
water for one second.
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.
Level 1
Level 2
light co-