mjackson ♦ Irina,

It actually is made in Germany. It is a well built machine. It also make a very good coffee.

11-26-2011 9:53am |

Michael Rosso ♦ Thi, According to the manual you can manually initiate the descal cycle by pressing and holding the descal button for 3 seconds. The machine will prompt you through the steps on the LCD screen. Make sure that you have the appropriate descaling solution such as cleancalf before you start the cycle. If you need the descaling solution you can find it on our site. http://www.wholelattelove.com/Urnex/cleancaf.cfm Happy brewing!

10-27-2010 8:39am |

TechMilanoItalia Eugene, according to the manual for the product, you can initiate each cycle by pressing and holding the appropriate button for 3 seconds. In either case, the machine will prompt you through the steps for each process via instructions displayed on the LCD screen. Make sure you have the proper cleaning tablets or descaling solution on hand before starting. If you need those products or further assistance, please contact Bosch at: 1-800-944-2904

04-07-2010 2:17pm |

Whole Latte Love Staff The Bosch B20’s boiler is made of stainless steel-lined aluminum, so the water does not come directly in contact with aluminum when it is heated. We do have other machines that have stainless steel boilers as well, like the Gaggia Titanium and Titanium SS (which also has stainless steel housing), the Saeco Incanto Rapid Steam SBS, and the Jura Capresso Z5. You can learn more about these machines by following the links below and compare them side-by-side by clicking on our link for the Compare-O-Matic.

05-10-2006 6:55am |

Whole Latte Love Staff Technically, the water filter prevents scale from building up in your boiler, so you don’t really need to descale. However, it is always a good idea to do so anyway to make sure everything’s in tip-top shape. For descaling, we’d recommend using Urnex Cleancaf, which you can pruchase from our website by following the link below or by calling us at 888-411-5282.

04-01-2006 9:40am |

Whole Latte Love Staff There are only a few differences between these 2 machines, the main one being the control panel. The B30 features a digital display that will tell you in plain English (or the language of your choice, you have 8 different options) when the water reservoir or bean hopper need to be refilled, when the dump box needs to be emptied, and when to descale the machine. The digital display also gives you control of your brewing temperature, as well as water hardness settings, two features not found on the B20.

Instead of a digital display, the B20 has several backlit icons that alert you when maintenance need to be performed, but without the ease of simple language.

03-26-2006 4:30am |

Whole Latte Love Staff Neither the B20 nor the B30 have a water line hook-up - they both have 64oz removable water reservoirs that must be refilled when they are empty. The only super automatic we carry that does have the ability to be plumbed to a water line is the Saeco Royal Coffee Bar, which you can learn more about by following the link below.

03-06-2006 12:18pm |

Whole Latte Love Staff The Bosch B20’s dimensions are 13.5"H x 10.75"W x 19"D. Information like this can be found for any of our machines by following the link below to our Compare-O-Matic.

02-26-2006 6:40pm |

Whole Latte Love Staff Both Bosch super automatics (the B20 and B30) use the #7525 Claris water filters (in the RED package) and Jura cleaning tablets. You can purchase these items by either following the links listed below or by calling us at 888-411-5282. Information like this can be found for all of the machines we carry by clicking on the link below for our Machine Maintenance page.

01-24-2006 12:29pm |

Whole Latte Love Staff The dial on the water filter is simply an indicator to remind you when to change the filter in case you haven’t activated the filter through the machine’s internal computer. The numbers actually go from 1 to 12, each representing a calendar month.

12-19-2005 7:17am |