Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness; Water Softener Filter; Installing The Filter - DeLonghi ECAM23.46X Instructions For Use Manual

10. The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean
water. Empty the container used to collect the descal-
er solution. Extract the water tank, empty, rinse under
running water, fill with fresh water up to the MAX level
and put back in the appliance: "RINSING, Confirm?" is
displayed;
11. Place the container used to collect the descaler solution
empty under the coffee spouts and hot water spout (fig.
37);
12. Press the button to start rinsing. Hot water flows out
of the spouts and the message "Rinsing Please wait" is
displayed;
13. When the water tank is empty, the messages "RINSING",
"FILL TANK" and "REPLACE FILTER" (if previously removed)
alternate on the display;
14. Remove the water tank, replace the filter (if previously re-
moved), fill the tank up to the MAX level with fresh water
and insert it in the appliance: the display will show "RINS-
ING Confirm?";
15. Place the container used to collect the rinsing water empty
under the hot water spout;
16. Press the button to restart rinsing: Hot water flows
out of the hot water spout only and the message "RINSING
Please wait" is displayed;
17. When it finishes, the message "Rinsing complete, Con-
firm?" appears on the display;
18. Press the hot water button. The message "FILL
TANK" is displayed;
19. Empty the drip tray, remove and top up the water tank
with fresh water to the MAX level and put back in the
machine.
Descaling is complete.
Please note!
• If the descaling cycle is not completed correctly (e.g. no
electricity) we recommend repeating the cycle;
• After descaling, it is normal for the grounds container
(A15) to contain water.

15. SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The DESCALE message is displayed after a period of time estab-
lished according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness value of 4. The ma-
chine can also be programmed according to the hardness of the
mains water in the various regions so that the machine needs to
be descaled less often.

15.1 Measuring water hardness

1. Remove the "TOTAL HARDNESS TEST" indicator paper (C1)
from its pack (attached to the English instructions);
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;
soft water
slightly hard water
hard water
very hard water
15.2 Setting water hardness
1. Press the P button (B4) to enter the menu;
2. Turn the selection dial (B2) to select "Water Hardness".
3. Confirm the selection by pressing the
4. Turn the selection dial and set the level shown by the indi-
cator paper (C1) (see previous section);
5. Press the button to confirm the setting;
6. Press the button (B5) to exit the menu.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting.

16. WATER SOFTENER FILTER

Certain models are fitted with a water softener filter (C4). If this
is not the case with your model, you are recommended to pur-
chase one from De'Longhi Customer Services.
To use the filter correctly, follow the instructions below.

16.1 Installing the filter

1. Remove the filter (C4) from the packaging;
2. Turn the date indicator disk (see fig. 38) until the next two
months of use are displayed;
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button (B9);
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