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Lelit Bianca maintenance: what the manual says

Lelit’s manual lists 8 maintenance jobs for the Bianca. 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) Every week

“Backflushing. Insert the blind filter (D) into the filterholder and pour 1 bag of detergent powder (I) into the filter.”
Portafilter & basket soak Every week

“Insert the filterholder and the used filter into the jug and add 2 bags of detergent powder (I) for 15 minutes (Pic 2.1).”
Drip tray empty & clean Every week

“Empty the drip tray (16) and rinse the filterholder, the filter and the drip tray with plenty of tap water.”
Group head wipe / flush After each extraction (daily cleaning)

“Group cleaning. After each extraction empty the coffee filter, wash the filterholder and the relative filter with tap water and use the brush (N) to eliminate coffee residues from the group gasket (Pic 1.2).”
Steam wand purge & wipe After every use

“Clean the steam wand (5) after every use by pointing the steam wand to the drip tray (16) and dispensing some steam.”
Steam wand deep clean Every week

“Steam wand cleaning. Fill a jug with 500 ml of cold water, add the content of 1 bottle of detergent liquid (I) and immerse the steam wand (5) in this solution.”
Water filter / softener replacement Every 4 months or every 70 litres of water, whichever comes first

“Note. The water filter must be replaced every 28 complete fillings, or after max 4 months of use.”

Left to a technician

Job How often The manual’s sentence
Descale Every year

“The state of the machine needs to be checked previously by your reseller/specialized technician and the descaling operation must be done by a specialized technician to avoid ruining the internal components of the machine.”

The settings

Coffee boiler temperature

Range: 80 to 115 °C.

“Coffee boiler temperature Variable value: from 80°C to 115°C.”

Factory setting: 95 °C

“Coffee boiler temperature 95°C”

Steam boiler temperature

Range: 120 to 130 °C.

“Steam boiler temperature Variable value: from 120°C to 130°C.”

Factory setting: 125 °C

“Steam boiler temperature 125°C”

Programmable pre-infusion times: time ON

Range: 1 to 20 s.

“the pump will be activated for the previously programmed “time ON” in order to wet the coffee puck.”

Factory setting: not stated.

Programmable pre-infusion times: time OFF

Range: 1 to 20 s.

“Once this “time ON” has elapsed, the pump will stop working for the previously programmed “time OFF”.”

Factory setting: not stated.

Step-by-step guides

What the manual does not say

7 jobs with nothing stated
  • Backflush (water)
  • Boiler water change
  • Group gasket replacement
  • Professional service
  • Shower screen clean
  • Shower screen replacement
  • Water tank clean
Notes from the research
  • Lelit hosts only technical sheets on lelit.com; the manual is behind the care.lelit.com login, so every value is from retailer-hosted copies of Lelit's own manuals (2022 and 2018) and is basis community.
  • The 2018 and 2022 manuals disagree on detergent backflush (monthly vs weekly) and descaling (natural descaler in the tank vs annual technician-only); both are recorded, 2022 preferred.
  • This row and lelit-bianca-v3 describe the same current PL162T (aka 'PL162T V3'); no pre-V3-only manual was used beyond the 2018 edition.
  • Group gasket and shower screen replacement, boiler water change and water tank cleaning are not 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.