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Run the descale cycle: Ninja Luxe Café ES601
Before you start
- Time
- About 90 minutes
- Tools
- double basket, milk jug, cup of at least 18 oz
- Supplies
- Ninja descale powder (provided sachet dissolved in 37 fl oz of water); white vinegar (16 oz, topped up with water to the descale line (alternative to the powder)), optional
Warnings
- Skipping the descale once the light is on lowers drink quality and can clog and stop the machine. Source: Ninja Luxe Café ES600 Series owner's guide (ES601_IB_master; covers ES601, ES601BK, ES601BL, ES601GM, ES601C), attached to support.sharkninja.com/article/ES600-Series-Ninja-Luxe-CafC3A9-Owner-s-Guide
- An un-emptied drip tray can overflow during the cycle. Source: Ninja Luxe Café ES600 Series owner's guide (ES601_IB_master; covers ES601, ES601BK, ES601BL, ES601GM, ES601C), attached to support.sharkninja.com/article/ES600-Series-Ninja-Luxe-CafC3A9-Owner-s-Guide
- Wipe off any splatter straight after descaling to avoid stains. Source: Ninja Luxe Café ES600 Series owner's guide (ES601_IB_master; covers ES601, ES601BK, ES601BL, ES601GM, ES601C), attached to support.sharkninja.com/article/ES600-Series-Ninja-Luxe-CafC3A9-Owner-s-Guide
The machine tells you when
This machine keeps count itself and tells you when this job is due, so follow the machine rather than a calendar.
- What you see
- DESCALE button lights up
- Shown as
- A light
- What it counts
- Water, against the hardness it is set to
- Depends on
- water hardness setting hd 1-5 (default hd 5), set from the supplied test strip
Steps
- Take any water filter out of the reservoir.
From the manual: “If using a filter in your water reservoir, please remove it before starting the descale cycle.”
- Empty the main drip tray completely; some descale water ends up there.
From the manual: “Ensure the main drip tray is completely emptied, as some of the water brewed from the descale cycle will be deposited”
- Dissolve the Ninja descale powder in 37 fl oz of water in a separate container and pour it into the reservoir.
From the manual: “Dissolve the provided Ninja descale powder in a separate container with 37 fl. oz. of water.”
- Or instead pour in 16 oz of white vinegar and top up with water to the descale line. Optional Only when: instead of the descale powder
From the manual: “Fill the water reservoir with 16 oz. of white vinegar, then fill the reservoir to the descale line with water.”
- Put the double basket in the portafilter.
From the manual: “Insert the double basket into the portafilter.”
- Lock the portafilter into the group head.
From the manual: “Fasten the portafilter into the group head.”
- Set the milk jug on its platform with the steam wand inside it.
From the manual: “Ensure milk jug is placed on the milk jug platform with the steam wand inside.”
- Put an empty cup of at least 18 oz under the portafilter, removing the center drip tray if needed.
From the manual: “Place an empty cup (at least 18 oz.) under the portafilter.”
- Press DESCALE, then press the center dial to start.
From the manual: “Press the DESCALE button, then press the center dial to start the descale cycle.”
- Let it flush solution through the wand and portafilter for about 90 minutes; the panel counts down.
From the manual: “flush solution through the steam wand and portafilter for approximately 90 minutes.”
- Wait for the beep that ends the cycle.
From the manual: “The machine will beep indicating when the descale cycle is complete.”
- Carefully remove the portafilter, drip tray and milk jug; each holds water.
From the manual: “remove the portafilter, main drip tray, and milk jug with caution, as there will be water in each.”
- Empty them and hand-wash in warm soapy water so no solution taints the coffee.
From the manual: “Empty the contents of each and hand-wash with warm, soapy water”
- Fill the reservoir with fresh water up to, not over, the Max Fill line.
From the manual: “Fill the reservoir with fresh water up to, but not exceeding, the Max Fill line.”
- Refit the drip tray and the portafilter, but leave the milk jug off.
From the manual: “Install the main drip tray back on the machine and install the portafilter in the group head.”
- Flush the group head with a 12 oz CLASSIC brew.
From the manual: “Flush the group head by running a 12 oz. CLASSIC brew.”
- With the jug still off, press PURGE to flush the steam wand.
From the manual: “with the milk jug uninstalled, flush the steam wand by pressing the PURGE button.”
Sources
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