Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness - DeLonghi PrimaDonna Elite Experience ECAM65X.85 Instructions For Use Manual

7. "PLACE 2l CONTAINER UNDER SPOUTS PRESS OK TO START
DESCALING": Place an empty container with a minimum
capacity of 2 litres under the hot water/steam spout (C6)
and coffee spouts (A8) (fig. 8);
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.
8. Press " " to confirm that you have added the des-
caling solution. "DESCALING UNDERWAY, PLEASE WAIT"
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:
9. "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
appliance;
10. "PLACE 2l CONTAINER UNDER SPOUTS PRESS OK TO START
RINSING": Place the container used to collect the descaler
solution empty under the coffee spouts and hot water/
steam spout (fig. 8) and press "
11. Hot water is delivered first from the coffee spouts, then
from the hot water/steam spout and "RINSING UNDERWAY,
please wait" is displayed;
12. When the water in the tank has run out, empty the con-
tainer used to collect the rinsing water;
13. (If the filter is installed) "INSERT FILTER INTO ITS HOUSING"
(fig. 60). Press "
Replace the water softener filter if removed previously;
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" and extract the water tank.
14. "RINSE AND FILL WITH
WATER UP TO MAX LEVEL"
(fig. 5): Fill the tank up to
the MAX level with fresh
water;
15. "INSERT WATER TANK"
(fig. 6): Put the water tank
back in the appliance;
16. "PLACE 2l CONTAINER
UNDER SPOUTS PRESS OK
TO START RINSING": Place
the container used to
collect the descaler solu-
tion empty under the hot
water/steam spout (fig. 8)
and press " ";
17. Hot water is delivered from the hot water/steam spout and
"RINSING UNDERWAY" is displayed.
18. "EMPTY DRIP TRAY" (fig. 45): At the end of rinsing, remove,
empty and replace the drip tray (A14) and grounds con-
tainer (A10). Press "
19. "DESCALE COMPLETE": press "
20. "FILL TANK WITH FRESH WATER": empty the container used
to collect the rinse water, remove the water tank and fill
with fresh water up to the MAX level, then put back in the
appliance.
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
(A10) to contain water.
• If the water tank has not been filled to the MAX level, at
the end of descaling, the appliance requests a third rinse to
guarantee that the descaler solution has been complete-
ly eliminated from the machine's internal circuits. Before
starting rinsing, remember to empty the drip tray;
• The appliance may request descaling cycles at very short
intervals. This is normal and due to the appliance's ad-
vanced control system

20. SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The "DESCALING NEEDED - PRESS OK TO START (~45min)
" message is displayed after a period of time established accord-
ing to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness level 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.

20.1 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.
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