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La Nuova Era Altea Vintage
Manuals, maintenance, water filters, troubleshooting and spare parts for your machine, all in one place.
- Heating system
- Heat exchanger
- Group
- E61
- Pump
- Rotary pump
- Water
- Plumbed-in
- Portafilter
- 58 mm
- Temperature
- Pressurestat
Maintenance
How to look after your Altea Vintage
A commercial machine with 1–3 groups, such as the Rocket Boxer, La Nuova Era Altea or Elektra, runs for many hours a day. Backflush each group with cleaning detergent at closing, clean the steam wands and the drain daily, and always run it on filtered water. Here is the schedule and the products we recommend.
Good to know about the La Nuova Era Altea Vintage
The water level in the boiler is visible in the sight glass and is topped up automatically. If the level drops without being topped up, check the water supply before you continue.
The keypads have programmable volumes and a manual mode. Set the doses to suit your coffee and check them when you change beans.
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Every day
- Backflush each group with cleaning detergent at closing
- Soak the portafilters and baskets, clean the steam wands
- Wash the drip tray and grate, flush the drain with hot water
- Brush the group gaskets and shower screens
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Every week
- Soak the shower screens in cleaning detergent
- Clean the hot water spout
- Check that the drain hose runs freely
- Check the group gaskets
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Every month
- Check the water filter capacity
- Measure the water hardness after the filter
- Check the pressure gauges
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Every 3–12 months
- Replace the group gaskets and shower screens (every 3–6 months)
- Replace the BWT cartridge according to capacity, at least every 12 months
- Service by a technician according to your volume
Essential maintenance kit
Cleaning detergent, milk system cleaner, blind basket and brush. Everything you need for daily and weekly cleaning.
Cleaning products
Tools
Wear parts for La Nuova Era Altea Vintage
Original parts that fit your model. Replace the group gasket and shower screen every 6–12 months. How to replace them
Upgrades
A bottomless portafilter shows you instantly if your coffee is channelling. A spring-loaded tamper, a distribution tool and a precision basket give you more even extraction, shot after shot.
Water and filters
The right water protects your machine
The target is 2–4 °dH. Replace the cartridge according to its capacity, but at least every 12 months, and measure the hardness after the filter.
Can be plumbed in
Your Altea Vintage has a rotary pump and can be connected directly to the mains water supply. We recommend BWT Bestmax with an installation kit.
Troubleshooting and guides
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Manuals and spare parts
