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Gail takes us through an updated look at how to perform this regular maintenance on a heat exchange espresso machine.
How to Descale a Heat Exchange Espresso Machine
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lol it would be cool to see you and Gail in a vid together insted of seeing
just Gail lol
So Dezcal is just a packet of citric acid, then. No cleaning solution in
it. I always worried that after descaling I’d get a bunch of cleaning
solution in my espresso and end up drinking it and then yacking for hours
after.
There’s plenty of reflections in these videos, aren’t there?! 😀 – Kat
Im pretty sure you did a video on how to descale a HX a while ago?
500th video. Wow. nice. I’m not sure why I find these videos so
entertaining, but I do.
We waited a few hours between each, started in the morning and ended at
around 5pm. Frequency depends on the hardness of your water — we recommend
every few months but if your water is harder, monthly is best and softer,
every 6 months would probably work. Also, if you’re filtering / softening
at all, that will impact it. – Kat
Practically, they seem to perform the same. The liquid v. powder doesn’t
seem to make a difference. – Kat
Nah; there is one for coffee makers (Cleancaf) that does have detergent in
it as well, but you’re not doing this process to address coffee residue/oil
build up, so citric acid is all that’s necessary. – Kat
Even Better! Closer to seeing Kat’s face! Maybe… You never know…
😀
3:49, 8hour process. So do you prop it up and wait 8 hours, or does it mean
around 45mins or so on each side? And, how often do you need to descale?
Some people say once a year, others say once every 6months. What’s your
opinion?
Ah… Is this version 2??? I thought I saw another one long time ago
Because you can’t pull water out of the steam boiler on that model – Kat
Thank you Kat
I have a Sunbeam Artista, the older generation ones with no gauges, so I
use liquid and just run the water with 3 tubs of water. Once with the
descaling liquid, twice without. But I think I did it too quickly. It
barely took me an hour because I have a smaller 2.5L tank.
Kat, a year ago i bought my Jura S9, and it says that i need do descale
it. If you could help, it would be awesome. PS: I lost my manual 🙁
Should I turn the machine off will descaling? ,I mean while tipping ☺ ….
To the left to the left …
Just when the machine asks; if you have it set to using the filter, it will
prompt you based on that and the cup count. – Kat
You don’t need to tilt a smaller boiler machine – Kat
Kat, will you show your face in one of the videos? 🙂
Thanks Kat! Any reason the descaling solution wasn’t flushed through the
steam arm?
Yes, you can – Kat
I thought I answered this already but YT says no! I would just ensure that
your brew head gasket still has some play in it — only an issue if you
stored it somewhere with temperature fluctuations with the portafilter in
place. – Kat
ah i see lol haha 🙂
No, just make sure that you tip it around enough to address it. Not so much
of an issue on your Musica, we haven’t heard of scale build up on sensors
being a problem with those machines, so the design is likely different. –
Kat
Because that just produces steam — it’s connected to the boiler at a
different position to take steam only and not water, whereas the hot water
spigot is lower and will pull actually water. – Kat
Thank you (I think!) 😀 – Kat
Yup – this is a redux. – Kat
What are the chemicals in those packets?
Thanks Kat!
Since the steam boiler is larger then you still want to do the tipping
technique on it; only other difference is to ensure you’re pulling enough
water through the brew head to also refill that boiler with the solution
and flushing, etc. as normal. – Kat
That’s true of so many things 😉 – Kat
I have an R58 so doI employ the same method? and how often do you need to
do this?