Portafilter Locking Into The Group; Coffee Brewing - Expobar COFFEE MACHINE User Manual

8. Machine start-up
1. Open the water by-pass valve, which is outside of the coffee machine.
2. If the machine has optical level indicator, fill the boiler between the minimum and maximum level.
3. Turn ON the main power switch, -see (8)Fig. 1-.
4. Turn the steam knob until steam comes out.
"The red pilot, -see (6) Fig.1-, shows us the machine is heating-up. Once it turns OFF, it means the machine
has reached the ideal temperature".
5. Press the brew switch ,-see (4) Fig. 1-, or the control panel, -see (5) Fig. 1-, until water comes out
continuously from the groups, -see (10) Fig. 1-.
9.

Portafilter locking into the group

Fig.4
CORRECT POSITION OF PORTAFILTER IN THE GROUP
CORRECT

10. Coffee brewing

a) Unlock the portafilter from the grouphead.
b) Insert the filter basket and fill it with the right amount of coffee (it will depend on filter´s basket size).
Use fresh ground coffee. Use the right portafilter,-see Fig. 6-.
c) Press down the coffee with the coffee tamper.
d) Insert the filled portafilter into the grouphead and lock it in,-see Fig.5-. Place one cup beneath the
spout and turn on the brew switch, -see (5) Fig. 1-.
Proceed as in Pulser model. The coffee brewing key is the lever. Lift up the lever and coffee will come out
from the group. Take down the lever and coffee will stop coming out.
Lever
Fig. 6
12
PORTAFILTER LOCKING INTO THE GROUP.
Align the portafilter tabs with the channel in the grouphead
(locking collar). Then you should turn from left to right until
the portafilter tabs do fully engage in the grouphead.
NOT GOOD
ENOUGH
Fig.5
PULSER MODEL
LEVA MODEL
ENGLISH
THE JOINTS
ARE IN BAD
CONDITION