La Piccola PICCOLA PICCOLA Mode D'emploi page 21

• Do not use ethyl alcohol, solvents, abrasive sponges and/or aggressive chemicals.
• Do not immerse the machine in water and do not dry its components in conventional and/or microwave
ovens.
• Daily, it is recommend to change the water inside the tank; do not re-use the water recovered from the tank.
• (Fig.12) - Every 15 coffees or on a daily basis, it is recommended to remove and wash the drip tray.
• Clean the machine weekly with a damp cloth.
ATTENTION: If descaling is not done regularly, the calcium deposits may cause functional defects not
covered by the warranty. Never use vinegar, lye, salt, or formic acid since they will damage the machine.
DESCALING AND SANITATION
Descaling is a process that the coffee machine carries out to remove totally potential scale in its interior as grease or bacteria
from limestone, coffee and tea.
• Switch on the machine
• Refill a bowl with ½ L of water (the bowl is not in furniture with the machine)
• Dissolve the descaler (you will find it inside the box) in the bowl that you refilled with ½ L of water.
• Extract the silicon hose from the tank (Fig. 1) and immerse it inside the bowl with water and dissolved descaler.
• Press the coffee switch for 3 seconds
• Leave the solution inside the machine for 10 seconds
• Press the coffee switch again in order to finish the water inside the bowl
• Extract the silicon hose from the bowl and replace it inside the tank (Fig. 1)
• Refill the tank with water
• Press the coffee switch in order to clean each part of the machine with the clean water that is inside the tank.
Do this treatment depending on this table below:
WATER HARDNESS USE DESCALER AFTER:
fH dH CaCO3
36 20 360 mg/l 1000
18 10 180 mg/l 2000
0 0 0 mg/l 4000
fH: French Hardness | dH: German Hardness | CaCO3: Calcium Carbonate
Cups (40ml)
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