Step by step instructions on how to fully descale a heat exchanger espresso machine. This also applies to machines with double boilers. Slawek uses a Bezzera…
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Step by step instructions on how to fully descale a heat exchanger espresso machine. This also applies to machines with double boilers. Slawek uses a Bezzera…
Just a thought. Another way to make sure its completely flushed. Sprinkle a
bit of baking soda on the discharged water (base added to a acid). If it
bubbles there is still acid in there.
I really appreciate this video, especially since I have the same same
machine that you demonstrate on. I bought my Bezzera Magica from you a year
ago and have descaled it once but found it complicated since i followed
instructions from elsewhere. Your video shows how to do it simply and
easily.
I really love this machine. It really makes me happy everytime I make
coffee on it.
Totally wrong and unprofessional way.For older machine the best way is to
remove boiler and heating exchange and soak for 24 in citric acid which
fairly cheap and most effective
. If you do descaling on machine no need to remove any probes, no need to
overflow boiler and spill water on electrical and electronic
components,There is no scale above normal level of ware level, because
water does not get there.Working on machines with removed cover and
overfilling as very fast way to get electrocuted.
The process is essentially the same for a dual boiler. You descale the
steam boiler by overfilling it like in the video and for the coffee boiler
you just run more water through the group since you have to displace your
entire coffee boiler with descaling solution. I only ran 125-200 ml through
the group because that is enough for the HX but for a machine like the Izzo
you would run approx 700ml or whatever the size of your coffee boiler is.
Does this work for dual boiler such as Alex duetto?
I followed you instruction for a rocket giotto v1 and after I unplugged the
water probe wire, then turn the machine on. The pump doesn’t start
automatically as you had suggested. Even when I have the steam and hot
water knobs open. Anything I’m missing? Thanks