Hot Water - DeLonghi Dedica Manual

1. Turn the steam dial to deliver a little steam for a few secon-
ds (points 2, 4 and 5 of the previous section).
This causes the cappuccino maker to deliver any milk left in
its circuits. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the appliance
off.
2. With one hand, hold the cappuccino maker tube firmly,
with the other, release the cappuccino maker by turning it
clockwise, then pull off downwards (fig. 16).
3. Remove the rubber steam connection nozzle from the
spout by pulling it downwards (fig. 17).
4. Wash the cappuccino maker and steam connection nozzle
thoroughly with warm water (fig. 18).
5. Check the hole shown by the arrow in fig. 18 is not blocked.
6. Put the steam connection nozzle back, pressing upwards to
insert it onto the steam tube.
7. Replace the cappuccino maker by pushing upwards and
turning anticlockwise.
13. COOLING THE BOILER
To make coffee again immediately after frothing milk, the boil-
er must first be cooled or the coffee will be burnt. Proceed as
follows:
• place a container under the cappuccino maker;
• open the steam dial to deliver hot water and cool the
boiler;
• hot water delivery is interrupted automatically when the
boiler is cool. When the pump stops operating and no more
water is delivered, close the steam dial.
The coffee maker is now ready for use.

14. HOT WATER

1. Press the ON/OFF button (fig. 3) to turn the appliance on.
Wait for the coffee lights to come on steadily.
2. Place a recipient under the cappuccino maker.
3. Turn the dial to the
from the cappuccino maker.
4. To stop hot water delivery, close the dial and press any
button.
You should not deliver hot water for more
than 60 seconds.
15. CLEANING
15.1 Cleaning the machine
The following parts of the machine must be cleaned regularly:
- drip tray (A9)
- the coffee filters (C2, C3 and C4);
- the boiler outlet (A5);
- water tank (A3);
position. Hot water is delivered
- the cappuccino maker (A13) as described in section ""12.
Cleaning the cappuccino maker after use";
Important!
• Do not use solvents, abrasive detergents or alcohol to clean
the coffee machine.
• Do not use metal objects to remove encrustations or coffee
deposits as they could scratch metal or plastic surfaces.
• If the appliance is not used for more than one week, before
using it again, we strongly recommend you perform a rinse
cycle as described in section "8. first use".
Danger!
• While cleaning, never immerse the coffee maker in water.
It is an electrical appliance.
• Before cleaning the outside of the appliance, turn it off,
unplug from the mains socket and allow to cool.
15.2 Cleaning the drip tray
Important!
The drip tray is fitted with a level indicator (red) showing the
level of water it contains (fig. 20). Before the indicator protrudes
from the cup tray, the drip tray must be emptied and cleaned
otherwise the water may overflow the edge and damage the
appliance, the surface it rests on or the surrounding area.
1. Remove the drip tray (fig. 21).
2. Remove the cup tray (A7), empty the water and clean the
drip tray with a cloth, then reassemble the drip tray. Ex-
tract the mugs or glasses tray (A10), clean with water, dry
and put back in the machine;
3. Put the drip tray back in place.
15.3 Cleaning the coffee filters
Clean the coffee filters weekly:
1 and 2 cup filters
1. Extract the perforated filter by pulling the tab (fig. 22);
2. Rinse the filters under running water (fig. 23);
3. Make sure the holes are not blocked. If necessary, clean
with a pin (figs. 23 and 24);
4. Place the perforated filter in the filter housing and press as
far as it will go.
Pod filter
Rinse under running water. Make sure the holes are not blocked.
If necessary, clean with a pin (figs. 23 and 24).
15.4 Cleaning the boiler outlet
After every 200 coffees, rinse the boiler outlet by delivering
about 0.5 l of water from the boiler outlet (press the coffee but-
ton without using ground coffee).
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