Cleaning The Hot Water/Steam Nozzle; Descaling; Setting Water Hardness - DeLonghi ECAM22.36X Instructions For Use Manual

4. Wash all the components thoroughly with hot water and
mild washing-up liquid. All components are dishwasher
safe, placing them in the top basket of the dishwasher.
Make sure there are no milk residues on the hollow and
groove under the dial (see fig. 37). If necessary, scrape the
groove with a toothpick.
5. Rinse inside the froth adjustment dial seat with running
water (see fig. 38).
groove
recess
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6. Check that the intake tube and spout are not clogged with
milk residues.
7. Replace the dial (lining up the arrow with the word "IN-
SERT"), the spout and the milk intake tube.
8. Place the lid back on the milk container.

Cleaning the hot water/steam nozzle

Each time you prepare milk, clean the nozzle with a sponge to
remove milk residues from the gaskets (see fig. 20).

DESCALING

Descale the machine when the message "DESCALE" flashes on
the display.
Important!
• Descaler contains acids which may irritate the skin and
eyes. It is vital to respect the manufacturer's safety warn-
ings given on the descaler pack and the warnings relating
to the procedure to follow in the event of contact with the
skin and eyes.
• You should use De'Longhi descaler only. Using unsuitable
descaler and/or performing descaling incorrectly may re-
sult in faults not covered by the manufacturer's guarantee.
1. Turn the coffee machine on.
2. Press the MENU button to access the menu.
3. Press the
4. Select by pressing the
le Confirm?" appears on the display. Press again to enable
the function.
5. The message "Add descaler Confirm?" is displayed.
6. Empty the water tank (A10) completely and remove the
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water softener filter (if present).
7. Pour the descaler into the water tank up to the level A (cor-
responding to a 100 ml pack) marked on the back of the
tank (fig. 28), then add water (1 litre) up to level B (fig.
28).
8. Place an empty container with a minimum capacity of 1.5
litres under the hot water spout (A19) (fig. 5).
Danger of burns!
Hot water containing acid flows out of the hot water spout.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
9. Press the
been introduced. "Descale underway" is displayed.
The descaling programme automatically performs a series
of rinses at intervals to remove all the scale residues inside
the coffee machine.
After about 30 minutes, the message "FILL TANK" is displayed.
The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean water.
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11. Empty the container used to collect the descaler solution
and replace it empty under the water spout.
12. Remove the water tank, empty, rinse under running water,
insert the filter (if present previously), fill the tank with
clean water and replace. "Rinsing Confirm?" is displayed.
13. Press the
the spout and "Rinsing" is displayed.
14. When the water tank is completely empty, "Rinsing complete
Confirm?" is displayed.
15. Press the
16. Fill the water tank again and the machine is ready for use.

SETTING WATER HARDNESS

Descaling is necessary after a period of operation established
according to the water hardness set.
The machine is factory set for a hardness value of 4.
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or button until "Descale" is displayed.
button. The message "Desca-
button to confirm that the solution has
button to confirm. Hot water comes out of
button to confirm.