Coffee controlMixed
Extraction format, adjustment and the amount of manual control available.
Hot-and-cold bean-to-cup · ECAM450.86.T EX:4
De’LonghiEletta Explore
One of the broadest one-touch menus in the database, combining hot milk, cold foam and sub-five-minute cold brew, though its deep body and milk care remain real commitments.
Best forBusy mixed households that regularly switch between hot milk drinks, iced coffee and cold brew
Think twice ifManual espresso enthusiasts or kitchens without 45 cm of counter depth
Price band£800+Prices change daily—see today’s price at the retailer
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Quick pros & cons
What it gets right—and what it asks of you.
Pros
✓More than 50 hot, cold and cold-brew recipes
✓Separate LatteCrema Hot and Cool milk carafes
✓Cold brew prepared in under five minutes
✓3.5-inch colour display and Coffee Link app support
Cons
–Forty-five-centimetre depth needs a large counter
–Two milk carafes add storage and cleaning work
–The official direct listing has sold out before, so check stock
Where to buy
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Price band£800+
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View exact ECAM450.86.T EX:4 on Amazon UK ↗Structured specifications
The numbers that affect daily use.
- Width
- 26 cm
- Depth
- 45 cm
- Height
- 38.5 cm
- Heat system
- Thermoblock with Cold Extraction Technology
- Water tank
- 1.8 L
- Grinder
- Built-in conical burr with Bean Adapt
- Pressure
- 19-bar pump
- Milk
- Hot & cold auto
- Warranty
- 2 years
Evidence and provenance
What this page is based on.
De’Longhi product information
Used for the model identity, dimensions, systems and warranty details shown above.
Open manufacturer source ↗Ben Murrell, editor
This is a desk-researched verdict. The score weighs capability, workflow, ownership trade-offs, kitchen fit and value; it is not an owner star rating.
Read the scoring and sourcing policy →Checked 23 October 2026
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Check today’s price ↑Daily workflow
From sleepy to first cup.
Spec sheets miss the routine. This is what owning the machine actually feels like.
- 01
Fill the bean hopper and choose a drink
- 02
Attach the hot or cool milk carafe when prompted
- 03
Adjust strength, size and foam on screen
- 04
Start the one-touch recipe or cold-extraction cycle
- 05
Run the carafe clean setting and empty the puck bin
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Open Eletta Explore maintenance guide →Use the exact-model care plan.
Separate the after-use milk and coffee routine from weekly cleaning, filter changes and prompt-led descaling.
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Work through flow, grinder, milk, warning, cleaning and leak checks written for the exact ECAM450.86.T EX:4 model.
Water filter and parts · sources checked 17 October 2026
Maker confirms this model family
The water filter De'Longhi confirms for this model family
De'Longhi confirms De'Longhi Water Filter (softener and purifier), part DLSC002 (De'Longhi part 5513292811), for the ECAM450.86.T EX:4 model family.
Replace: Up to 2 months (De'Longhi)
De'Longhi's DLSC002 compatibility evidence covers the ECAM model family; it does not name ECAM450.86.T individually.
Sources: De'Longhi NZ ↗ · De'Longhi US ↗
Care and fit parts
- De'Longhi Decalk Care descaler
DLSC500De'Longhi confirms this model family. De'Longhi UK: 'the descaler recommended by De'Longhi'; follow the machine's descale programme
Use it only as the machine’s own care programme describes. We do not sell or link to buy descalers or liquid cleaners here.
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- De'Longhi MultiClean milk-circuit cleaner
DLSC550De'Longhi confirms this model family. De'Longhi UK: 'suitable for all De'Longhi coffee makers'
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Source: De'Longhi UK ↗
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