General Maintenance Instructions for Your Espresso Related Equipment

Backflushing

for cleaning the grouphead

• Short Backflushing

Cleaning

general cleaning instructions

• Accessories
• Grinders
• Water Tank / Reservoir

Descaling

for removing limescale

• Coffee Boiler / Steam Thermoblock with Tank
• Double Boiler
• Heat Exchanger
• Manual / Lever, home models
• Single Boiler Dual Purpose
• Super-Automatic, Dual Thermoblock
• Super-Automatic, Single Thermoblock

Draining

for removing the water from the boiler for long term storage or shipping

• Double Boiler
• Heat Exchanger – direct connect
• Heat Exchanger – tank/reservoir
• Heat Exchanger – tank, with hot water wand and with the intake hose at the top of the reservoir
• Single Boiler – super-automatic
• Single Boiler – traditional

Pump Maintenance

 

• Priming / Removing air pocket

Part Replacement / Maintenance

general instructions

• Grinder Burrs
• Grouphead Gaskets
• Vacuum Breaker / Bleeder Valve

Water Softener Recharge

for recharging the resins in your water softener

• Direct Connect
• Tank / Reservoir

Commercial Equipment

 

• Espresso Machine Basic Requirements