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    Domobar user ’ s guide[...]

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    2 3 Summary 1 . Unpac king and Assembly 2. W ater 3. Connect the mac hine 4. Star t up 4.1 . Star t up: plug the machine 4.2. Star t up: boiler war m up 4.3. Star t Up: gr ouphead 4.4. Star t Up: br ew pressur e gauge 5. First use of mac hine 6. Mak e coff ee: T emperat ure A djustment 7 . Make st eam 8. Mak e water 9. Hints, Tips, and T r icks 7 .[...]

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    4 5 1 . Unpacking and Assembly CA UTION: The Vibiemme Domobar espresso mac hines are quite heavy . The shipping w eight is around 70 pounds! We recommend get ting assistance whenever the mac hine has to be moved or relocated. Open the box and carefully remo ve the mac hine. St anding the box up on a carpeted surf ace or on a large, sof t towel so t[...]

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    6 7 Inspect the area of the inner panel under the Cup Warmer T ray . T here should be a small black plug inserted in the panel. If not, it is possible that it f ell into the machine during shipping. If the plug is not visible, remov e the six slotted screws (three on eac h side of the bac k panel) and slide the panel off to the rear of the mac hine[...]

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    8 9 2. W ater All cof fee be verages start with t wo things- cof f ee and water . Because the majority of espresso is water , it should come as no surprise that quality water is important to the t aste of the espresso. A dditionally , using the wrong water can e ventually cause problems f or your mac hine and even cause part f ailures. So what wate[...]

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    10 11 4. Start up Locate the P ortafilter you wish to use. Y our mac hine came with t wo- a smaller , single port afilter as well as the larger , double port afilter (lef t). The single is meant to create about one ounce of espresso at a time, and the double creates about two ounces- a double. The double portafilter can also be used to make two[...]

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    12 13 4.3. Star t Up: gr ouphead The Vibiemme Domobar is manual in its function with only one switc h controlled by a lev er on the grouphead itself . Grouphead . It is sho wn in its at-rest position. This is where the lev er should be whenev er the machine is not bre wing espresso. When the lev er is lifted just past the first clic k stop, the pa[...]

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    14 15 6. Mak e coff ee: T emper atur e Adjustment The temperat ure controls by sensing the thermostat in the boiler . A ccessing the thermost at adjustment is simple. Simply remov e the Cup W arming T ray and beneath that you will see a perf orated panel with a blac k plug . Remo ve the plug and fit a screw driver , then turn to adjust the boiler [...]

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    16 17 9. Hints, Tips, and T r icks W e have already re viewed some of the w ays that y ou can control the way the Vibiemme Domobar espresso mac hines operates. The best example is the cooling flush whic h allows y ou equalize and control the brewing temperat ure throughout the brewing path as well as eliminate an y steam that may hav e built up du[...]

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    18 19 1 0. T roubleshooting 1 0.1 . The machine is not w orking • Be sure it is plugged in and the circuit is w orking . T r y another outlet if in doubt. • Be sure the P ow er switchs is t urned on position ON. 1 0.2. No wat er can be pumped • Chec k the Low Water Level W arning Light to see if the Water Reser voir needs to be refilled. •[...]

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    20 21 Bitt er coff ee can come from: • Water that is too hot • Cof fee that is o ver -roasted or stale • Cheap, low -quality coff ee • Worn burrs or lo w-quality grinder that makes too muc h dust • Brew pressure that is too high • Not using enough cof fee in the portalter . Sour tastes can come fr om: • Brewing temperat ure that is[...]

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    22 23 W ARNING: The Steam W and can be very hot. A void touc hing the wand dir ectly and use caution when wiping the Steam W and . The heat can cause the water on the r ag to tur n to st eam which can cause a bur n. 1 1 .2. Aft er Each Session GROUPHEAD The area where the portafilter locks into place gets e xposed to a lot of coff ee and must be k[...]

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    24 25 9 - Remo ve the Blind filter , rinse the P or tafilter assembly , and you are done. It is suggested that the first pull af ter bac kflushing be discarded just in case a bit of cleaner is left that could taint the cof fee. CA UTION: The cleaning products meant f or backflushing must NEVER be used in the W ater Reser voir . Using this clea[...]

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    26 27 1 1 .8. Long T er m Storag e The boiler and heat e xc hanger cont ain water . Because of that, if y our Vibiemme Domobar is not going to be used for a while or is being placed into storage, some f actors must be considered. The first is temperat ure. If it can be avoided the mac hine should never be stored where it will be subjected to freez[...]

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