And then one day, you encounter a pre-ground coffee error. And it doesn’t work out so well with your De’Longhi Magnifica. The coffee maker won’t function correctly and you’re pretty sure there’s something wrong on the funnel. But what?
So you disassemble it to inspect it more closely.
Cleaning the Internal Components
First, clear what you see. The small brush sweeps out the pre-ground coffee funnel quickly and easy reaches into tight spaces. With very little effort, loose grounds is pulled free.
However, cleaning the outside isn’t always sufficient on these pint-sized machines. For a full clean, something more powerful are needed.
Fine dust remains from just dry brushing. This dust accumulate over time if left unchecked.
Time to break out another weapon: vacuum. Because nothing cleans as well than a vacuum. It pulls up not only the invisible tiny particle but also the residue clinging to the plastic sides.
Next, you’ll pull the rest of the leftover grinds from the chamber with the vacuum nozzle. You can now plainly see the black plastic that has accumulated in the funnel; it’s looking significantly cleaner than before. This will ensures a good flow again.
Once the funnel is complete, take your infuser and remove it gently from the housing. It require some regular care, or your coffee will be all over the place.
I then look at the infuser, and see that it’s also covered in fine particles and some coffee oil has build up. A good soak in water is all it takes to dissolve the gunky residue, so you get it really clean and it works like new.
That makes for easier upkeep of the whole device; the stainless steel look shiny once more.
It’s not hard, just pay some attention to detail when cleaning the parts. But most people don’t clean them at all which is why their coffee doesn’t taste right. There are often grounds that gets caught so you want to make sure you hit every nook and cranny.
You’ll notice a huge difference in how well it work, and your coffee will be smoother and more consistent.
It doesn’t take more than a couple of minutes. It’s a little work, but worth it. You don’t suggest that anyone should of ignore this type of maintenance.
Prevention is always easier than repair. And if you neglect things now, they will become bigger problems down the road. The best result is that the error message never returns.
It’s a fast clean-up; things dry promptly. It’s easy to reassemble. It reassembles quickly.
There are no rattles or wiggles. There are no floppies. The whole rig seem neat again. It is ready for the next brew.