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Kees Van Der Westen Speedster Installation And User Manual

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    Contents speedster page 1 installation and user manual speedster document id: sup-sium-eng date of issue: august 21, 2013 revision date: july 28, 2016.

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    Contents speedster page 2 parts identification ................................................................................................................................... 3 unpack....................................................................................................................

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    Welcome speedster page 3 parts identification figure w 1. Showing the main operational parts of the speedster 1. Mains switch 2. Coffee boiler pid with temperature display 3. Hot water spout 4. 3-way brewing lever 5. 3-way hot water toggle switch 6. Coffee boiler pressure gauge 7. Hot water valve 8....

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    Installation speedster page 4 unpack tools needed  phillips screw driver no. 2 procedure 1. Remove the lid of the crate. 2. Remove the side panels. 3. Lift the machine by its legs. Warnings! The valves at both sides of the group are not designed to lift the machine. Lifting the machine by these may...

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    Installation speedster page 5 installation  caution! Installation of and maintenance on the speedster should be done by a qualified technician. Parts of the machine can reach a temperature of close to 140 °c (284 °f). The steam/hot water boiler contains water and pressurised steam of 135 °c at 1.45...

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    Installation speedster page 6 1. Use a 20 mm spanner to attach one end of a long high pressure hose to the tap. A gasket is not needed, the ball-shaped brass end will seal upon tightening. Inside thread on high pressure hose is 3/8”bsps. 2. Attach the other end of the high pressure hose to the ingoi...

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    Installation speedster page 7 figure i 3. Speedster is tilted on its back, water supply and discharge hose are connected. Connect water discharge 1. Position the stainless steel hose clamp on one end of the discharge hose. Slide the end of the hose over the discharge-pipe of the drip tray (see figur...

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    Installation speedster page 8 2. The thinner electrical cable attached to the speedster is the pump cable (see figure i 3) and has a special type of connector. Attach the pump cable to the pump motor using the special connectors. 3. Attach the other cable to a 230 vac earthed power outlet. If your s...

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    Installation speedster page 9 tools needed  screw driver procedure to adjust the pump pressure: 1. Place a filter with coffee of proper grind and quantity in the filter holder. As soon as the brew lever is activated water will flow onto the coffee bed and the gauge indicates true extraction pressur...

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    User manual speedster page 10 using the machine brewing espresso the 3-way brewing lever on the right hand side of the machine (see figure u 1) operates the group valve and the pump. The lever can be fixed in 2 slots and thus has three operating positions: 1. Off. Lever in upper (resting) position. ...

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    User manual speedster page 11 the extraction can be further manipulated by switching the lever from lower to middle position near the end of the extraction phase. Water pressure will then decrease to approximately 3 bar (line pressure) but remains at that level. The progressive pre-infusion cylinder...

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    User manual speedster page 12 hot water a three-way toggle switch, located on the right hand side between the brew lever and the hot water tap, controls the hot-water distribution (see figure u 3). The tap knob itself is purely visual and has no operational function. Figure u 3. Hot water: toggle sw...

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    User manual speedster page 13 steam the left valve is the steam valve (see figure u 4). Turning the steam valve knob counter-clockwise will open the valve. Before steaming milk it is necessary to open the valve for a short while to purge the water from the steam wand. This water is condensate from s...

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    User manual speedster page 14 set boiler temperatures the factory settings of the coffee boiler and steam boiler temperature controllers are 93 and 135 degrees centigrade (°c) respectively (200 and 275 °f). Saturated steam pressure at 135 °c is approximately equivalent to 3.2 bar. As the gauge displ...

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    User manual speedster page 15 cleaning the machine remove filter basket materials needed 1. Group screen extractor (or back end of teaspoon) procedure 1. Remove the filter holder. 2. Pry the filter basket with the pointed end of the extractor from the filter holder (see figure u 6). 3. When remounti...

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    User manual speedster page 16 exterior the outside of the machine can be cleaned with window cleaner in a hand spray flask in combination with a soft, often washed, cotton cloth. When the machine is turned “on” it will be warm and you have to work swiftly to prevent stripes: spray and immediately ru...

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    User manual speedster page 17 replace group seal most group seals are made out of rubber-like material that will harden in time and thus over time need increasing force to seal. We advise to replace such group seals at least every 6 months or more often when needed. Our (newer) machines have arinca ...

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    User manual speedster page 18 clean group dispersion plate the group dispersion plate ensures more uniform wetting of the coffee bed. When dirty, the wetting will become less uniform. The new peek material used for the dispersion set is less vulnerable to deterioration as the formerly used pom. Mate...

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    User manual speedster page 19 maintenance below is the recommended maintenance scheme. Up to one year, the maintenance is easy and does not require any technical knowledge. However, checking, adjusting and/or replacing parts inside the machine should be done with care and requires some technical ski...

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    User manual speedster page 20 maintenance records date task comments.

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    Information speedster page 21 contact information kees van der westen espressonistic works b.V. Van elderenlaan 6 5581wj waalre the netherlands telephone +31 40 2223433 keep machine number at hand email support@keesvanderwesten.Com forward machine number website www.Keesvanderwesten.Com ordering rep...