Descale the system when the small drink and large drink buttons are flashing at the same time. The descaling procedure takes up to 40 minutes and consists of a descaling cycle and a rinsing cycle. Do not interrupt the descaling procedure.
Why to descale
Descaling is essential for the following reasons:
• It prolongs the life of your L'OR Barista coffee & espresso system
• It ensures maximum cup volume
• It ensures maximum coffee temperature
• The system produces less sound during brewing
• It prevents malfunctioning
If the descaling procedure is not performed correctly, scale residue remains behind in the system. This causes scale to build up more quickly and may cause permanent and irreparable damage to the system.
Descaling procedure
Note: If something goes wrong during the descaling procedure, e.g. you accidentally interrupt the descaling cycle, you have to restart the descaling procedure from step 1.
1. Press the on/off button to switch on the system.
2. Pour half a bottle of L'OR Barista liquid descaler into the water tank.
3. Fill up the water tank with fresh tap water.
4. Make sure that there is no capsule in the capsule compartment.
5. Close the lever.
6. Place a bowl with a minimum capacity of 1.5 liters / 51oz on the lower drip tray under the coffee dispensing spout to collect the descaling solution.
7. Press the small drink and large drink buttons briefly at the same time.
8. The small drink button starts to flash quickly. Press the small drink button to activate the descaling cycle. The system dispenses the entire descaling solution at regular intervals. This takes up to 30 minutes. When the large drink button starts to flash quickly again, the first phase of the descaling cycle has finished.
9. Remove and empty the bowl. Place the bowl back onto the lower drip tray under the coffee dispensing spout.
10. Remove the water tank and rinse it under the tap. Fill the water tank with cold tap water and place it back onto the system.
11. Press the large drink button to start the flushing cycle. Note: The water tank will be emptied without interruption. The flushing cycle lasts about 3 minutes.
12. When the flushing cycle has finished, the small drink and large drink buttons flash a few times. Note: It is normal that some water remains behind in the water tank after the descaling procedure.
The system switches off. The descaling procedure is finished.