When the display indicates "DESCALE" what does that mean, and what should I do?
Delonghi EAM, ESAM, ECAM, Nespresso
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:
• make sure the appliance is ready.
• press the button (the light over the button comes on) then press the button repeatedly until
the appliance displays:
DESCALE No
• Press and the appliance displays the message:
DESCALE Yes
• Press the button to start the descale programme.
• Empty the water tank and add the contents of one bottle (125 ml) of DURGOL descaler plus
one litre of water. For subsequent descaling, use descaler of the same type and brand as supplied
(available from technical service centres authorised by the manufacturer).
• attach the water spout to the nozzle;
• place a container with a minimum capacity of 1.5 litres under the hot water spout (Fig. 3);
• press the button. Descaler runs off from the hot water spout into the container below. The appliance
displays:
APPLIANCE IN DESCALE
• the descale programme automatically performs a series of run offs and pauses to remove lime scale
deposits from inside the coffee maker.
• 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.
Proceed as follows:
• empty the water tank, rinse and fill with clean water.
• Reposition the tank.
• Empty the full container and then put it back under the hot water spout.
• Press the OK button. Hot water is run off from the spout into the container below and the appliance displays:
RINSING
• When the water tank is empty, the appliance displays the message:
RISRINSING COMPLETE PRESS OK
• Press the OK button and refill the water tank with clean water.
• The descale programme is now terminated and the appliance is ready to make coffee again.
NOTE: if the descaling cycle is interrupted before completion, the appliance continues to display the descale
message and the programme must be started again from the beginning. Empty the water tank, rinse, fill with
clean water and run off a cup of hot water.
IMPORTANT: FAILURE TO DESCALE THE APPLIANCE REGULARLY INVALIDATES THE GUARANTEE.
Here is a great descaler for all espresso machines:
http://cerinicoffee.com/Saeco_Espresso_machine_descaler.asp
General Descaling instructions:
http://cerinicoffee.com/clean_descale_coffee_equipment_instructions.asp
You need to descale the machine with descaling solution.
look at following link for instructions
DELONGHI
The list below of parts suppliers in Australia is from Delonghi's Australian website (http://www.delonghi.com.au/corporate/support/parts_locator_results.asp). Otherwise, if you think it will be cheaper to mail from the U.S, here are the online parts stores that I know of that carry Delonghi parts:
www.ereplacementparts.com
www.appliancefactoryparts.com
Parts Distributor
Contact
all general whitegoods
4/11 hallstrom place, wetherill park, NSW, 2164
Phone: 03 9756 1511
Fax: 02 9756 1091
doug smith spares
1-28 martha street, granville, NSW, 2150
Phone: 02 8868 6700
Fax: 02 8868 6777
doug smith spares
16 erskins street, dubbo, NSW, 2830
Phone: 1300 880 755
Fax: 1300 850 755
doug smith spares
67 grandview street, pymble, NSW, 2073
Phone: 02 9449 7655
Fax: 02 9488 9248
stokes electrical
24 palmerston rd - west, ringwood, VIC, 3134
Phone: 03 9872 7474
Fax: 03 9872 7444
wa appliance parts
unit 3, 135 russell street, morley, WA, 6062
Phone: 08 6278 0978
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lost instruction book need step by step instructions PLEASE ! CVA 615 NEEDS TO BE DESCALED.
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