Pelgrim IKM540 Notice D'utilisation page 126

4 Maintenance
4.2.3 Descaling
Over time, the continuous heating up of the water used to make the coffee leads to lime
scale building up in the inner circuits of the appliance. When the appliance displays the
message DESCALE you should perform the descale cycle.
Proceed as follows:
1. Make sure the appliance is ready.
2. Press the MENU button. Then press the NEXT button repeatedly until the appliance
displays DESCALE NO.
3. Press the CHANGE button and the appliance displays the message DESCALE YES.
4. Press the OK button to start the descale programme.
5. The appliance displays ADD DESCALER PRESS OK.
6. Empty the water tank and pour in the contents of the bottle of descaler supplied with
the machine and fi ll with fresh water up to the MAX level. For subsequent descaling
operations, descaling solution can be purchased from authorised technical service
centres.
Make sure splashes of descaler do not fall onto surfaces sensitive to acid such as
marble, limestone and glaze.
7. Place a container with a minimum capacity of 1.5 litres under the cappuccino maker
(fi g. 2 on page 111).
8. Press the OK button. The appliance displays APPLIANCE IN DESCALE.
9. The descaling solution will run out of the cappuccino maker and start to fi ll the
container underneath.
10. The descale programme automatically performs a series of run offs and pauses to
remove lime scale deposits from inside the coffee maker.
11. After about 30 minutes, the appliance displays RINSING FILL TANK. The appliance
must now be rinsed through to eliminate residues of descaling solution from inside
the appliance.
12. Remove the water tank, rinse and fi ll with clean water.
13. Reposition the tank: the appliance displays RINSING PRESS OK.
14. Empty the collection container (under the cappuccino maker) full of liquid and then
put it back under the cappuccino maker.
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