The descaling of the coffee maker must be between 20 and 60 cycles or once a month depending on the
water hardness.
How to descale your KRUPS coffee maker
Use the KRUPS
®
descaling solution diluted in 0.5l of water or 250 ml of commercially available white vinegar
in half-litre of water.
Pour the solution into the water tank (without coffee).
Start the cycle (without coffee). After 4 min, manually stop the cycle. Leave it still for an hour. Restart the
coffee to complete the cycle.
To rinse the machine, run 2 cycles with water but no coffee.
Repeat the operation if necessary.
■ The guarantee does not cover appliances which become faulty because the descaling
operations have not been carried out regularly.
ACCESSORIES
For spare and accessories please contact The Customer Relations Department, see contact list
- Glass jug
POSSIBLE BREAKDOWNS AND SOLUTIONS
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PROBLEM SOLUTION
The coffee does not flow or the ap-
pliance does not turn on.
n
Make sure that the appliance is properly plugged in a working
outlet and it is in "ON" position.
n
The water tank is empty.
n
There was a power outage.
n
The automatic stop function to switch off the appliance. Turn
the power off and then on again. For more information, see
"Preparation of coffee" section.
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n Make sure that the water tank was not filled beyond the
maximum limit.
at the lid of the glass jug :
n ensure that the glass jug is positioned correctly: stop the
machine and wait 5 minutes. Unlock the lever, remove the
glass jug, put it back and lock the lever.
n ensure that the joint
(J)
is positioned correctly
at the lid of the water tank:
n Remove it and put it back: the lid of the water tank must be
properly fixed, so that the edge of the lid surrounds the ring of
rubber.
The flow of coffee takes more time.
n Descale the appliance.
n Several minerals can accumulate in the circuit of coffee maker. It
is recommended to descale the machine regularly. It may be
needed to do it more frequently depending on the hardness of
your water. For more information, see the “Descaling” section.
n It is normal that some time elapses between the start of the
coffee cycle and the flow of the first drops in the carafe. This
corresponds to the increase in pressure in the water tank
allowing the flow of water.
NOTE:
Do not disassemble the appliance.
