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Backflush the group with cleaning powder: Profitec Pro Drive
Before you start
- Tools
- blind filter (supplied), cleaning brush (supplied), portafilter
- Supplies
- powder cleaner for degreasing the brew group (3-5 g per clean, from a specialist retailer)
Warnings
- Skipping or botching the brew-group clean can wear the group out early. Source: Profitec DRIVE user manual DE/EN/FR (DRIVE_BA_V3.0, item CM500009)
- Backflushing with degreaser too often dries out the shaft and lever gasket, making the group squeak and wear. Source: Profitec DRIVE user manual DE/EN/FR (DRIVE_BA_V3.0, item CM500009)
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
- Cleaning Reminder icon on the display
- Shown as
- A message on the display
- What it counts
- Shots
- Depends on
- Cleaning Reminder menu: 10-200 shots in steps of 10, OFF by default. Only brews over 15 s count.
- How it clears
- not automatically: reset it in the Reset Reminder menu after cleaning ("---" confirms)
- Can be switched off
- Yes
Source: Profitec DRIVE user manual DE/EN/FR (DRIVE_BA_V3.0, item CM500009)
Steps
- Switch the machine on and wait until the set brew temperature shows on the display.
From the manual: “Wait until the set brew temperature is shown on the display.”
- Brush the brew group gasket and shower screen with the supplied brush.
From the manual: “Clean the brew group gasket and shower screen using the brush provided”
- Take the cup filter out of one portafilter.
From the manual: “Remove the cup filter from one of the portafilters”
- Fit the blind filter in that portafilter.
From the manual: “Insert the blind filter in the portafilter”
- Put 3-5 g of cleaning powder in the blind filter.
From the manual: “Fill the blind filter with 3 - 5 g of the cleaning powder.”
- Lock the portafilter into the brew group.
From the manual: “Insert the portafilter in the brew group”
- Move the brew lever to the brewing position; the blind filter fills and the gauge reaches 9 bar within seconds.
From the manual: “A pressure of 9 bar is displayed on the brew pressure gauge after a few seconds.”
- Move the lever to the half position and let the cleaner act for 10 seconds.
From the manual: “Move the brew lever into the half position and allow the cleaning agent to act for 10 seconds.”
- Bring the lever slowly back to the start position; the oils drain from the group outlet.
From the manual: “Move the brew lever slowly into the starting position.”
- Take the portafilter out and rinse it with a short flush, emptying it over the drip tray.
From the manual: “rinse out with a short flush. Empty over the drip tray.”
- Lock it back in and run the whole cycle five times in all, until the water runs clear. Repeat 5
From the manual: “Repeat steps 1 - 5 five times until the water runs out clear from the brew group.”
- Remove the portafilter and take out the blind filter.
From the manual: “Remove the portafilter from the brew group and take out the blind filter.”
- Flush the group for 5 seconds to clear cleaner from the shower screen.
From the manual: “Perform a flush for 5 seconds to remove cleaning residues from the shower screen.”
- If the Cleaning Reminder icon is showing, reset it. Only when: if the Cleaning Reminder icon is on the display
From the manual: “If the icon for the reminder function “Cleaning Reminder” appears on the display, reset it”
- To reset: hold the navigation buttons 3 seconds to open the main menu, then open "Reset Reminder". Only when: if the Cleaning Reminder icon is on the display
From the manual: “Select and open the “Reset Reminder” submenu.”
- Pick "Cleaning Reminder" with the left button and hold the right button until "---" appears. Only when: if the Cleaning Reminder icon is on the display
From the manual: “If “---” appears on the display, the selected reminder setting has been successfully reset.”
Sources
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