Jura Impressa XJ9/cleaning and maintenance
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On Descaling
To keep your super-automatic in tip top shape, it's important to perform regular cleaning and maintenance functions, and descaling is a majorly important one to ensure any machine has a long life slinging your favorite brews. Check your manual for machine-specific descaling info, and watch the video on the right to learn more about why it's important to avoid scale build-up.
Quick Tip: Why Descale?
Cleaning the Coffee System
The coffee brewing system can be rinsed at any time through the maintenance menu of the machine. This does not need to be done on a particular schedule, because the machine should automatically prompt you when to complete the cleaning cycle. It is, however, necessary to run the cycle when the machine prompts you and should not be neglected. If this maintenance cycle is neglected unpleasant flavors can develop in the brewed drinks. The recommended cleaning product for this cycle is Jura-Capresso 2-Phase Cleaning Tablets.
Cleaning the Milk System
A rinse of the milk system should be completed any day that the machine is used to make a milk based drink. The dual spout milk dispensing system must be cleaned regularly with Jura Milk System Cleaner in order to maintain proper function. Depending on how the machine is programmed, the machine may not automatically prompt you to complete this cycle.
Dual Spout Cleaning
The dual spout assembly must be taken apart for cleaning any day that the machine was used to make milk based drinks to maintain machine function and keep the parts sanitary. The disassembly and cleaning instructions for this spout can be found on pp.41-44 of the machine manual.
Changing Water Filter
This machine uses a Clearyl Blue water filter which should be changed every 60 liters of water, or every three months; whichever comes first. Instructions for activating and installing this filter can be found on pp.44-46 of the machine manual. Use of this filter means that you do not have to descale the machine.