Weekly; Periodical - Rancilio epoca S Use And Maintenance Manual

Model S1 TANK
Operation to be carried out when the machine
is off and cold and the plug is disconnected.
● Remove the lid on the water-tank;
● Remove the air trap C and softener A (Fig.9);
● 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.

10.2. Weekly

Operations to be carried out with the machine
operative and under pressure.
● Place the supplied blind filter in the filter-holder,
put in a spoonful of detergent in powder for coffee
machines and fit the filter-holder in the unit to be
cleaned.
● Press the coffee dispensing button and draw water
for approx. 30 seconds.
● Stop and start dispensing several times until clean
water comes out of the discharge unit tube.
● Remove the filter-holder, take out the blind filter
and insert a normal one.Replace the filter-holder
on the unit and rinse by drawing water several times.
● Make a coffee to eliminate any unpleasant taste.
Cleaning the filters and delivery heads
Operation to be carried out when the machine is off
and cold.
● Prepare a solution of 4 sachets of detergent
powder Code 69000124 dissolved in a litre of
boiling water in a stainless steel, plastic or glass
recipient (NOT ALUMINIUM OR IRON).
● Remove the filters and immerse them with the filter
holders in the prepared solution, leaving them for
at least 10/20 minutes (all night is better).
● Remove them from the container and rinse them
thoroughly in running water.
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Tank cleaning
● Remove the cup-stand grille 1 (Fig.12) and clean.
Fig. 12
● Check and clean the drainage sump (Fig.13),
removing any sludge with the help of a spoon.
Fig. 13
10.3. Periodical maintenance
Operation to be carried out with
the machine under pressure.
● Discharge the water from the boiler (about four
litres) with hot water delivery switch 5
● Wait until the machine has returned to heat
equilibrium before reuse.