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Isomac Tea maintenance: what the manual says

Isomac’s manual lists 9 maintenance jobs for the Tea. Each is below with how often and the sentence it comes from.

What to do, and how often

Job How often The manual’s sentence
Backflush (detergent) No interval given

“Place the provided seal inside the filter, pour a spoonful of coffee-machine detergent powder and fit the filter holder into the brewing unit to be cleaned.”
Backflush (water) No interval given; part of the monthly descale

“Insert the blind filter into the filter holder;”
Portafilter & basket soak Every day, soak filters in hot water

“remove the residues of coffee by soaking the filters in hot water”
Descale Every month

“The correct procedure for scale removal is described here below.”
Drip tray empty & clean Every day

“clean the drip tray and cup rack with hot water”
Group head wipe / flush Every day

“clean the funnel (bottom part of the coffee distribution unit) to remove all residues of coffee with a damp cloth and run water through it by pressing the coffee switch”
Professional service Any repair or servicing beyond normal cleaning

“Any repairs or servicing operations, with the exception of normal cleaning and maintenance operations must be undertaken by an authorized service centre.”
Steam wand purge & wipe After each use

“To avoid altering the taste of the drinks to be heated and to prevent the holes of the end part of the steam delivery nozzle getting clogged, clean carefully the nozzle after each use.”
Water tank clean Regularly (in the daily cleaning list)

“clean the water tank regularly”

Step-by-step guides

What the manual does not say

6 jobs with nothing stated
  • Boiler water change
  • Group gasket replacement
  • Shower screen clean
  • Shower screen replacement
  • Steam wand deep clean
  • Water filter / softener replacement
  • Settings the owner can change
Notes from the research
  • isomac.it is offline; all values come from Wayback Machine copies of Isomac manuals, so every value is basis community despite being first-party text.
  • Monthly vinegar descale comes from the 2007 ALBA/TEA manual; the 2017 manual drops descaling entirely.
  • No detergent backflush interval; no gasket/shower screen replacement, boiler water change, filter or service interval stated.

Sources

Researched on .

Published: the sentence is on the maker’s own page or in the maker’s own document.

Community: the maker’s text, hosted somewhere else, usually by a retailer.