Descaling; Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness; Set Water Hardness - DeLonghi ESAM6900 User Manual

DESCALING

When the symbol appears, you must proceed with the
descaling equipment.
Important!
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 descaler recommended by De'Longhi only.
Failure to descale the appliance as described above also
invalidates the guarantee.
1. Turn the machine on.
2. Access the settings menu by pressing the MENU icon.
Scroll through the menu pressing the
to select "Descale".
3. Press the OK icon to select the function. Press OK again to
confirm.
4. "ADD DESCALER, FILL WATER
TANK"
SPOUT" is displayed.
5. Empty the water tank
completely and remove
the water softener filter (if
present).
Pour the descaler into the tank
B
up to the level A (corresponding
to a 100 ml pack) marked on
B
the side of the tank (fig. 32),
then add water (1 litre) up to
A
A
level B (fig. 32) and put the
water tank back.
Place an empty container with a minimum capacity of 1.5
litres under the hot water spout.
Important! Danger of burns
Hot water containing acid flows out of the hot water spout.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
6. Start descaling by pressing the OK icon.
7. The descale programme starts and the descaler liquid
comes out of the water spout. The descale programme
automatically performs a series of rinses and pauses at
regular intervals to remove limescale deposits from inside
the machine. The cycle lasts about 30 minutes and is
indicated by a progress bar which fills and empties.
8. "Rinsing" "FILL WATER TANK". The appliance is now ready
for rinsing through with clean water. Remove the water
tank, empty, rinse under running water, fill with clean
water and replace.
9. Empty the container used to collect the descaler solution
and replace it under the hot water spout.
10. Press the OK icon to start rinsing. Hot water comes out of
the spout.
11. When "Descaling complete" "PRESS OK" is displayed, press
the OK icon. The appliance goes off.
12. Put the water softener filter (if present) back and fill the
tank.
To use the appliance, press the

SETTING WATER HARDNESS

Descaling is requested after a period of time established
according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness value of 4 (very
hard water).
and icons
The machine can also be programmed according to the actual
hardness of the mains water in the various regions, varying the
frequency with which the message is displayed.

Measuring water hardness

"INSERT WATER
1. Remove the "TOTAL HARDNESS TEST" indicator paper from
its pack.
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.
LEVEL 1
soft water
LEVEL 2
slightly hard water
LEVEL 3
hard water
LEVEL 4
very hard water

Set water hardness

1.
2. Confirm the selection by pressing the OK icon.
3. Press
using the indicator paper (see figure in the previous
section).
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button.
Access the settings menu by pressing the
MENU icon. Scroll through the menu pressing
the and icons to select "Water
hardness".
or to set the water hardness identified