Quick MILL Alexia Instructions For Use Manual - page 2
Alexia
Introduction
First of all, thank you for your business!
You are going to love your Alexia – it combines beauty, value, and great brewing for making the
best espresso, cappuccino, and lattes you’ve ever tasted! These instructions include hints that will
help you get started quickly.
Caution: The Alexia does not have an automatic fill feature, therefore it is important that you
follow these set up instructions to fill your boiler before using or you will risk damage to the
machine thereby voiding the warranty.
First-time Setup
1
Remove water reservoir and rinse with clean water.
2
Before filling reservoir with tap water, test water for hardness with test strips provided.
Fill a glass with cold tap water, dip tip of test strip into water for one second, pull strip out of
water and hold horizontally for 15 seconds, after fifteen seconds compare the color to the chart
on the side of the package to determine how many grains of hardness is in your tap water.
Acceptable hardness is 3 grains or less.
Note:
Should your hardness level exceed 3 grains, contact us to discuss your options in
dealing with this problem.
3
Fill reservoir with water being careful not to overfill. Return reservoir to the machine and insert
silicone hoses back into the reservoir.
4
Plug machine in, place a pitcher under the steam wand and open the steam valve, flip both the
power switch and the pump switch on. Note: The power switch is the one farthest to the left
and the pump switch is the one in the center.
5
The pump should now be running and pulling water from the reservoir and filling the boiler.
When water starts to come out of the steam wand flip the pump switch off and close the steam
valve. Note: Pump switch is the one in the center. Your boiler is now full.
6
Your machine should now be heating up. Be sure one of your portafilters is in the group while
the machine is heating up, which ever one you want to brew coffee with first. It will take
approximately 10 minutes for the boiler to reach temperature when the center heating light
goes out.
Note: #1
It is important to understand that just because your machine is up to temperature it is
not
necessarily ready to make great espresso. To make great espresso with thick rich crema