Care and cleaning continued
for about 5 minutes and you will find that after this time the dry/caramelised milk will easily wipe away. Repeat process if still dirty.
Important: Never clean the steam wand with an abrasive pad as this will damage the steam wand.
Should the steam wand become blocked, supplied with the espresso machine is a
cleaning pin. The cleaning pin is located on the inside of the back door of the espresso machine. With the cleaning pin insert it into the hole in the base of the steam nozzle
(49). Should the steam wand remain blocked unscrew the steam nozzle from the steam wand. Clean the steam nozzle by once again using the cleaning pin then flush under running water.
Cleaning the group head
Deposits of coffee oils build up over time and affect the taste of the coffee and operation of the espresso machine. Therefore the group head will require regular cleaning. It is recommended that the group head is cleaned every 3 months, this will vary depending on the frequency of use.
Preparing for the cleaning cycle
1.Remove the water reservoir and rinse clean. To do so, open the door on the back of the espresso machine (3) and simply slide out the water reservoir (4). With fresh water completely fill (5) and replace the reservoir.
2.With the door to the back of the espresso machine still open remove the cleaning disc, located on the inside of the back door (50).
3.Should the filter handle be attached to the group head remove it. Remove the filter basket and rinse both thoroughly under running water and set aside.
4.Empty and rinse clean the drip tray, then place back into position on to the machine.
5.Fit the filter handle with the two cup filter basket (51).
6.Position the cleaning disc into the two cup filter basket (52).
7.Place a Sunbeam Espresso Machine Cleaning Tablet into the filter basket that is now also fitted with the cleaning disc (53) and secure the filter handle to the group head (54) (55).
8.Place a sufficiently large container under both pouring spouts (56).
Starting the cleaning cycle
9.Insert the power cord into a
Note: Although the espresso machine is on at the power outlet ensure that the actual espresso machine power is ‘OFF’. Therefore
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