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Default descaling coffee machine


"Steve Freides" wrote
> caroline wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> Hope you can help me. I've got a DeLonghi Combination Coffee/Espresso
>> machine, I've had it since August 09, and I'd say its probably been in
>> constant use since then, we *love* our coffee in this house! We
>> mainly use the filter coffee bit, and rarely use the
>> cappuccino/espresso
>> Have noticed recently that its getting increasingly slow in filtering
>> the coffee and filling the jug, so I'm assuming it needs descaling,
>> but I can't find the instructions...and don't have broadband so
>> downloading another set is out of the question.
>>
>> For my kettle and the water filter jug I just use a liquid product
>> called Furex, and that works brilliantly...but I don't know if that
>> suitable for a drip coffee maker, or even how I'd add it to the
>> system....just throw it in the cold water tank with some cold water
>> or what?
>> So, folks how do you descale your drip coffee machines, and what
>> products do you use?

>
> This is a question for your machine's manufacturer, not a newsgroup,
> unless someone else happens to have the exact brand and model you have.


Which I would imagine is reasonably likely, its hardly a rare make of
machine...

> If you love your coffee, consider using better water, e.g., having a
> filtration system installed in your home. We have an r/o (reverse
> osmosis) and it's great. It also eliminates the need for descaling.


Yeah I'm sure our landlord would be delighted if we did that!