ECM Elektronika II Profi User Guide & Cleaning

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The Elektronika II Profi is a heat-exchanger machine with programmable volumetric brew buttons and a built-in automatic group cleaning program. These steps follow ECM’s Elektronika II Profi user manual.

Which models this covers: For the ECM Elektronika II Profi (rotary pump, tank or mains water).

Jump to: Before first use: water and start-up · Making espresso with the programmable buttons · Steaming milk and hot water · Daily cleaning (2 minutes) · Every 2–3 weeks: automatic group cleaning · Water and servicing

Watch: ECM Elektronika II Profi

Official video by ECM Espresso Machines.

Before first use: water and start-up

  1. Fill the tank with fresh, soft water, or switch to a mains connection installed by a technician.
  2. Switch on and let the machine heat fully, then run water through the group.

Making espresso with the programmable buttons

  1. Flush, dose, tamp and lock in the portafilter.
  2. Press a brew button – it delivers its programmed volume and stops automatically.
  3. Program each button to your preferred volume as shown in ECM’s manual.
  4. Dial in with grind size first.

Steaming milk and hot water

  1. Purge the steam wand into the drip tray, then put the tip just under the surface of cold milk and open the steam valve. Lower the tip to heat once the milk is textured. Close the valve before lifting the jug away.
  2. Release a little steam into the drip tray afterwards to keep the steam holes clear, and wipe the wand with a damp cloth straight away.
  3. Draw hot water from the hot water valve into a cup with a heat-insulated handle – it is very hot.

Daily cleaning (2 minutes)

  1. With the machine hot, take the coffee basket out of the portafilter and fit the blind filter (the basket with no holes) supplied with your machine.
  2. Lock the portafilter into the group and run the pump for about 10 seconds, then stop. Water and coffee oils flow back out through the group into the drip tray. Repeat 4–5 times until the water runs clear. This is a water-only backflush – no cleaner needed day to day.
  3. Brush the shower screen and group gasket with a group head brush and wipe away any visible coffee, without taking parts apart.
  4. Rinse the portafilter and baskets in warm water and wipe them dry.
  5. Wipe the steam wand with a damp cloth straight after each use and give it a short purge to clear milk from the tip.
  6. Empty and rinse the drip tray before it gets full, and keep the water tank clean and filled with fresh water.

Every 2–3 weeks: automatic group cleaning

ECM suggests a cleaner cycle after about 150 coffees; for home use every 2–3 weeks is plenty, with water-only backflushes in between.

  1. Heat the machine, fit the blind filter and add about 3–5 g of espresso machine cleaner.
  2. Lock in the portafilter. Hold the star button and press button 1 (espresso) to start the cleaning program. A running light shows on the panel.
  3. Wait until the running light stops and all buttons light up again.
  4. Remove the portafilter, rinse it and the blind filter, lock it back in and briefly press the star button to rinse out any remaining cleaner.
  5. Refit your normal basket and pull one shot to discard.

Water and servicing

  • Descaling: leave this to us. Your machine should only be descaled by a qualified technician as part of its service. Call 1300 357 575 to book.
  • ECM recommends water with a hardness of no more than 4 °dH. Use a water filter or softener cartridge where your water is harder.
  • Depending on use, refresh the boiler water every 1–2 weeks by drawing hot water from the hot water valve.
  • Book a service every 12 months for home use, or every 6 months for cafés and busy commercial sites, so seals, gaskets and valves are checked before they wear.

More official Elektronika II videos

ECM – How to make an espresso

ECM – How to foam milk

ECM – How to clean the brew group

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Servicing: home users should have their machine serviced every 12 months; cafés and other busy commercial sites every 6 months.

Videos are by ECM Espresso Machines and are played from the official YouTube channel. Written steps are based on ECM’s official user manuals. Always follow the manual supplied with your machine.