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4. Cleaning

In order to guarantee a proper operation of the machine as well as ground coff e e good quality, all areas directly in touch with coffee must be cleaned regularly (at least once a week), with the machine disconnected from the mains in all cases.

Hopper

Remove the hopper 3 f rom its position (FIG.3) and wash it with a piece of cloth moistened with water and soap to eliminate the inside oily residues produced by coffee (FIG.4). Rinse and dry it carefully.

Ground coffee spout (I.1 / I.2 models)

Remove the upper cover 4 covering the grinder body by pressing on both sides and pull it up. Remove the screw that fastens the ground coffee spout and clean it in the same way than the hopper.(FIG.5)

Dose dispenser (I.1D / I.2D models)

Remove the remaining ground cof fee from the dose dispenser.

Remove the dispenser lid and clean all the internal parts by using a brush. (FIG.6)

Grinding group

See item no. 7

External cleaning

Use a brush or a piece of cloth moistened with water and soap.

5. Maintenance

Before carr ying out any kind of maintenance operation the grinder must be switched off as well as disconnected from the mains.

Grinding discs wear must be regularly checked to produce homogeneously ground cof fee and obtain a per fect espresso.

Grinding discs must be replaced between 400-600 Kg (875-1,300 lb) of gro u n d coffee.

5.Grinding group maintenance (fig.7)

Remove the remaining coffee beans f rom the hopper A and remove from its position. Remove the upper cover of the grinder B . Once the grinding groups is at sight, remove the screws from the

grinding re g u l a t o r C

and remove it from

its position.

 

Turn the upper

disc holder D

counterclockwise until it may be re m o v e d from its housing. Clean both discs E yet checking their state, disc holder threadD

and grinding group cavity internal part F by using a brush. (FIG.8,9)

 

D

 

Turn upper disc holder

clockwise.

Reassemble the grinding re g u l a t o r C

b y

fastening the screws. ReassembleB

the

upper cover of the grinder

and hopper

A . After this operation adjust the grinding point.

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ESPRESSO COFFEE GRINDER specifications

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