Hankin uuden espressokeittimen (Lelit MaraX), ja heräsi pari kysymystä kalkinpoistosta:
1. Tarvitseeko Helsingissä käyttää kalkinsuodattimia (vedenpehmentäjää), kun vesijohtovesi on pehmeää? Koneen mukana tuli suodatin, ja Lelit suosittelee käyttämään sitä.
2. Voinko tehdä kalkinpoiston itse? Lelitin ohjeen perusteella homma olisi aika suoraviivainen, mutta ohjeessa kehotetaan kuitenkin turvautumaan ammattilaiseen.
Lelitin ohje:
DESCALING PROCEDURE FOR PL62X- MARAX PL162T- BIANCA
With the machine on and at right temperature for “ready to use”:
- remove the LELIT water softener filter from the , if inserted
- fill the tank with 2 l of fresh water
- add 2 bottles of PULY DESCALER ESPRESSO LIQUID and then add water until the tank is filled.
After this:
1. The load of the boiler with water will start. The boiler will be filled with the descaling solution.
2. Wait for the machine to reach the right temperature
WARNING: check the pressure gauge, if it reaches 3 bar, open the steam wand for a few seconds!
Place a container of at least 2 l capacity under the hot water wand, turn the hot water knob and withdraw 0.5 l of water.
3. Remove, by unscrewing anticlockwise, the shower of the hot water wand using a soft cloth (WARNING: hot surface), rinse it well.
4. Reassemble the shower, screwing it clockwise, using a soft cloth.
Place a container of at least 2 l capacity under the hot water wand, - turn the hot water knob and draw water until it stops coming out.
5. WARNING: take a 1-minute break between one operation and the other so as not to overheat the pump (to know how long the break needs to be, wait for the pump to finish the load).
Place a container of at least 2 l of capacity under the brew group, lift the lever of the group and withdraw 0.5 l of water. (With a damp cloth remove immediately any splashes that could end up on the body of the machine, ruining its finish).
WARNING: when dispensing water from the group, always check the water level in the tank. If the level is so low that it does not allow any water to be drawn, pull the lever back down to end the withdrawal!
6. Repeat point 2 and 5 until the solution in the tank has run out.
7. Remove the tank, rinse it well and fill it completely with fresh water.
8. Repeat point 2 and 5 until at least 4 tanks full of fresh water are used up.
9 Remove, by unscrewing anticlockwise, the shower of the hot water wand using a soft cloth (WARNING: hot surface), rinse it well.
10.Reassemble the shower, screwing it clockwise, using a soft cloth. 11.Insert LELIT water softener filter back in the tank.