Care and cleaning
Note: When the espresso machine is turned on it will go through an Auto Clean cycle. This removes any old coffee grinds from the coffee brewing unit.
The coffee making process involves extracting oils out of coffee grinds to make espresso coffee. Deposits of these oils build up over time and affect the taste of the coffee and operation of the espresso machine.
Regular cleaning of the Sunbeam Intuitive Digital guarantees a constant coffee quality and a
Regular cleaning
Important: Switch the espresso machine off before cleaning. Let the espresso machine cool down. Do not use scratching, scouring or corrosive agents. Clean the housing inside and outside with a damp cloth only.
Important: Never put the espresso machine or parts of the espresso machine into the dishwasher.
Important: Never pour water into the coffee bean hopper as you will damage the grinding mechanism.
Important: To prevent damage to the espresso machine do not use alkaline cleaning agents when cleaning, use a soft cloth and a mild detergent.
•Remove the water reservoir daily and empty any remaining water. Rinse out the water reservoir with fresh water. Use fresh water every day.
•Empty the coffee waste container daily, see section “Emptying the coffee waste container”.
•Regularly drain the drip tray. This can be done at any time, but must be done when the red drip tray float appears through the opening in the cup resting grid.
•Regularly (at least once a week) clean the water reservoir, drip tray, cup resting grid and coffee wasted container with warm soapy water.
•Remove the coffee bean hopper from time to time, dispose of the coffee residue and give it a wipe to remove the film of oil from the coffee beans.
•The steam nozzle and frothing attachment need to be cleaned after each frothing process. To clean the steam nozzle, simply wipe clean with a damp cloth. When using the frothing attachment, after each use remove it from the steam nozzle and clean thoroughly in warm water to remove milk remains. Additionally, should the air inlet at the base of the steam nozzle become blocked, open it using a pin or a thin piece of wire.
Cleaning the
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Emptying the coffee waste container
At regular intervals, after every 16 coffee brews, the coffee waste container indicator on the control panel 
signals that the container has to be emptied and cleaned. The display shows <<EMPTY WASTE CONTAINER>>.
When the espresso machine is in daily use, empty the container daily. As a reminder the display shows <<EMPTY WASTE CONTAINER>> every time you switch the espresso machine off.
Note: Always empty the coffee waste container with the espresso machine switched on, otherwise the espresso machine does not register that the container has been emptied.
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