HOW TO USE THE CAFFENU® CLEANING TABLETS?
Cleanse and maintain your coffee machine with a potent cleaning tablet. The Caffenu® coffee machine cleaning tablets are the choice cleaner for all commercial espresso coffee machines, but can also be used on bean to cup, fully automatic, and filter coffee machines.
Just one Caffenu® cleaning tablet can have your coffee machine working like new again. Choose Caffenu® to clean and take care of your coffee machine.
Understanding Caffenu: The Difference
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLEANING AND DESCALING?
Every coffee machine needs descaling. And every coffee machine needs cleaning. And it is important to understand the difference between the two.
If your coffee machine has a water tank, don’t forget to also descale your machine. The cleaning tablet only works inside the brew unit of your fully automatic bean to cup coffee machine. You need a descaling liquid to remove limescale, minerals and rust from the pipes, boiler and thermoblock of your machine.
CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS
COFFEE MACHINES WITH INTEGRAL CLEANING PROGRAMME
Follow cleaning instructions as per your respective manufacturer’s user manual.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE ON STEAM WANDS AND OTHER DAIRY EQUIPMENT
- Remove brewing unit out of the machine and rinse thoroughly under running water. Remove remaining grounds, ensure coffee machine is clean and free of coffee. Drip tray and used coffee basket must be empty. Reinsert the rinsed brewing unit.
- Place a large cup underneath the coffee spout.
- Put one Caffenu® cleaning tablet into the coffee grounds chute.
- Press/select the coffee pre-grounds button and select for one cup of coffee (or follow normal procedure for making one cup of coffee from pre-grounds to start the coffee extraction).
- When programme is half way through cycle, interrupt by turning the appliance off using the main switch. Let appliance stand for about 5 minutes to allow the solution to take effect. Empty cup.
- Switch the appliance on again. Carry out Step 4 to rinse, at least three times or until the water in the cup is clear. Do not add anything to pre-ground chute while carrying out rinsing procedure.
- Remove brewing unit out of the machine and rinse thoroughly under running water.
- To clean the drip tray and the used coffee basket, either soak it in the cleaning solution from your cup or alternatively place another tablet inside it and fill it up 2/3rds with hot water. Allow the cleaning solution to sit for 5 minutes, then rinse drip tray and used coffee basket thoroughly.
COFFEE MACHINES WITHOUT CHUTE/CHAMBER FOR PRE-GROUND COFFEE
- Put one Caffenu® cleaning tablet in a small coffee cup and fill the cup with hot water. Let the solution sit for 2 minutes.
- Remove brewing unit out of the machine and rinse thoroughly under running water. Remove remaining grounds, ensure coffee machine is clean and free of coffee. Drip tray and used coffee basket must be empty.
- Use the prepared Caffenu® cleaning solution to thoroughly clean the filters, brewing shaft and brewing head as well as the outlet dispensing pipe. A small brush or sponge may be used to aid cleaning.
- Let the solution sit for a few minutes, then rinse thoroughly with hot water, and dry off.
- Reinsert the dry brewing unit into the machine.
- To achieve the perfect coffee taste, immediately pour away the first cup of coffee.
- To clean the drip tray and the used coffee basket, either soak it in the cleaning solution from your cup or alternatively place another tablet inside it and fill it up 2/3rds with hot water. Allow the cleaning solution to sit for 5 minutes, then rinse drip tray and used coffee basket thoroughly.
COFFEE MACHINES WITH A PORTAFILTER/COFFEE HANDLE WITHOUT BACK FLUSHING CAPABILITY
- Put one Caffenu® cleaning tablet in a small coffee cup and fill the cup with hot water. Let the solution sit for 2 minutes.
- Remove brewing unit out of the machine and rinse thoroughly under running water. Remove remaining grounds, ensure coffee machine is clean and free of coffee. Drip tray and used coffee basket must be empty.
- Use the prepared Caffenu® cleaning solution to thoroughly clean the filters, brewing shaft and brewing head as well as the outlet dispensing pipe. A small brush or sponge may be used to aid cleaning.
- Let the solution sit for a few minutes, then rinse thoroughly with hot water, and dry off.
- Reinsert the dry brewing unit into the machine.
- To achieve the perfect coffee taste, immediately pour away the first cup of coffee.
- To clean the drip tray and the used coffee basket, either soak it in the cleaning solution from your cup or alternatively place another tablet inside it and fill it up 2/3rds with hot water. Allow the cleaning solution to sit for 5 minutes, then rinse drip tray and used coffee basket thoroughly.
COFFEE MACHINES WITH A PORTAFILTER/COFFEE HANDLE WITH BACK FLUSHING CAPABILITY
- Ensure machine is turned on.
- Place the Caffenu® cleaning tablet inside the blind filter in the coffee handle. Alternatively you can also use a rubber blind filter in your portafilter basket.
- Clamp the portafilter/coffee handle into the coffee machine.
- Start brew cycle for 10 seconds, then stop for 10 seconds. Repeat the procedure 5 times.
- Remove portafilter and start brew cycle; rinse portafilter with water from group head. Remember to also brush group head washer plate and seal.
- Reinsert portafilter with no tablet and carry out flushing procedure same as in Step 4 at least twice to rinse.
- In order to achieve the perfect coffee taste, immediately make & pour away the first cup of coffee.
PORTAFILTERS, FILTERS, HANDLES, HOLDERS, TRAYS AND CUPS
Dissolve 2 Caffenu® cleaning tablets per 1 litre of boiling water in a suitable container. Place objects to clean in solution for about 20 minutes, until parts are clean. Rinse thoroughly afterwards with fresh water.
FILTER COFFEE MACHINES
- Fill the water tank of the machine with fresh water.
- Place a Caffenu® cleaning tablet in the filter holder/funnel (do not insert the paper filter).
- Switch the machine on to let water run through the funnel, where the tablet will be dissolved, and the solution will run into the jug.
- Before all the water has run through, remove the jug to stop the flow.
- The solution needs to remain in the funnel for 2 minutes.
- Replace the jug to activate the flow again and let the remaining solution run through.
- Empty the jug and rinse thoroughly.
- In order to achieve the perfect coffee taste, immediately pour away the first cup of coffee.
THERMOS FLASKS, COFFEE POTS
Put a Caffenu® cleaning tablet inside the thermos flasks or inside the coffee pot, fill it up 2/3rds with hot water and let it sit for about 5 minutes to allow the solution to take effect. Then rinse thoroughly with hot water.