by RobC » Tue May 15, 2012 8:10 pm
As long as you are backflushing with cleaning solution, and then followed by at least 5 backflushes with just water to rinse it all out - you are cleaning the most important parts of the machine systems.
The cold water reservoir of the little gem itself should not really need cleaning - it just holds cold water and presuming that is all you are pouring in - and use the plastic stopper to seal it between fills there should be no issue - especially as the water from the tank will be heated to at least 90 degrees before it is consumed - if you really wanted to drain and flush the cold water tank you would need to unplug and depressurise the machine, remove the chrome body panels (they wrap round it like [_] and the retainers are front middle left and right) then remove the hose from the vibratory pump inlet - drain the water out - flush your tank with whatever you wish - rinse to make sure it is fresh and then rebuild.
End of day, backflush - if not with cleaner at least with fresh water a few times. Turn off - do not leave the steam arm soaking in anything while it is turning off - the depressure vacuum will suck whatever it soaking in into the boiler - to be uber safe turn off then open the steam arm and leave it open so the internal pressure is released that way - gives the steam arm a good flush as well.
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