DèLonghi ECAM 650.85 Instruction Manual page 19

Descale the appliance when "DESCALING NEEDED PRESS OK TO
START (~45min) " appears on the display (B): to descale
immediately, press "
point 4.
To descale the appliance later, press "
bol appears on the display to remind you that the appliance
needs descaling.
To access the descaling menu:
1. Press " " (B2) to enter the menu;
2. Press < (B10) or > (B8) until " DESCALING" appears on
the display;
3. Press " " to start the descaling cycle then follow the
instructions on the display;
4. "REMOVE WATER SOFTENER FILTER" (fig. 57): extract the
water tank (A16), remove the water softener filter (C4) (if
present) and empty the water tank. Press "
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5. "ADD DE'LONGHI DESCALER (LEVEL A) AND WATER (UP TO
LEVEL B)" (fig. 58); Pour the descaler into the tank up to the
level A marked inside the tank (equal to one 100 ml pack),
then add water (one litre) up to level B and put the water
tank back. Press "
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8. Place an empty container with a minimum capacity of 2
litres under the hot water/steam spout (C6) and coffee
spouts (A8) (fig. 8);
" and follow the instructions from
". The
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A
B
A
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6. "EMPTY DRIP TRAY" (fig.
59): Remove, empty and
replace the drip tray (A14)
and grounds container
(A10). Press "
7. "PLACE 2l CONTAINER
UNDER SPOUTS PRESS OK
TO START DESCALING":
Important! Danger of burns
Hot water containing acid flows out of the hot water/steam
spout. Take care to avoid contact with splashes of this solution.
9. Press "
sym-
caling solution. "DESCALING UNDERWAY" appears on the
display. The descale programme starts and the descaler
liquid comes out of the hot water/steam and coffee spouts.
A series of rinses and pauses is performed automatically to
remove all the scale residues inside the coffee machine;
After about 25 minutes, descaling stops:
10. "RINSE AND FILL WATER TANK UP TO MAX LEVEL" (fig. 5):
the appliance is now ready to rinse with fresh water. Empty
the container used to collect the descaler solution. Extract
the water tank, empty, rinse under running water, fill
with fresh water up to the MAX level and put back in the
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appliance;
11. "PLACE 2l CONTAINER UNDER SPOUTS PRESS OK TO START
RINSING": Place the container used to collect the descaler
B
solution empty under the coffee spouts and hot water/
steam spout (fig. 8) and press "
12. Hot water is delivered first from the coffee spouts, then
from the hot water/steam spout and "RINSING UNDER-
WAY" is displayed;
13. When the water in the tank has run out, empty the con-
tainer used to collect the rinsing water;
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back in the appliance;
17. "PLACE 2l CONTAINER UNDER SPOUTS PRESS OK TO START
RINSING": Place the container used to collect the descaler
solution empty under the hot water/steam spout (fig. 8)
and press "
18. Hot water is delivered from the hot water/steam spout and
"RINSING UNDERWAY" is displayed.
19. "EMPTY DRIP TRAY" (fig. 45): At the end of rinsing, remove,
empty and replace the drip tray (A14) and grounds con-
tainer (A10). Press "
20. "DESCALE COMPLETE": press "
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" to confirm that you have added the des-
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14. "INSERT FILTER INTO ITS
HOUSING" (fig. 60). Press
"
the water tank. Replace
the water softener filter if
removed previously;
15. "RINSE AND FILL WATER
TANK UP TO MAX LEVEL"
(fig. 5): Fill the tank up to
the MAX level with fresh
water;
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16. "INSERT WATER TANK"
(fig. 6): Put the water tank
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" and extract