Coffee Handles 

Periodically remove the filter baskets from the espresso handles to soak them in hot, soapy water and 

scrub clean the interior of the handles. 

Steam Arms 

After EVERY use, wipe with steam arms clean.  Every couple of days, soak the steam arms in warm water 

for no longer than 10 minutes, never overnight to soften Current milk residue.  Remove the screw-on 

steam arm head and poke through the holes with the end of a paperclip or a pin, to clean out any built up 

milk residue. 

Group Head Back flushing 

Backflushing your machine is an every day event that should take place if you are running a café making 

espresso coffee.  This also applies to home users and espresso enthusiasts who wish to keep their espresso 

machine in good working condition, enabling the best possible extraction from the machine. 

 Scrub the group head with the head clean brush, running it around the group head to remove any 

coffee grind residues. 

 Pop out the filter basket in the espresso handle and replace with a blank/blind disk. 

 Place the handle in the group head and start the water flow. 

 After 5 seconds, stop the water and rinse out the blank disk. 

 Repeat several times until no more coffee grinds appear. 

GUIDE:  If you are making up to 50 coffees per day, then you should complete this process twice per day.  

If you are making 50+ coffees per day, you should repeat this process regularly throughout the day.