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Introduction
User manual
Spiritello
espresso machine
(Original instructions)
Document ID: Sup-LIum-Eng
Date of issue: December 2, 2024
Revision date:
Spiritello User manual
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  • Page 1 Introduction User manual Spiritello espresso machine (Original instructions) Document ID: Sup-LIum-Eng Date of issue: December 2, 2024 Revision date: Spiritello User manual page 0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as: • staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments; • farm houses; • by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; • bed and breakfast type environments. Spiritello User manual page 1...

  • Page 3: Safe Operation

    Opening the steam tap will start steam escaping from the steam wand-tips, the steam can reach temperatures up to 130°C. Designation This manual applies to the Spiritello espresso machine manufactured by Kees van der Westen Espressonistic Works B.V.. Compliance To comply with IEC 61000-3-11 the machine must be connected to a public distribution system having ) of 0,15 Ω.

  • Page 4: Water Quality

    The conversion from electrical conductivity to TDS depends heavily on the water composition and temperature, yielding results that can vary significantly. Additionally, even if the estimated TDS value is accurate, it does not contain any information about what the TDS is actually made up of. Spiritello User manual page 3...

  • Page 5: Parts Identification

    Introduction Parts identification Figure 2. Showing the main operational parts of the Spiritello. 1. Group lever 11. Display 2. Steam wand 12. Hot water button (mix-water) 3. Steam valve 13. Encoder knob 4. Brew pressure gauge 14. Heat switches steam and coffee 5.

  • Page 6: Other Manuals

    Introduction Other manuals For more information on how to prepare for the arrival of your Spiritello, go to the pre-installation guide. In that document you will find information regarding transport, necessary preparations for your countertop, water requirements, electrical requirements and unpacking instructions.

  • Page 7: Fill Tank

    Make sure the water outlet connects to the receptacle and push the tank firmly down. 6. Replace the side panel: hook upper section into position first, then push complete panel inwards. 7. Fill the tank but keep below the max-level (approx. 3.5 litres). Spiritello User manual page 6...

  • Page 8: Operational Features

    The boilers will not heat up when the HEAT switches are in the OFF position. 1. The left HEAT switch powers the steam boiler heating element. 2. The right HEAT switch powers the group heating element. Spiritello User manual page 7...

  • Page 9: Flush Switch And Relief Switch

    Hot water can only be dispensed when the steam boiler is above 100°C as steam pressure is the means to push water out of the boiler. When the steam boiler is not at operational temperature yet, the mix-water temperature will be lower than your setting. Spiritello User manual page 8...

  • Page 10: Pressure Gauge

    It is advised not to decrease the steam power by lowering the steam boiler temperature. A lower boiler temperature will reduce the amount of steam that can be produced and the temperature of the mix- water dispensing. Spiritello User manual page 9...

  • Page 11: Display And Encoder

    A Bowden cable mechanism that is attached to the oval bracket at the top of the piston rod will manipulate two switches. One switch signals whether the piston is in its lower position or not, the other switch signals whether the piston in in the higher position or not. Spiritello User manual page 10...
  • Page 12 1.0 .. 10.0 Shot 2 SCALE Reset and Scan To connect to (new) scale PRESSURE Shows pressure at last shot end * only shown when Water Feed = Mains * only shown when Auto Tare = No Spiritello User manual page 11...
  • Page 13 (right screen) until the shot ends. A user-defined moment (in range 20 .. 60 seconds) after the lever has returned to resting position, the display will change to show temperature information and previous shot duration again (see top of page). Spiritello User manual page 12...

  • Page 14: Main Menu-Home

    Auto-stop = weight, connection to scale is lost Water tank is empty Heating mode is set to ECO Heating mode is set to OFF General warning, the top of the display will give extra information Spiritello User manual page 13...

  • Page 15: Clock

    The clock screen shows information about heating mode and next scheduled (heating mode) action. present heating mode next action MENU screen clock The screen will dim after the set amount of time and return to the HOME screen when you short-press the encoder. Spiritello User manual page 14...

  • Page 16: Main Menu-Settings

    The display will show the sum of the “Coffee Offset” value and the measured value in the coffee boiler. Example: when the measured value is 93.4°C and the Coffee Offset is -2.2, the temperature value displayed will be 91.2°C. Example change Temperature Coffee Coffee selected press 93.0 selected turn 92.3 constructed press Spiritello User manual page 15...

  • Page 17: Sub-Menu Machine

    0.5 .. 5.0 Fill Time 1.0 .. 5.0 Peak Power Normal/Limited Normal Water Feed Tank/Mains Tank Only shown Always/Fill & Flush/ Pump Active Always when “Water No Brew/Never Feed” = mains Pump Delay 0.0 .. 5.0 Spiritello User manual page 16...
  • Page 18 This unwanted cavitation can be counter-acted by the pump-delay making that water starts to flow through the pump first before it activates. The option is not present when the machine is set to Water-feed = Tank. Spiritello User manual page 17...

  • Page 19: Sub-Menu Date/Time

    In Date/Time you set the present date and time which are needed to make the Auto ON-ECO-OFF programming function properly. Date/Time selected press Year selected turn Minutes selected press  23 selected turn change to 24 Press to confirm 24, turn to “Back”, press to leave the sub-menu. Spiritello User manual page 18...

  • Page 20: Sub Menu Display

    “home screen” with temperatures. Dim After: Duration after which the displays dims. Temp. Unit: Display in Celsius or Fahrenheit. Brightness: Contrast between font and background. Spiritello User manual page 19...

  • Page 21: Auto-Stop

    The machine can get information from a scale (Acaia Lunar) to stop a brew at a pre-determined weight. In order to make use of this option you first need to set the machine to Auto-stop = weight and then pair the scale to the Spiritello. Pair scale...
  • Page 22 (weight to 0 gr). During the brew the scale forwards the increasing weight in the cup to the machine’s controller which predicts when the brew should stop to Spiritello User manual page 21...
  • Page 23 When, with a lever machine, you set the weight higher than can be achieved by the content of the cylinder (60 ml), the shot will also stop when the lever is in its upwards/resting position. This is when the lever system manipulates the lower switch (again). Spiritello User manual page 22...
  • Page 24 This duration should be long enough to completely soak the coffee-bed and fill the cylinder and thus depends on coffee-bed properties and pressure regulator-setting. A good starting duration would be 7 resp. 12 seconds (high resp. low pressure regulator setting). Spiritello User manual page 23...

  • Page 25: Main Menu-Schedule

    Thursday selected press Thursday adjustable turn adjust to Tuesday press (shown are still Thursday times)  Tuesday selected turn action 2 selected press-turn-press 13 adjustable turn- turn to skip “Eco” now shown are Tuesday times Spiritello User manual page 24...

  • Page 26: Main Menu-Heating

    At HEAT OFF, heating to the boilers is discontinued. The boilers will cool down to room temperature. Heating up from room temperature to operational temperature takes approx. 15 minutes. Spiritello User manual page 25...

  • Page 27: Warnings

    1. a brew is started 2. mix water dispense is activated 3. flush is activated 4. water tank level gets low (when the machine is running from the tank) 5. filling takes longer than 2 minutes Spiritello User manual page 26...

  • Page 28: Electric Problems

    Heating signal to the corresponding solid state relay will be disabled when one of the above warnings appear. Have the machine checked and repaired by a technician. Spiritello User manual page 27...

  • Page 29: Individualise Your Machine

    Figure 9. Adjusting mix-water temperature. Right photo (taken from side with panel removed) shows the adjusting screw on the fill/mix-block that can be accessed without removing the side panel. Spiritello User manual page 28...

  • Page 30: Personalised Brewing

    This will make a good start for your first shots. A spring operated lever machine is considered to be rather forgiving. On top, with the Spiritello you are able to dive deep into pre-infusion, infusion and extraction parameters to optimize the brew to your taste and choice of roast and ground beans.
  • Page 31 When the machine is connected to water mains and pressure reducer setting is below 2.0 bar, the pump may start to cavitate at the start of a brew. Using a pump-delay duration of a few seconds can counter this unwanted behaviour. Spiritello User manual page 30...
  • Page 32 Within limits, you can change the pressure trajectory of a brew by changing the spring pre-tension. With adjuster-disk in higher position (left) the trajectory will be lower than with adjuster-disk in lower position (right, see Figure 11). Spiritello User manual page 31...

  • Page 33: Some Settings Explained

    2. A lot of parts in the machine suffer from temperature variations, the more so when these variations are large. 3. Heating up from ECO (approx. 6.5 minutes) is faster than heating up from room temperature (about 14 minutes). Heating up curves for Spiritello steam and coffee boiler. Time w.r.t. factory set ECO-temperatures. Tsteam Tcoffee time (minutes) Figure 12.
  • Page 34 It will take nearly 2.5 hrs to cool down to its ECO temperature of 75°C. The coffee boiler, which is not isolated, will cool down faster and will reach ECO temperature (60°C) after 1.5 hrs. Cool down to ECO curves for Spiritello steam and coffee boiler. Tsteam...

  • Page 35: Daily To Weekly Maintenance

    The remains will soften and can be wiped off easily. NEVER scrape, grind or cut the steam wand or tip since it leads to damage. Spiritello User manual page 34...
  • Page 36 1 tablespoon of coffee dissolving powder in 0.5 litre hot water. The plastic handle will eventually disintegrate in this solution and should thus be kept out of the solution.  Caution! Never clean the filter holder in a dish washer as dish washer detergent will ruin it. Spiritello User manual page 35...
  • Page 37 11. Pry the blind filter from the filter holder and replace the filter basket.  Warning! Finishing the back flush routine without cleaning powder is essential to prevent remnants of cleaning powder settling between the plunger and housing of the 3-way group valve. Spiritello User manual page 36...
  • Page 38 Figure 15 a,b (left). Pry left and right with screen extractor to remove group screen and group seal. Figure 15 c (right). Mount group screen with filter holder and group ring. Inset shows schematic cross section of group ring with rounded surface upwards. Spiritello User manual page 37...
  • Page 39 5. Remount the group screen and group seal (see previous section). Figure 16. Dispersion set mounted in group head. Remove the 2 screws. The dispersion plate will fall out. The dispersion base remains in the group. Spiritello User manual page 38...
  • Page 40 It is recommended not to descale the machine as a whole. In general for professional espresso machines: only individual parts taken from the machine should be de-scaled and then re-mounted. Spiritello User manual page 39...

  • Page 41: Check Machine Condition, Report Malfunctions

    If the pressure does not rise over 10.5 bar it is likely that the expansion valve opens at too low pressure. When the above is encountered, have a technician solve the problem as soon as possible. Spiritello User manual page 40...

  • Page 42: Recommended Maintenance And Service Scheme

    • Replace anti-vacuum valve • Renew water treatment filter cartridge 5 year service yearly service PLUS: • Replace all solenoid valves • Replace pump For service procedures, we refer to the technical manual. Spiritello User manual page 41...

  • Page 43: Service Record

    Preventative maintenance and service Service Record (machine number: __________________ , installation date:_________________________________ ) Date Technician Task Comments Spiritello User manual page 42...
  • Page 44 Preventative maintenance and service Spiritello User manual page 43...

  • Page 45: Contact Information

    When seeking contact with the e-mail address above, please forward the model and serial number of the machine in question. This can be found inside the machine, next to the water tank (remove the right hand side body panel). Contact information Kees van der Westen Espressonistic Works B.V. Van Elderenlaan 6 5581WJ WAALRE The Netherlands...