I've got an ECM Giotto around 8 years old. I use Cafiza regularly but have never attempted to descale. It seems to run fine. Local water is not hard and I use Brita filtered water in the machine. Your chart does not show any descaler appropriate for the ECM (now Rocket Brand).
Shoul I descale and with what product? Liz
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We have a new Saeco Royal Coffee Bar superautomatic machine. What brand/type of descaler do you recommend for this?
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mjackson ♦ Robert,
The Durgol Swiss is probably the easiest and most effective for your machine. It has a formula designed for super autos with a lubricant. They all will work any of the descalers as they are all similar in function the liquid ones are probably the easiest to use.
Michael Rosso ♦ Suriyun...You are correct the Durgol Swiss Espresso Descaler, will work very well in your Gaggia for Illy Plus. Thanks.
Can I use this product in my Gaggia UNICA? I rather use this instead of the powder. And do I need as well the Urnex Super Auto Cleaning Tabs to clean the brew group as well?
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Michael Rosso ♦ Ernesto...The Durgol Swiss Espresso Descaler will work very well in your GaggiaUnica. Thanks.
I have a exobar Brutus (first generation), should I be using a descaler? I have often wondered this as I clean the mmachine on a regular basis--I live in the Pacific Northwest (Northwet!) an have extremely soft water/\.
Thanks for being there and for your time!!
Howard
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mjackson ♦ Howard,
It is a hard machine to descale. You are better off using soft water. It is something you could do but you would do a better job by taking it all apart. Having soft water is the best thing to use. Some people have descaled it and here is a link with a good idea on how to do it. http://www.home-barista.com/tips/descaling-expobar-brewtus-3r-t12047.html
I hope this helps and let us know if you have any questions.
Can I use this product to descale my Gaggia New Baby?
If so how much, etc?
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mjackson ♦ Frank,
I hope you like your machine and this is a good product to help keep it working well. Be sure to follow the directions and I would descale about every 10-12 weeks. I like this product beacuse it is a liquid and easy to use. Let us know if you have any more questions.
JoaRkim Frank, I have the same machine and am glad I found your post so I don't have to re-ask the same ?. I will be ordering this product ASAP. I don't want to mess up my machine by ignoring the cleaning chore. Also have to look into the water filter.
When I purchased my machine you included a box of Cleancaf cleaner and descaler. I need some more of that but can't find it on the website. Do you still have it?
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mjackson ♦ Ric,
Here is a link - http://www.wholelattelove.com/Urnex/cleancaf.cfm
You can find it under the brand Urnex in all brands in the left hand navigation bar.
Can you run Durgol thru the machine, poor thru a coffee filter and run it thru again?
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mjackson ♦ No I would only follow the directions.
So I ran two bottles of this through my espresso machine, and now the water seems worse--instead of dripping out, it is shooting out like it is under lots of pressure. Should I do it again? Try another product? What did I do wrong? Ideas?
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Michael Rosso ♦ Sheila...It is possible that a piece of scale released from your machine during the descaling process is causing your problems. I would suggest you either try descaling again, or contact our Technical Support Department directly at 1-888-411-5282 option 3 for help. Thanks.
I used this on my Expobar according to instructions provided on this site for heat exchanger machines. The package said to dilute according to machine instructions. As there were no such instructions I diluted one package in 32 oz of water. Is that the correct ratio, or is there a more specific dilution ratio for such machines?
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Michael Rosso ♦ George...That ratio should work fine, the thing to remember is to make sure you flush the boiler thoroughly after descaling. You will probably need to run 3 or 4 reservoirs of clean water through your machine after you have descaled it. Thanks.
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techkathy Durgol is safe to use on almost all espresso machines. I would recommend getting a couple of packs to descale the Giotto because it has suck a large capacity boiler.
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