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Vibiemme R-evolution HX manual

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    R-ev olution HX user ’ s guide[...]

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    2 Summary 1 . Inf or mation r eg arding the use of the mac hine 2. General saf ety r ules and war ranty 3. Connect the machine 3.1 . Connect to existing w ater lines and t o drain syst em 3.2. Connect t o pow er supply 3.3. S witch the mac hine ON 4. Brewing espr esso 4.1 . Brewing espr esso: semiautomatic v ersion 4.2. Br ewing espresso: electroni[...]

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    3 7 . Cleaning and Maintenance 7 .1. Af ter Eac h Pull 7 .2. Aft er each str atching milk 7 .3. Aft er Each Session 7 .4. Backflushing 7 .5. Cleaning the P ortafilt er and Filter Bask et 7 .6. Exter ior Cleaning 7 .7 . Grouphead Gask et Replacement 7 .8. Hot W ater W and and Steam W and 7 .9. Long T erm Stor age W aste disposal 16 16 17 17 19 20 [...]

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    5 1 . Infor mation r egar ding the use of the machine Carefully r ead the infor mation into this book because ther e are important sugg estions about secur ity for people using the mac hine and for those who mak e servicing. The mac hine must be used only in the wa y and for the pur pose it has been built for . This manual is consider ed an integra[...]

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    6 2. Gener al saf ety r ules and war r anty Should any unauthorised modication be performed on the equipment or should the maintenance be def ective and/or inadequate, the manufact urer is reliev ed from ev er y liability for damages due to improper or wrong use of the equipment. Theref ore warranty is cancelled in case of: • non-observance of[...]

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    7 3. Connect the mac hine 3.1 . Connect t o existing wat er lines and to drain syst em Chec k that the connections to the water works and the w ater outlets are complying with the current law provisions; mak e also sure that there are no obstructions af f ecting the water outo w . • Remo ve the Drip tra y cov er • Remo ve the Drip tra y • [...]

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    8 3.2. Connect t o power supply The electrical feeding must be done through an automatic switc h, suit able to the power of the mac hine (see the identication plate on the mac hine) and provided with thermic protection and fuses (this installation work must be carried out b y skilled personnel only). B efore connecting electrical supply be sure [...]

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    9 3.3. S witch the machine ON Put the P ow er Switc h in position I. T he Green Activity Lamp Water boiler inlet will automatically start. IMPORT ANT : Bef ore the water into the boiler has reac hed the right lev el (see MIN and MAX values of the Visual Boiler W ater Level ) water inlet could stop (time out function) as indicated by the blinking le[...]

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    10 4. Br ewing espr esso 4.1 . Br ewing espresso: semiautomatic v ersion T o deliver cof fee, press one of the but tons of the group you are using , c hecking on the Pump Gauge that working pressure is approx. 8 bar . T o stop cof f ee deliver y press any button on the group you are using. 4.2. Br ewing espresso: electronic v ersion Press an y of t[...]

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    11 4.3. Br ewing espresso: electronic v ersion doses progr amming Eac h coff ee dose’ s quantity can be modied thanks to the volumetric control and can be memorized through the follo wing procedure: 1) Press the k ey , keep it pressed for more than 5 seconds until the LED is on. 2) Press within 5 seconds (programming time-out) any of the ke ys[...]

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    12 5. St eam milk and puor hot w ater T o produce steam acting on the Steam V alve. T o pour water acting on the lev er of the Hot Water V alve. F or this rst use of the machine, once the pressure is above about 0.5 you should ush the boiler to be sure that the mac hine is working properly . Place a suitable container (lik e a heat-resistant [...]

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    13 5.1 . incr ease/decrease pr essure/t emperat ur e The pressurestat controls temperature (pressure) by sensing the pressure in the steam boiler . Accessing the pressurest at adjustment is simple. Simply remov e the Cup W arming T ray and on the top back of the mac hine you can nd the Pressostat ( Sirai blac k plastic bo x with a graduate +/- s[...]

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    14 6. Hints, Tips, and T r icks 6.1 . Maximizing St eaming P ower Y ou probably have noticed that the heating element cycles on an of f while the mac hine is in operation and ev en when it is idling . T hat can be seen by watc hing the Heating Element Activity Lamp on the control panel. That cycling can be used to your advantage when steaming milk.[...]

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    15 6.3. Minimizing Miner al Buildup Mineral buildup in the boiler can be minimized b y using the proper qualit y water and by de-scaling as mentioned in the general instructions. Another wa y to lessen this scale accumulation is to pump water out of the boiler occasionally . This is particularly import ant if you rarely use the hot-water function o[...]

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    16 7 . Cleaning and Maint enance As with all ne tools, the V ibiemme espresso mac hines can give y ou years of trouble-free ser vice and bet ter performance if properly maintained. Y our Vibiemme espresso mac hines does require a bit of care, but it is not at all difcult. Although the following guidelines will give you some idea of how of ten[...]

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    17 7 .2. Aft er each str atching milk The steam wand must be wiped off immediately af ter ev er y use with a damp towel or dish rag af ter removing the wand from the milk. As soon as the wand is wiped, the steam valve should be briey opened and closed to create a blast of steam to force out the remaining milk that may be in the wand. Allowing mi[...]

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    18 5 - Repeat steps 3 and 4 two or three times. 6 - Loosen but do not remove the Portafilter and turn on the brew switc h again. Wiggle the handle to loosen the portalter a bit so that water can ush the area around the grouphead. W ARNING: Hot w ater will spill out and pour ont o the dr ip tra y . Use caution to a void bur ns from the splash[...]

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    19 7 .4. Backflushing This is the process of forcing some special cleaner bac k though the Grouphead . This will remo ve any stray coff ee lef t in the places that normal, day-to-da y cleaning cannot reac h. How of ten this should be done depends on how muc h use the machine gets, the coff ee you use, as well as the amount of coff ee you use for e[...]

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    20 9 - Remo ve the Blind filter bask et , rinse the Portafilter assembly , and you are done. It is suggested that the rst pull af ter bac kushing be discarded just in case a bit of cleaner is lef t that could taint the cof f ee. CA UTION: The cleaning products meant for bac kushing must NEVER be used in the water reser voir . Using this [...]

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    21 7 .7 . Grouphead Gask et Replacement The thic k, rubber gasket that seals the P ortafilter in the Grouphead is subjected to a lot of heat and pressure. Over time it will harden and the portalter ’ s action will create a depression in the surface. If it begins to leak, the rst resolution is to give it a good cleaning as mentioned above. [...]

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    22 7 .9. Long T erm St orage The boiler and heat exc hanger contain water . Because of that, if your Vibiemme is not going to be used for a while or is being placed into storage, some f actors must be considered. The rst is temperature. If it can be av oided the mac hine should never be stored where it will be subjected to freezing temperatures.[...]

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    23 W aste disposal F or the waste management of the used appliances in saf ety and in respect of the environment, you can deliver it to the appropriate sites f or the dif f erentiated waste collection, managed by the Commune. In case the appliance has got bat teries, t ake them aw ay before proceeding to the w aste disposal. Since batteries contain[...]

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