Urnex Cafiza 2 Professional Coffee Cleaning Powder

Urnex Cafiza 2 Professional Coffee Cleaning Powder

Cafiza is a professional cleaning powder by Urnex which dissolves and removes coffee and oil residues left on the group-heads, piping and valves of professional espresso machines. It helps to keep the screens, water dispensers and coffee baskets clean, in order to have a proper water distribution while extracting your espresso. In addition, Cafiza helps you to keep the rest of your equipment clean, such as the portafilters which you can place in a Cafiza and warm water solution with screens and filter baskets to keep them clean for even extractions. It can also be used to make a soaking solution to clean portafilters, baskets, screens, and other parts. It is formulated for optimal balance of solubility and foaming while odorless.

How to Backflush

1. Insert blind filter in portafilter and add up to 1/2 teaspoon (3 g) of Cafiza Powder.
2. Insert portafilter into group head. Activate brew cycle for 10 seconds. Stop 10 seconds. Repeat 5 times.
3. Remove portafilter and activate brew cycle and rinse portafilter in stream of water from group head.
4. Reinsert portafilter without cleaning powder. Activate brew cycle for 10 seconds. Stop 10 seconds. Repeat 5 times.
5. Replace blind filter with standard basket. Make a cup of espresso to remove any traces of cleaner.
6. Discard espresso – do not drink.

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How to Clean Parts and Accessories

1. Create a soaking solution using 6 g of powder for every liter of hot water.
2. Place dirty part in the cleaning solution. If soaking a portafilter, do not submerge the handle.
3. Allow the part to soak for 30 minutes.
4. Remove the part and rinse with fresh water.

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