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Default descaling coffee machine

caroline wrote:
> "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...


We descale our coffee machines by following the manual of instructions
that came with them.

>> 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!


OK. There are filtration systems such as Britta that can help you.

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