• Filling up the boiler
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15. Filling up the boiler
In this kind of machines the filling of the steam and water boiler is automatic; the machine will fill it by itself. The
water for the espresso group, goes through a different circuit, that is filled manually (by activating the espresso
brewing group).
16. 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”.
• All the Office models are equipped with a heat element protector’s system; in case of lack of water in
the machine, the element will be automatically disconnected, stopping the heating process in order to
avoid any damage on the machine.
16.1. The portafilter set
1.- Tension spring (Filter basket)
2.- Placemnent of tension spring.
3.- Placing portafilter tension spring.
16.2. 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
16.3. Espresso brewing
• Unlock and remove the porta - filter from the group head.
• Fill the basket filter of the porta-filter with the right amount of coffee (it will depend on the filter’s basket
size). For best results use freshly grinded coffee.
• Press down the coffee with the coffee tamper.
• Insert the filled porta – filter into the group head, and lock it in; be sure that it is correctly locked in
place. Place one /two cup beneath the spout.
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
