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• Filling up the boiler
English 16
spare parts you should have another flexible hose of 50 cm in order to connect both water softener filter and
valve).
16. Filling up the boiler
In this kind of machines the filling is automatic; the machine will fill the boiler by itself.
16.1. Manometer
In machines that have boiler manometer, it
shows the pressure inside of the boiler.
There is a direct relation between the
pressure in the boiler, and the temperature in
it. (see diagram).
17. First Start up
• Open the external supply of water to the machine.
• If the machine has visual level indicator, fill the boiler between the maximum and minimum level.
• Turn on the main power switch.
• Press the brew switch, or one selection on the control panel on each group, until water comes out
continuously from each of them. This way the heat exchangers of the machine will be correctly filled.
• Turn on the steam knob, until steam comes out. This way we will evacuate the remaining air that
could be trapped in the boiler.
• “The red pilot, shows us the machine is heating-up. Once it turns OFF, it means the machine has
reached the ideal temperature”.
17.1. The portafilter set
1.- Tension spring (Filter basket)
2.- Placemnent of tension spring.
3.- Placing portafilter tension spring.
17.2. Portafilter locking into the group
The porta-filter has two little wings at each side; these ones must be aligned with the
screw slots in the group. Then turn the porta counter-clock wise till the porta-filter handle
is perpendicular to the espresso machine.
CORRECT POSITION OF THE PORTA-FILTER IN THE GROUP
CORRECT
NOT
INSERTED
ENOUGH
THE GROUP
JOINT IS
WORN OUT
Porta-filter & filter basket for 1
espresso dosis
Porta-filter & filter basket
for 2 espresso dosis
Relation Pressure-Temperature
110
115
120
125
0,7 0,8 0,9
1
1,1 1,2
P (Bar)
T(ºC)