Cleaning The Milk Container; Cleaning The Hot Water/Steam Connection Nozzle; Descaling - DeLonghi ECAM45.76 Series Instructions For Use Manual

8. Once inserted, make sure the two coloured buttons have
snapped out (fig. 40);
9. Close the infuser door.
10. Put the water tank back.

Cleaning the milk container

To keep the frother efficient, clean the milk container (D) as de-
scribed below, every two days:
1. Remove the lid (D2);
2. Remove the milk spout (D5) and intake tube (D4);
3. Turn the froth regulator (D1) to the "INSERT" position (fig.
41) and pull it off upwards;
4. Wash all the components thoroughly with hot water and
mild washing-up liquid. All components are dishwasher
safe, placing them in the top basket of the dishwasher.
Make sure there are no milk residues on the hollow and
groove under the dial (fig. 42). If necessary, scrape the
groove with a toothpick;
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5. Rinse inside the froth adjustment dial seat with running
water (fig. 43);
6. Check that the intake tube and spout are not clogged with
milk residues;
7. Replace the dial (in correspondence to the word "INSERT"),
spout and milk intake tube;
8. Place the lid back on the milk container.
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Cleaning the hot water/steam connection nozzle

Each time you prepare milk, clean the connection nozzle (A8)
with a sponge to remove milk residues from the gaskets (fig.
27).

DESCALING

Descale the machine when the message "DESCALE" flashes on
the display (B13).
Important!
• Before use, read the instructions and the labelling on the
descaler pack.
• You should use De'Longhi descaler only. Using unsuitable
descaler and/or performing descaling incorrectly may re-
sult in faults not covered by the manufacturer's guarantee.
1. Turn the appliance on and wait until it is ready for use;
2. Press the MENU/ESC button (B14) to access the menu;
3. Press < (B4) or > (B8) (fig. 9) until ""Descaling" is
displayed;
4. Select by pressing the OK button (B12- fig. 10): the mes-
sage "Descaling Confirm?" is displayed;
5. Press the OK button again to confirm. "EMPTY DRIP TRAY"
is displayed, alternating with "REMOVE FILTER" (if the filter
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is present) and "Add descaler Press OK";
6. Empty the water tank (A16) completely and remove the
water softener filter (C4), if present. Empty the drip tray
(A12 - fig. 31) and grounds container (A10), then put them
back in the appliance;
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