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Lelit Mara X (PL62X) maintenance: what the manual says

Lelit’s manual lists 8 maintenance jobs for the Mara X. 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 (C) into the portafilter and pour 1 bag of detergent powder (F or PLA9201) into the filter.”
Portafilter & basket soak Every week

“Insert the portafilter (G) and the used filters into the jug but pay attention not to immerse the portafilter handle (Pic. 15.1).”
Drip tray empty & clean Every week

“Empty the drainage tray (17) and rinse the portafilter (G), the filters and the tray (17) 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 portafilter (G) and the relative filter with tap water and use the brush (I) to eliminate the coffee residues from the group gasket (Pic 14.2).”
Steam wand purge & wipe After frothing milk

“After frothing the milk, clean the nozzle of the steam wand (7) using a soft cloth and dispense a small quantity of steam to eliminate every possible milk rest in the holes (Pic 14.3).”
Steam wand deep clean Every week

“Fill a jug with 500 ml of cold water, add the content of 1 bottle of detergent liquid (F or PLA9203) and immerse the steam wand (7) in this solution.”
Water filter / softener replacement Every 4 months or every 35 litres of water, whichever comes first

“Note. The resin filter must be replaced every 14 complete fillings, or after 4 months of use.”

Left to a technician

Job How often The manual’s sentence
Descale Every year

“This operation must be done by a specialized technician.”

The settings

Use mode switch

  • Coffee Mode: gives priority to Coffee Factory setting
  • Steam Mode: gives priority to Steam

“MaraX has 2 functioning modes: Coffee Mode that gives priority to Coffee and Steam Mode that gives priority to Steam.”

Factory setting: Coffee Mode (gives priority to Coffee)

“Use mode (16) Coffee Mode (pre-set value)”

Temperature mode switch

  • 0: Warm Factory setting
  • I: Hot
  • II: Extra Hot

“Both modes can run on specific temperature range: press the 3-position switch (9) behind the drip tray to change the temperature range: I Hot, 0 Warm, II Extra Hot.”

Factory setting: 0 (Warm)

“Temperature mode (9) Warm (pre-set value)”

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 a retailer-hosted copy of Lelit's own 2021 manual and is basis community.
  • Group gasket and shower screen care, water tank cleaning and boiler water change are not stated.
  • E61 lever lubrication is deferred to the reseller ('please contact your reseller'); no interval.

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.