Breville Infuser BES840 Instruction Book page 22

DESCALING
NOTE
Ensure that the water filter is removed from
the water tank before adding the descaling
powder when descaling the machine.
After regular use, hard water can cause
mineral build up in and on many of the
inner functioning components, reducing the
brewing flow, brewing temperature, power of
the machine, and taste of the espresso.
We advise you to undertake the descaling
processes outlined below when the
'DESCALE/CLEAN' indicator is illuminated
(solid on).
Refer to CLEANING CYCLE on page 21
when the 'DESCALE/CLEAN' indicator is
flashing.
Check if descaling is required
1. Check if the 'DESCALE/CLEAN' light is
illuminated (solid on), descaling is required.
WARNING
Do not immerse power cord, power plug
or appliance in water or any other liquid.
The water tank should never be removed or
completely emptied during descaling.
Priming machine for descaling function
2. Dissolve one Breville Descaling powder
sachet into one litre of water then fill the
water tank.
3. Press and hold the 2-CUP button and
then press and hold the POWER button
simultaneously to enter the Descale mode.
The unit will heat up as part of commencing
the descaling action, during the heating
processes the POWER button should flash
continuously. The machine will indicate it is
ready for descaling when the POWER button,
1 CUP button, DESCALE/CLEAN indicator
and HOT WATER/ STEAM indicator are all
illuminated (solid on).
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Descaling the coffee component
4. Press the 1-CUP button to start the
descaling for the coffee component of the
machine. Descaling coffee component
takes approximately 25 seconds. The 1 CUP
button should flash continuously and remain
constant once the descaling process has
finished. To terminate the descaling within
25 seconds, press the 1 CUP button again.
Descale the Steam and hot water
components
Descaling steam and hot water takes
approximately 13 seconds and 8 seconds
respectively. Descaling can be terminated
prematurely by turning the steam dial to
STANDBY.
5. Descale Steam component by turning the
steam dial RIGHT towards the
6. Descale Hot water component by turning the
steam dial to the LEFT towards the
Repeat processes to complete descaling
After the above processes about half (0.5
litre) of the descale solution should be left in
thewater tank.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 above to complete the
descaling process to empty the solution in
the tank.
Descaling Solution Rinse
8. After descaling, remove the water tank and
rinse thoroughly then refill with fresh cold
water to the maximum capacity (2 litres)
and repeat steps 4-6 to further cleanse the
machine of any residue of the cleaning
solution thoroughly.
9. Press 'POWER' to quit the descaling process.
This will be indicated by the LED lights
switching off.
NOTE
The machine turns off automatically if there is
no action for 5 minutes in descaling mode. To
resume descaling, please start from step 3.
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