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Weekly group head flush with detergent: Decent Espresso DE1, Decent Espresso DE1PRO and Decent Espresso DE1XL

Before you start

Tools
blind basket (supplied with the DE1), coffee basket
Supplies
Cafiza espresso machine cleaning powder (one tablespoon in the blind basket)

Warnings

Steps

  1. Fit the blind basket in the portafilter and add one tablespoon of Cafiza powder.

    From the manual: “Insert a blind basket in the portafilter and put a tablespoon of Cafiza powder in it.”

  2. Hold the portafilter over the drip tray, flush a little water onto the powder and swirl to dissolve it into suds.

    From the manual: “Put the portafilter on the drip tray and flush a little water onto it to help dissolve the powder.”

  3. Lock the portafilter, detergent and all, into the group head.

    From the manual: “Put the portafilter (with the detergent) into the group head.”

  4. Run the Forward Flush x 5 preset (Settings > Presets) so it flushes five times, pushing detergent up into the group.

    From the manual: “It will flush the detergent from the blind basket up towards the group head.”

  5. Tip the detergent out of the portafilter, then keep flushing the group with plain water into the blind basket.

    From the manual: “continue to backflush the group head with water to remove the detergent residue.”

  6. Stop once no suds appear in the blind basket. Repeat until no suds appear

    From the manual: “When you don’t see suds in the blind basket anymore”

  7. Swap in a coffee basket and flush with water once more.

    From the manual: “replace it with a coffee basket and flush with water again.”

Sources

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