Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness - DeLonghi ETAM29.66X Instructions For Use Manual

5. EMPTY DRIP TRAY" is displayed, alternating with "REMOVE
FILTER" (if the filter is present) and "Add descaler Press OK".
6. Empty the water tank (A18) completely and remove the
water softener filter (C4) (if present). Empty the drip tray
(fig. 25) and grounds container (A13), then put them back
in the appliance.
7.
B
A
8.
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Important! Danger of burns
Hot water containing acid flows out of the hot water spout.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
9. Press the icon to confirm that you have added the
solution. The descale programme automatically performs
a series of rinses and pauses to remove limescale deposits
from inside the machine. The message "Descale underway"
is displayed. The descale programme starts and the descal-
er liquid comes out of the water spout.
After about 30 minutes, the messages "RINSING" and "FILL
TANK" alternate on the display.
10. The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean
water. Remove the water tank, empty, rinse under running
water, fill with fresh water up to the MAX level and put
back in the appliance: the message "RINSING, Press OK" is
displayed.
11. Empty the container used to collect the descaler solution
and replace it empty under the hot water spout.
12. Press the icon to start rinsing. Hot water flows out
of the spout and the message "RINSING, Please wait" is
displayed.
13. When the water tank is completely empty, the messages
"RINSING", "REPLACE FILTER" (if previously removed) and
"FILL TANK" alternate on the display.
14. Remove the water tank, replace the filter (if previously re-
moved), fill the tank up to the MAX level with fresh water
and insert it in the appliance: the display will show "RINSE
Press OK".
15. Empty the container used to collect the rinsing water and
replace it, empty, under the hot water spout;
16. Press the
Do not leave the appliance unattended while hot water is being
Pour the descaler into the
delivered.
tank up to level A (corre-
sponding to a 100 ml
17. When the water tank is completely empty, the message
pack) marked on the back
of the tank (fig. 38), then
18. Press the
add water (1 litre) up to
19. The message "FILL TANK" appears on the display; when the
level B (fig. 38) and put
the water tank back.
Place an empty container
with a minimum capacity
of 1.5 litres under the hot
water spout (fig. 7).
If the descaling cycle is not completed correctly (e.g. lack of elec-
tricity) we recommend repeating the cycle.

SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The DESCALE message is displayed after a period of time estab-
lished according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness value of 4. The ma-
chine can also be programmed according to the hardness of the
mains water in the various regions so that the machine needs to
be descaled less often.

Measuring water hardness

1. Remove the "TOTAL HARDNESS TEST" indicator paper from
2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of water for one
3. Remove the paper from the water and shake lightly. After
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icon to restart rinsing: the message "RINS-
ING Please wait" appears on the display, water is delivered
from the hot water spout and the rinsing cycle finishes
when water is delivered from the coffee spout (A8).
Important! Danger of burns.
"Rinsing Complete, Press OK" is displayed.
icon.
tank is filled and replaced the message "Heating please
wait" appears on the display, after which the machine is
ready to use.
Please note!
its pack (attached to the English instructions).
second.
about a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, depending
on the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds to
one level.
soft water
slightly hard
water
hard water
very hard
water