Excellent coffee, a lot of effort for cleaning

We have the equipment now for about 6 weeks. It produced excellent espresso, also frothing milk works well. However, the cleaning effort is quite high, so that we have the equipment now bearing the nickname "Prima Donna". The brewing unit is best cleaned every day, and for the sake of taste, one should not wait for the Calculation Instructions 200 cups, until the cleaning program leads (Tip: Cleaning staff are often cheaper than on the Web at Melitta itself). In the eighth ground coffee powder purchased on the fineness; so clogged z. B. finished ground illy coffee the brewing unit, so that after a few brewing operations back to clean the brewing unit is announced.

Addendum 21 May 2012: Ca. 1,200 cups later, the machine still works without problems. All previously described I would write again today.

Supplement on 15 July 2013: After good 2,500 cups still works all the best.