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How often do you clean/descale your coffee machine?

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  • 17-05-2007 2:51pm
    #1
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭


    I was just ordering some Puly Baby Descaler online and I thought
    I'd see what the general consensus round here is on how often you'd
    clean your machines.

    I live in an area with good quality tapwater, no worries about limescale,
    and I'd use the machine for 8-10 shots a day. I'm cleaning mine about
    once a month.

    So how dirty (or clean) a bunch you lot are? :D

    How often do you descal your coffee machine? 7 votes

    Weekly
    0% 0 votes
    Monthly
    14% 1 vote
    Quarterly
    14% 1 vote
    Cleaning? What! You mean I should descale my Gaggia/Rancilio/etc???
    71% 5 votes


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    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    I'm also blessed with good water. There's never any build up on any of the appliances so it's the last option in your polll for me :o Dirty begger i am


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    #3
    billyblanks
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭billyblanks


    I have an inline filter on my machine, so I descale once every 2-3 months, but I give the outside of it a good clean weekly....keep it looking shiny. :)


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    #4
    deRanged
    Registered Users Posts: 3,744 ✭✭✭deRanged


    I use filtered water with mine, so I clean it every few months.
    which reminds me, it's due a clean again.


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    #5
    rockbeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭rockbeer


    Clean (as in backflush) weekly without fail.

    Almost never descale though, just always use Volvic water. Which means I've messed up your poll results 'cos I only read the thread title not the actual poll title. Oops, sorry ;)


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    #6
    jimmytwo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭jimmytwo


    I have a Rancilio Silvia and backflush weekly and descale quarterly


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    ruprect
    Closed Accounts Posts: 630 ✭✭✭ruprect


    rockbeer wrote:
    Clean (as in backflush) weekly without fail.

    Almost never descale though, just always use Volvic water.

    It is probably more prone to scaling than normal Irish tap water so, scale comes from the minerals in water, and you are using "mineral" water full of the stuff!


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    #8
    Kojak
    Registered Users Posts: 12,801 ✭✭✭✭Kojak


    Usually clean my coffee machine every 2 or 3 months, depending on how much use it has gotten.


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    #9
    rockbeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭rockbeer


    ruprect wrote:
    It is probably more prone to scaling than normal Irish tap water so, scale comes from the minerals in water, and you are using "mineral" water full of the stuff!

    No, Volvic is the one to use - have a read here.

    Whatever you do don't use that Lidl stuff tho.. it has rocks in it :)


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