Clean the group with the blind filter and detergent: Vibiemme Super HX

Before you start

Tools

supplied blind filter, supplied group brush

Supplies

coffee-machine detergent (quantity per the detergent maker's instructions)

Warnings

• Take great care while running water and brushing the shower head: you can be scalded. Source: VBM Domobar Super Analogic instruction manual (MANSUPAN, 07-2020, 5 languages; single 1.1 L steam boiler + E61 lever group, i.e. the HX Super), Wayback copy of 1st-line upload
• Use only detergents made for coffee machines or tableware; nothing with alcohol or ammonia, and no scouring pads. Source: VBM Domobar Super Analogic instruction manual (MANSUPAN, 07-2020, 5 languages; single 1.1 L steam boiler + E61 lever group, i.e. the HX Super), Wayback copy of 1st-line upload

Steps

1. Take the filter basket out of the filter holder and fit the supplied blind filter.

   From the manual: “Remove the filter from the filter holder and mount the blind filter (1) provided.”

2. Put coffee-machine detergent in the blind filter, in the amount the detergent maker specifies.

   From the manual: “special detergent for coffee machines (for quantities see manufacturer’s instructions)”

3. Switch the machine on and bring it up to temperature as usual.

   From the manual: “Start the machine as described in the relevant paragraphs”

4. Lock the filter holder with the blind filter onto the group.

   From the manual: “Fit the filter holder with the blind filter on the group.”

5. Raise the lever and hold it until the pressure gauge reads 12 bar, then lower it; do this 4-5 times. Repeat 4-5 times

   From the manual: “hold it up until the pressure gauge (3) reaches 12 bar pressure and then lower”

6. Take the filter holder off and empty out the detergent.

   From the manual: “Remove the filter holder from the machine and empty the product.”

7. Lock the emptied blind-filter holder back in and do the same false deliveries another 4-5 times. Repeat 4-5 times

   From the manual: “repeat for 4/5 times the false dispense as described above”

8. Remove the filter holder and take the blind filter out.

   From the manual: “Remove the filter holder from the machine and remove the blind filter.”

9. Raise the lever to run water from the group while scrubbing the shower head with the supplied brush.

   From the manual: “make a water supply from the group, cleaning the shower head with the brush supplied”

Sources

• VBM Domobar Super Analogic instruction manual (MANSUPAN, 07-2020, 5 languages; single 1.1 L steam boiler + E61 lever group, i.e. the HX Super), Wayback copy of 1st-line upload Manual

Researched on 2026-09-23.

Community: the maker’s text, hosted somewhere else, usually by a retailer.

Applies to

• Vibiemme Super HX