To ensure you enjoy the perfect coffee, and prolong the life of your machine, it is vital to clean your appliance on a regular basis. After every use, coffee grease and oil deposits remain on the insides and can interfere with the coffee taste and affect the functioning of your machine. Dr. Beckmann Coffee Machine Cleaning Tabs remove coffee oil deposits and thus reliably protect your appliance. How to use: Fully automatic machines with automatic cleaning programme: Please follow the manufacturer's instructions. Fully automatic machines with powder compartment: 1. Start the brewing process with a tab in the powder coffee compartment and switch off the device for 8 minutes after half a cup of water. Then switch it on again and end the run. 2. Repeat this 3 times without a tab. 3. Remove the brew group and rinse well. 4. Let 2 cups of water run through before use. Machines without a powder compartment: 1. Remove the brewing group and rinse thoroughly with warm water using a sponge / brush and let it dry. 2. Completely dissolve the tab in warm water and let it run through in the water tank according to the manufacturer's instructions. Traditional Espresso machines: 1. Clamp the portafilter with a tab in a blind filter into the brew group. 2. Press the brew lever (or switch) for 10 seconds. Repeat the process 5 times. 3. Remove the portafilter, clean the brewing group with a suitable brush. 4. Clamp portafilter with blind filter in the brewing group, rinse 10 times for 5 seconds with water 5. Wash the coffee filter thoroughly and let it dry. Pad- and Capsule machines: Completely dissolve the tab in warm water and let it run through in the water tank according to the manufacturer's instructions. Thermos flasks / drip trays / coffee pots: To clean the respective items, fill them with 2/3 hot water and dissolve 1-2 tabs in it, depending on the size. Let it sit for 30 minutes and then rinse off well