12 descaling – Gaggia Titanium User Manual

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cleaning.

• Do not dry the machine and/or any of its parts using a microwave

and/or conventional oven.

• We recommend that you clean the water tank and change the water

daily.

• Clean the ground coffee doser daily.
- Use the brush provided to clean the doser (Fig.18).
• To clean the appliance, use a soft cloth dampened with water

(Fig.19).

• Clean the service area and the coffee dispenser.
• We recommend that you empty and clean the drip tray (12) and

the coffee grounds drawer (10) daily; to carry out this operation
you must open the front cover (Fig.20) and remove the drip tray
(Fig.21); then you can empty and clean all the components.

• You can remove the coffee dispenser in order to clean it (Fig.24):

- lower the dispensing unit nozzles
- take the dispensing unit as shown in Fig. 24, and remove it from

its housing

- wash the whole unit with warm water.

11.1 The coffee dispenser

The coffee dispenser (17) must be cleaned each time
you fill the coffee bean container or at least once a

week.

• Switch off the appliance by pressing the ON/OFF switch (7) to the

“O” position and remove the plug from the wall outlet.

• Open the service cover (15). Remove the drip tray (12) and the

coffee grounds drawer.

• Remove the coffee dispenser, holding it by its handle and pressing

the “PUSH” button (Fig.22)

• Wash the coffee dispenser only with hot water: do not use deter-

gents.

• Carefully wash the top filter (Fig. 23) and make sure it is free from

any coffee residues. Then, thoroughly dry all its components.

• Carefully clean the compartment inside the appliance.
• Holding it by its handle, insert the coffee dispenser into its housing

until it snaps into place.

• Insert the coffee grounds drawer, the drip tray plate and the drip

tray.

• Close the cover (15).

12 DEscALINg

Scale forms during normal use of the appliance; a descaling treatment
should be carried out every 3-4 months, either when you notice a
reduced water flow or the following message is displayed:

DESCALING

READY FOR USE

If you wish to carry this out at home, you can use a
commercially available descaling product for coffee

makers that is non-toxic and/or not harmful.

Caution! Never use vinegar.

To descale the appliance proceed as follows:
1. Mix the descaling agent with water as directed on the package and

fill the tank with the solution.

2. Switch on the machine by pressing the on/off switch (7).
3. Press the button (27) for at least 5 seconds to select the function;

the following message will appear on the display:

DESCALING

OPEN KNOB

4. Direct the steam pipe (14) over the drip tray.
5. Place a receptacle of adequate capacity beneath the steam pipe

and turn the hot water knob (16) anticlockwise.

The machine will start an automatic descaling cycle including

pauses preset by the manufacturer and automatically controlled
by the machine. The display will show:

MACHINE IS DESCALING

6. At the end of the cycle, the flow of descaling solution will be stopped

and the display will show:

DESCALING FINISHED

CLOSE KNOB

7. Turn the hot water knob (16) clockwise to shut off flow. The display

will show:

RINSE MACHINE

FILL WATERTANK

8. Thoroughly rinse out the water tank and fill it with fresh drinking

water.

RINSE MACHINE

PRESS KEY

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