You have more work to maintain a coffee machine in the basic range. This work is mainly in maintaining the brew group. You need to remove this from the machine and rinse it manually, clean it with a brush, and grease it if necessary. In some cases, you also need to run a cleaning program to remove coffee residue and grease. The machine doesn't guide you or guides you less well during these operations. For more ease of maintenance, we recommend you look at our mid-range or high-end models.