Descaling The Appliance - Silvercrest SEMS 1100 A1 Operating Instructions Manual

Descaling the appliance

Descale the appliance regularly. The appliance should be descaled after about
1 – 2 months (at approx. 4 espresso preparations per day). Depending on the
hardness of the water in your area, this figure may differ.
For descaling, use a commercially available descaler for espresso machines.
Proceed as described in the instructions for usage of the descaler.
If you do not have any descaling products, you can use citric acid and proceed
as follows:
1) Fill the water tank
2) Dissolve 2 tablespoons (about 30 grams) of citric acid (available in drugstores
or chemists) into the water.
3) Replace the water tank
4) Switch on the appliance using the On/Off switch
is closed.
5) Insert the sieve holder
appliance and place a cup under the sieve holder
6) As soon as the green heat-up indicator lamp
"Espresso" button
7) Allow around 2 cups (approx. 250 ml) of water to run through and then stop
the process by pressing the "Espresso" button
8) Hold a container under the milk frother
9) Press the "Steam" button
green steam control lamp
to . Allow the appliance to generate steam for approx. 2 minutes.
10) After 2 minutes, close the steam control
button
11) Let the scaling agent take effect for about 15 minutes.
12) Repeat steps 6 –11 three times.
13) Then press the "Espresso" button
run through until the water tank
14) Rinse the water tank
the Max marking.
15) Press the "Espresso" button
until the green heat-up indicator lamp
16) Allow the water to run through.
17) Repeat steps 14 –16 three times.
18) Refill the water tank
SEMS 1100 A1
to the marking MAX.
into the appliance.
without the espresso sieves
so that it clicks in.
so that it clicks into place and wait until the
lights up. Slowly turn the steam control
again so that no more steam is generated.
is empty.
with clean water and then fill it with clean water up to
down so that it clicks into place and wait
with water.
. The steam control
back into the
.
lights up, press the
again.
.
, then press the "Steam"
down so that it clicks in, let the water
lights up.
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